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Redwings Rescue Centre
2 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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Meet rescued horses, ponies and donkeys on
this beautiful 65 acre farm. The centre offers
paddock walks, displays and activities, shop
and cafe as well as the chance to learn about
the charity's work and enjoy the company of
these fascinating animals.
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Redwings Rescue Centre website |
Upton House
3 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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Late 17th-century house with significant
art collections and superb terraced gardens
The house, built in 1695 of mellow local stone,
was purchased and remodelled 1927–29 by Walter
Samuel, 2nd Viscount Bearsted, Chairman of Shell
1921–46 and son of the founder of that company.
Upton contains his outstanding collection of
English and continental Old Master paintings
including works by Hogarth, Stubbs, Guardi,
Canaletto, Brueghel and El Greco; tapestries;
French porcelain; Chelsea figures and 18th-century
furniture. There is an exhibition of paintings
and publicity posters commissioned by Shell
during Viscount Bearsted’s chairmanship; also
Lady Bearsted’s restored Art Deco bathroom.
The garden is very fine, with terraces, herbaceous
borders, kitchen garden, ornamental pools and
an interesting 1930s water garden, together
with the National Collection of Asters.
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Upton House website |
Brailes Golf Club
4 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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Our course is set in an area of outstanding
natural beauty, and coupled with an interesting
18 hole par 71 course will provide a challenge
that will test the skills of experienced golfers
yet not intimidate newcomers to the game. In
addition we have a large driving range facility,
practice putting and chipping greens.
Golf Shop and General Enquiries: Tel: 01608
685336
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Brailes Golf Club website |
Wellesbourne Watermill
6 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
Compton Verney
6 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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An innovative art gallery in a Grade 1 Robert
Adams Mansion House set in 120 acres of 'Capability'
Brown landscape.
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Compton Verney website |
Heritage Motor Centre
7 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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Home to the largest collection of historic
British Cars in the world. Exhibitions tell
the story of the British motor industry and
free tours bring the cars to life. Outside,
there's the Land Rover off-road experience (open
every day), a go-kart track and children's miniature
roadway.
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Heritage Motor Centre website |
Farnborough Hall
8 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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Stone-built house with fine 18th-century
decoration and landscaped garden
This beautiful honey-coloured house, home of
the Holbech family for over 300 years, was richly
decorated in the mid-18th century. The interior
plasterwork is some of the finest in the country.
A superb landscaped garden of the 1740s remains
largely unchanged, containing a broad terrace
ornamented with temples.
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Farnborough Hall website |
Charlecote Park
8 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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Superb Tudor house and landscaped deer park
The home of the Lucy family for over 700 years,
the mellow brickwork and great chimneys of Charlecote
seem to sum up the very essence of Tudor England.
There are strong associations with both Queen
Elizabeth and Shakespeare, who knew the house
well – he is alleged to have been caught poaching
the estate deer. The rich early Victorian interior
contains many important objects from Beckford’s
Fonthill Abbey and, outside, the balustraded
formal garden opens onto a fine deer park landscaped
by ‘Capability’ Brown. Visitors can see a video
film of life at Charlecote Park in the Victorian
period.
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Charlecote Park website |
Tadmarton Heath Golf Club
10 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
Stratford Racecourse
10 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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This is a quote from their website:
"STEEPLECHASING has taken place at Stratford
Racecourse since 1755. Nowadays, we have fifteen
meetings a year, most of which take place within
the summer months. Equipped with a new glass-fronted
Grandstand (opened in 1997) and having won a
major award for the care of the racetrack, we
are proud to be in the top flight of Britain's
smaller courses."
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Stratford Racecourse website |
Stratford Golf Club
10 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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TIDDINGTON ROAD, STRATFORD UPON AVON TEL:
(01789) 205677 |
Stratford Oaks Golf Club
10 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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BEARLEY ROAD, SNITTERFIELD, STRATFORD UPON
AVON TEL: (01789) 731980 |
Ingon Manor Golf and Country
Club
10 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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INGON LANE, STRATFORD UPON AVON
TEL: (01789) 731857 |
Royal Shakespeare Company
10 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
Shakespeare's Birthplace
10 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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John Shakespeare married Mary Arden, the
daughter of Robert Arden, a farmer from the
nearby village of Wilmcote. In 1556 John bought
the main part of the house in Henley Street
which is now known as the ‘Birthplace’ and their
family, including William, grew up there. John’s
principal business was that of a glover, but
he also traded as a wool and corn merchant,
and he is recorded in 1570 as being involved
in money-lending.
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Shakespeare's Birthplace website |
Banbury Town
10 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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A nursery rhyme, 'Ride a Cock Horse', has
made Banbury one of the best-known towns in
England. It has been suggested that the 'Fine
Lady' of the nursery rhyme may have been Lady
Godiva or Elizabeth I. More likely it was a
local girl who rode in a May Day procession.
The original cross was pulled down at the end
of the 16th century. The present cross was erected
in 1859 to celebrate the wedding of the then
Princess Royal to Prince Frederick of Prussia.
Visit
Banbury Town website |
Banbury Golf Club
10 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
Rye Hill Golf Club
10 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
Stratford Butterfly Farm
10 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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Enjoy the unique pleasures of watching hundreds
of the most spectacular and colourful butterflies
flying in a lush landscape of exoctic blossom,
splashing waterfalls and fish filled pools.
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Stratford Butterfly Farm website |
The National Herb Centre
12 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
Hatton Country World
12 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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A unique shopping experience in converted
19th centruy farm buildings.
21 Craft and Gift shops, Factory Outlet, Antique
Centre with 20 knowledgeable dealers, Farm and
Butcher Shop, Garden Market.
Also Hatton Farm Village for a family day out
with animals, adventure playground, demonstrations
and all-out activity.
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Hatton Country World website |
Hidcote Manor Garden
15 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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One of England’s great gardens, an ‘Arts
& Crafts’ masterpiece created by the horticulturist
Major Lawrence Johnston. A series of outdoor
rooms, each with a different character and separated
by walls and hedges of many different species,
the garden is famous for its rare shrubs and
trees, outstanding herbaceous borders and unusual
plant species from all over the world. The varied
styles of the outdoor rooms peak at different
times of year, making for an interesting visit
at any time.
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Hidcote Manor Garden website |
Warwick Town
15 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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Warwick offers to visitors today the opportunity
of exploring not only the architectural gems
of our medieval history but also those of our
more recent past and the modern vibrant life
of the county town of Warwickshire. Read much
more on their website.
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Warwick Town website |
Warwick Castle
15 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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Bursting to the towers with tales of treachery
and torture, passion and power and above all
fascinating people, times and events, Warwick
Castle is so much more than simply a castle.
With thousands of stories to share, Warwick
offers guests Britain’s Greatest Mediaeval Experience
with authentically themed attractions brought
to life by the artistry and skill of Tussauds
Studios, a full programme of interactive entertainment
including live action events and costumed guides
and colourful castle characters telling spell
binding tales and springing plenty of surprises
along the way.
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Warwick Castle website |
Warwick Golf Club
15 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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THE RACECOURSE, WARWICK TEL: (01926) 494316 |
Royal Leamington Spa
15 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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An attractive town with elegant Georgian
and Victorian architecture and impressive parks
and gardens, the centrepiece of which are the
magnificent Jephson Gardens. |
Kenilworth Castle
15 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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Kenilworth Castle has been intimately linked
with some of the most important names in English
history. Today, with its impressive Norman keep,
Tudor gardens and John of Gaunt’s Great Hall,
it is among the largest castle ruins in England.
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Kenilworth Castle website |
Moreton-in-Marsh Market Town
15 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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The high street has many elegant eighteenth-century
inns and houses including the Redesdale Market
Hall, a Victorian 'Tudor' building of some distinction.
The oldest building is likely to be the sixteenth-century
Curfew tower on the High Street. It's bell was
rung nightly until 1860 to remind people of
the risk of fire at night. The Parish church
of St. David was originally a chapel of ease
for Bourton-on-the-Hill and in 1858 was rebuilt
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Snowshill Manor
15 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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This Cotswold Manor House contains Charles
Paget Wade's extraordinary collection of craftmanship
and design, including musical instruments, clocks,
toys, bicycles and Japanese armour.
Visit
Snowshill Manor website |
Chastleton House
15 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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Chastleton House is one of England’s finest
and most complete Jacobean houses. It is filled
not only with a mixture of rare and everyday
objects, furniture and textiles collected since
its completion in 1612, but also with the atmosphere
of 400 years of continuous occupation by one
family. The gardens have a typical Elizabethan
and Jacobean layout with a ring of fascinating
topiary at their heart and it was here in 1865
that the rules of modern croquet were codified.
Since acquiring the property, the Trust has
concentrated on conserving it rather than restoring
it to a pristine state. |
Umberslade farm
15 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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Family-run working farm with delightful children's
farm in authentic surroundings. Plenty of hands-on
experience. help feed animals, hold chicks and
ducklings, watch goat milking. Tour the farm
by tractor.
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Umberslade farm website |
Warwick Racecourse
15 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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This is a quote from their website:
"Lying a few hundred yards from Warwick Castle,
it retains its historic charm and character,
offering a range of elegant hospitality suites
and private boxes catering for parties from
10 to 80 guests - all with closed circuit television
and Tote facilities and all with balconies overlooking
the racecourse."
Warwick enjoys a full racing calendar all year
round with meetings taking place on weekdays
and weekends, afternoons and evenings. The racecourse
can offer both corporate clients and group organisers
a wide range of options from hospitality and
sponsorship on race day's to conference and
event facilties throughout the year. The facilities
at the course are renowned for comfort and luxury
and are constantly being upgraded to meet the
needs of our clients."
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Warwick Racecourse website |
Chipping Campden Town
15 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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Campden is one of the most beautiful tourist
destinations in the UK. With easy road access,
it is ideal for a full vacation or just a short
break. Take a pictorial tour through these pages
and get a taste of Olde Cotswold England - but
if you really want to appreciate the feeling
of staying in an old cotswold stone house in
a town, hardly touched by the centuries, you'll
just have to come and visit us. |
Stoneleigh Abbey
16 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
Coughton Court, Alcester
20 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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Coughton Court provides a fascinating day
or afternoon out with the historic home to visit,
together with two churches in the grounds, Gunpowder
Plot exhibition, gift shop and plant sales.
The house contains a fine collection of family
portraits from Tudor times to the present day,
together with furniture, porcelain, tapestries
and family memorabilia. Special exhibits include
Mary Queen of Scots execution chemise, a fine
cope woven by Queen Catherine of Aragon, the
Throckmorton Coat - subject of a 1000 guinea
wager in 1811 and a priest's hiding hole. |
The Warwickshire Golf Club
20 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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LEEK WOOTTON, NEAR WARWICK TEL: (01926) 409409 |
Ragley Hall, Alcester
20 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
Stow-on-the-Wold Market Town
22 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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Stow-on the-Wold stands exposed on a 700
feet high hill at a junction of seven major
roads, including the Roman Fosse Way.
At the height of the Cotswold wool industry
the town was famous for it's huge annual fairs
where as many as 20,000 sheep were sold at one
time.
The vast Market Square testifies to the towns
former importance. At one end stands the ancient
cross, and at the other the town stocks, shaded
between an old elm tree. Around the square the
visitor is faced with an elegant array of Cotswold
town houses.
Stow is an important shopping centre and has
many fine Antique shops, Art galleries, Gifts
and Crafts and is a centre for Walking the Cotswolds
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Ragley Hall
22 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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Family home of the Marquess & Marchioness
of Hertford. Ideal family day out with Adventure
Playground, 3D Maze, Lakeside Picnic Area, Woodland
Walk and Stables. Set in 27 acres of beautiful
gardens, the Hall contains 18th century furniture
mural 'The Temptation' and original Baroque
plasterwork dated 1750 in the Great Hall.
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Ragley Hall website |
Packwood House
25 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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A much-restored Tudor house, garden with
notable topiary and park
The house, originally 16th-century, is a fascinating
20th-century evocation of domestic Tudor architecture.
Created by Graham Baron Ash, its interiors were
restored during the period between the World
Wars and contain a fine collection of 16th-century
textiles and furniture. The gardens have renowned
herbaceous borders and a famous collection of
yews.
Visit
Packwood House website |
Baddesley Clinton
25 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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Picturesque medieval moated manor house and
garden.
This atmospheric house dates from the 15th century
and has changed little since 1634. The interiors
reflect the house’s heyday in the Elizabethan
era, when it was a haven for persecuted Catholics
– there are no fewer than three priest-holes.
There is a delightful garden with stewponds,
a lake walk and nature walk.
Visit
Baddesley Clinton website |
Cheltenham Racecourse
40 miles from Stable Croft B&B, Oxhill
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Cheltenham racecourse is probably the biggest
and most impressive racecourse in the whole
of the UK. Visit their website which is full
of up-to-date information, and even bet on-line!
Visit
Cheltenham Racecourse website |
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