#1 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
Lardon Chase, the Holies and Lough Down
Streatley
~6.74 miles from Didcot city center
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#2 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
Basildon Park
Cotswolds
~8.89 miles from Didcot city center
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Basildon Park is a country house situated in the English county of Berkshire, between the villages of Upper Basildon and Lower Basildon and near the town of Reading, at grid reference SU611782. It is owned by the National Trust and is a Grade I listed building.
Present house
The Palladian mansion was built between 1776 and 1783 by John Carr for Francis Sykes, who had made his fortune in India. The interior is notable for its original delicate plasterwork and elegant staircase, as well as for the unusual Octagon Room. In 1838, it was bought by millionaire James Morrison to house both his family and his vast art collection. However, the house fell into disrepair after World War II. It was eventually rescued by Lord and Lady Iliffe, who restored it and filled it with fine pictures and furniture. The early 19th century pleasure grounds are currently being restored, and there are waymarked trails through the parkland.
Previous house
The previous house stood slightly west of the present building. It may have been built by Col. George Fane after the estate was purchased for his six-year-old son, Henry, by his sister, the Countess of Bath, in 1656. It was the home of the Viscounts Fane for just over a hundred years.
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#3 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
Magdelen Bridge Boathouse
Oxfordshire
~10.03 miles from Didcot city center
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#4 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
University Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Oxfordshire
~10.13 miles from Didcot city center
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#5 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
The Radcliffe Camera
Oxfordshire
~10.21 miles from Didcot city center
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#6 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
Oxford Central Train Station
Oxfordshire England
~10.25 miles from Didcot city center
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#7 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
The Oxford Story
Oxfordshire
~10.26 miles from Didcot city center
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#8 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
Sheldonian Theatre
Oxfordshire
~10.28 miles from Didcot city center
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#9 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
City Centre Oxford
Oxfordshire
~10.52 miles from Didcot city center
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#10 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
Mapledurham House and Watermill
Berkshire
~12.07 miles from Didcot city center
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#11 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
Welford Park
Cotswolds
~12.81 miles from Didcot city center
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#12 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
Donnington Castle
Berkshire
~13.64 miles from Didcot city center
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Donnington Castle (51°25'11?N 1°20'17?W) is a ruined medieval castle, situated in the small village of Donnington, just north of the town of Newbury in the English county of Berkshire.
Donnington Castle was built by its original owner, Richard Abberbury the Elder, under a licence granted by Richard II in 1386 AD. The surviving castle gatehouse dates from this time. The castle was subsequently bought by Thomas Chaucer, the son of the poet Geoffrey Chaucer, as a residence for his daughter Alice, who later became Duchess of Suffolk. This family later fell out with the Tudor monarchs, and the castle became a Royal property. Both King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I visited Donnington Castle and the latter wanted to live there during her imprisonment by her sister, Queen Mary I, but this was not allowed.
By the time the English Civil War broke out, the castle was owned by the Parliamentarian Packer family but after the First Battle of Newbury it was taken for the King and held by Sir John Boys. Despite being besieged for most of the war, the castle succeeded in guarding the major routeways from London to the West Country and Oxford to Southampton, and during the Second Battle of Newbury, the castle was able to hold off the Parliamentary attackers. Finally, after an eighteen month siege, the garrison surrendered and were allowed to rejoin Royalist forces in Wallingford.
In 1646 Parliament voted to demolish the castle. All that remains of the castle today is the substantial four towered gatehouse, and the surrounding earthworks.
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#13 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
UK Wolf Centre
Berkshire
~13.71 miles from Didcot city center
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#14 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
St. Mary's Church (Thatcham)
Thatcham
~14.13 miles from Didcot city center
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#15 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
Thatcham Nature Discovery Centre
Thatcham
~14.22 miles from Didcot city center
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#16 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
Newbury Town Hall
Berkshire
~14.61 miles from Didcot city center
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#17 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
West Berkshire Museum
Berkshire
~14.61 miles from Didcot city center
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#18 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
City Centre Newbury
Berkshire
~14.62 miles from Didcot city center
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#19 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
City Centre Henley on Thames
Henley-on-Thames
~15.16 miles from Didcot city center
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#20 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
Central Train Station
Berkshire
~15.37 miles from Didcot city center
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Langley railway station is a railway station in Langley, a suburb of Slough, Berkshire, England.
The station is served by local services operated by First Great Western 16.25 miles (26.15 km) west of London Paddington towards Reading.
The station is on the original line of the Great Western Railway which opened on 4 June 1838, but the station at Langley was not opened until 1845.
Adjacent to the station is the site of the former Langley Oil Terminal, last operated by EWS.
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#21 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
Hexagon
Reading
~15.44 miles from Didcot city center
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#22 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
The Museum of Reading
Berkshire
~15.46 miles from Didcot city center
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#23 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
Greenham Common
Berkshire
~15.47 miles from Didcot city center
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#24 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
Reading Town Hall
Reading
~15.49 miles from Didcot city center
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#25 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
Museum of Reading
Reading
~15.49 miles from Didcot city center
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#26 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
Oracle
Reading
~15.55 miles from Didcot city center
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#27 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
Forbury Gardens
Reading
~15.60 miles from Didcot city center
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#28 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
City Centre Reading
Reading
~15.62 miles from Didcot city center
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#29 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
The Orical Shopping Centre
Berkshire
~15.65 miles from Didcot city center
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#30 of 30 Things To Do in Didcot
Reading Central Library
Reading
~15.66 miles from Didcot city center
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