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Ferries

For ferry travel from Europe, the east and south coast ports are within a couple of hours of the landlocked Oxfordshire region.

Dover and...

Flights STN

It is possible to fly to more than one thousand destinations from Stansted. Ryanair, easyjet & other low cost airlines provide flights to...

Oxford Botanic Garden

Welcome to the University of Oxford Botanic Garden. We are often asked how a botanic garden differs from other types of gardens. Botanic gardens...

Clandon Park

Built in 1730 by the Venetian architect Giacomo Leoni, Clandon is notable for its magnificent two-storeyed Marble Hall. The house is filled with...

Transport Travel Guide

The area to the west of London is very easy to travel to from abroad, the capital and the rest of the UK. The Chiltern Hills are close to London...

Dorneywood Garden

The house was given to the National Trust as an official residence for either a Secretary of State or Minister of the Crown.

Only the...

Buses

Several bus companies serve the area. Key operators being:

Arriva Stagecoach Metrobus

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Priory Country Park

Whitmore Park

Leith Hill

The highest point in south-east England, the hill is crowned by an 18th-century Gothic tower, with panoramic views northwards to London and the...

Belhus Woods Country Park

Bedfords Park Tractor Depot

Hornchurch Sportcentre

Coaches

Frequent daily National Express Coaches to London 3 hours to London Victoria Coach Station Change coach at Milton Keynes

Bute...

Linch Hill Leisure Park

Train Stations

Newbury Station lies on the mainline and is a few minutes walk from the town centre. Newbury Racecourse Station lies one stop closer to London and...

Box Hill

An outstanding area of woodland and chalk downland, Box Hill has long been famous as a destination for day-trippers from London. Surprisingly...

Winkworth Arboretum

Established in the 20th century, this hillside arboretum now contains over 1,000 different shrubs and trees, many of them rare. The most...

Colne Valley Park Visitors Centre

Coaches

Alresford, Main Road Basildon Coach & Bus Station Billericay Braintree Rail Station Brentwood, High Street (Kodak Express / Lloyds TSB)...