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textile treasures of Woodstock make sure you visit The Stonesfield embroidery at The Oxfordshire Museum is a rare surviving example of an 18th St Mary Magdalene Church with its fine century piece of needlework. Norman doorway in the south side of the church. The wall hangings in the Town Hall are a set of embroidered textile pictures telling the town’s The Water Meadows; and find a valuable history. Open by appointment Tel: 01993 811216 habitat for birds, small mammals, and plants Email: [email protected] from small aquatic species to mature trees and Dexter Cattle. The 200 beautiful kneelers in St Mary Magdalene Church stitched to show various The lovely open air swimming pool during the designs including religious symbolism and summer months. emblems of the armed forces. Visit the tapestries in Blenheim Palace showing KeyKey to to symbols symbols did you know the 1st Duke’s famous victories including the The variety of apple called the “Blenheim battle of Blenheim. (Entry costs to the Palace Car Parks Orange” was raised in a garden in Old apply). P Woodstock; it was awarded a medal in 1822. Public Toilets The ground floor of the Town Hall was originally points of interest an open market hall and in the Victorian era the 1 Blenheim Palace 4 St Mary town’s fire engines were parked here until it was Magdalene Church Shopping Centre enclosed in 1898. Town Hall and Major Buildings Local man Simon Hatley was a sailor who shot 2 Woodstock Gate, 5 Square an albatross, whilst drunk on a ship, apparently The Triumphal inspiring Samuel Taylor Coleridge to write his Arch Place of Worship 6 Woodstock Open poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Air Pool 3 The Oxfordshire One Way Street visitor information Museum + The Soldiers of Coach Parking For full information please visit: Oxfordshire Footpath www.wutw.co.uk Museum © Crown copyright and database rights January 2018. Ordnance Survey, 100018800 Survey, Ordnance 2018. January rights database and copyright Crown ©

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Roman Villa remains, all of which allow visitors to get a feel feel a get to visitors allow which of all remains, Villa Roman village of Downton in the hit drama series ‘Downton ‘Downton series drama hit the in Downton of village

Rousham Hall and Gardens, Combe Mill and North Leigh Leigh North and Mill Combe Gardens, and Hall Rousham buried and Bampton which doubles as the fictional fictional the as doubles which Bampton and buried

Other attractions nearby include the Oxford Bus Museum, Museum, Bus Oxford the include nearby attractions Other Villages to see include Blagdon where Churchill is is Churchill where Blagdon include see to Villages

transformed by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown. ‘Capability’ Lancelot by transformed the ‘dreaming spires’ of Oxford are just down the road. the down just are Oxford of spires’ ‘dreaming the

by Sir John Vanbrugh and the surrounding parkland was was parkland surrounding the and Vanbrugh John Sir by great base for walking, Chipping Norton and of course course of and Norton Chipping walking, for base great

parkland of supreme beauty. Blenheim Palace was designed designed was Palace Blenheim beauty. supreme of parkland Witney- famous for its wool and blankets, Charlbury- a a Charlbury- blankets, and wool its for famous Witney-

a wonderful example of baroque architecture enclosed by by enclosed architecture baroque of example wonderful a Market towns which are a short drive away include include away drive short a are which towns Market

Blenheim Palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is is and Site Heritage World UNESCO a is Palace Blenheim

House are just a few miles away and well worth a visit. visit. a worth well and away miles few a just are House

county’s military history- both of which are great for families. for great are which of both history- military county’s wonderful William Kent designed gardens of Rousham Rousham of gardens designed Kent William wonderful

the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum offers insights into the the into insights offers Museum Oxfordshire of Soldiers the The Oxford Bus Museum in Long Hanborough. The The Hanborough. Long in Museum Bus Oxford The

tell the story of Woodstock and Oxfordshire history whilst whilst history Oxfordshire and Woodstock of story the tell mill of Blenheim Estate and just down the road is is road the down just and Estate Blenheim of mill

The Oxfordshire Museum contains wonderful exhibits which which exhibits wonderful contains Museum Oxfordshire The places to visit. Nearby is Combe Mill, once the saw saw the once Mill, Combe is Nearby visit. to places

Cotswolds and close to historic towns and fascinating fascinating and towns historic to close and Cotswolds

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Woodstock is situated on the Eastern edge of the the of edge Eastern the on situated is Woodstock

and coffee shops to taste locally sourced produce. produce. sourced locally taste to shops coffee and

shopping then pop into one of the excellent pubs, restaurants restaurants pubs, excellent the of one into pop then shopping

the visitor can find that truly unique gift. When you’ve finished finished you’ve When gift. unique truly that find can visitor the

& antique shops and specialist independent businesses where where businesses independent specialist and shops antique & Woodstock is a fine Georgian town with an eclectic mix of art art of mix eclectic an with town Georgian fine a is Woodstock

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other areas to explore to areas other eating and shopping about Woodstock 5 things to see & do historic and royal connections Woodstock - ‘the clearing in the woods’ has a long and proud Henry I had a seven mile wall built enclosing the royal park The Stocks in Park Street were designed for legs only, history and was the site of a major royal hunting lodge in the 1 to protect his menagerie of animals including lions, camels either one or two legs depending on the severity of the Wychwood Forest. By 1704 the estate, which was damaged and porcupines, effectively creating England’s first zoo. His crime! These stocks are quite unusual as they have five during the civil war, was gifted to the Duke of Marlborough grandson Henry II also spent a good deal of time in the holes instead of an even number. as a reward for his victory at the Battle of Blenheim and manor with his beloved mistress Rosamund Clifford, known as Blenheim Palace was built. In the 18th century, the town was 2 The Triumphal Arch – The text is in Latin on one side ‘Fair Rosamund’. altered with Georgian facades enhancing the buildings which and in English on the reverse. accommodated vast numbers of visitors. The Market town of Queen Elizabeth I was imprisoned in Woodstock Manor by The church clock is no ordinary clock but a musical clock Woodstock was also a noted centre for its steel jewellery; bell 3 her sister Mary Tudor and Sir Winston Churchill was born or carillon: four times a day (at 9am, 1pm, 5pm and casting and the manufacture of handmade deer hide gloves. in 1874 at Blenheim Palace and is buried at nearby Bladon 9pm) it plays a tune – a different tune for each day of Churchyard. the week. 4 Look for the sundial on the side of the Town Hall with the Latin words ‘Tempus Fugit’ meaning ‘Time Flies’ . 5 The Pest House in Rectory Lane was the old isolation hospital for infectious diseases, particularly smallpox. green spaces events & festivals The recreation ground in New Road is the location of Woodstock has a vibrant calendar of annual events including the football and youth club, there is also a fine bowls its literary and poetry festivals, autumn fair, Night of 1,000 and tennis club in Cadogan Park with an adjacent Candles and the quirky ‘Old Woodstock Mock Mayor’- a children’s play area. Take a stroll in the tranquil water centuries old fun-filled tradition of electing a new Mock meadows, a unique feature in the heart of the town or Mayor and who is then dunked in the river Glyme! The town ramble through the community woodland and orchard also plays host to ‘Woodstock Live’ an eclectic mix of live created by Sustainable Woodstock to the north of the music in the town centre each year. Blenheim Palace also town and the captivating OWL nature reserve to the hosts many stunning events from cars to antiques, concerts to south. horse trials.

walks around the town There are a variety of walks including the Woodstock Town Walk, a Children’s History Trail and an Historic Wall Plaques trail highlighting the buildings that have a fascinating story to tell.