Oxfordshire holiday cottages lie in a region that is considered by many to be the English heartland. It is a region of plush green hills, pastures and sleepy villages. Gentle streams such as the Windrush and the Evenlode flow through an idyllic countryside landscape. This is an area of natural, unspoilt beauty, ideal for short breaks. Book Oxfordshire cottages below.
The River Evenlode flows past remains of the forest of Wychwood and affords some splendid views of the countryside. Picturesque villages sit on its bank such as Ascott-Under-Wychwood, and date back to the times of Henry I. The scenery around this part of Oxfordshire is stunning and largely unspoilt.
Hadlington Downs offers some great walking and hiking opportunities and winds past historical features such as the Bronze Age Hawk Stone. Indeed, much of Oxfordshire is steeped in history. Towns such as Chipping Norton were actually mentioned in the Domesday book while Banbury dates back to Saxon times.
The Eastern side of Oxfordshire consists of vast cornfields and uninhabited wide-open spaces, divided by the River Thames and Cherwell, where sits one of the finest Jacobean mansions in the UK. Oxford and its dreaming spiars, also contribute to the region and help make it one of the most desirable destinations for short break holidays in the country. Book Oxfordshire holiday cottages/weekend break in Oxfordshire.
