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Oxford – Oxford University |
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Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens (Burford) –
Spend the day at a manor house on 160 acres of parkland and gardens, populated
with collections of mammals, reptiles, and birds. Take a ride on the
narrow gauge railway around the grounds or stop into the brass rubbing
centre in the manor house. For little kids, there's the Children's
Farmyard with Shetland ponies, goats, geese, chickens, and a playground.
Bring a picnic (there are picnic areas or spread out on the lawns)
and for a treat, have a Cotswold cream tea in the Orangery. |
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White Horse (Uffington) – On a large
grassy hillside, a white horse is outlined in chalk, perhaps the
oldest hill figure in Britain, 3000 years old. (The chalk outlines are cleaned
regularly to keep the white horse from getting overgrown.) Close by is the
site of an ancient hill fort, Uffington Castle. Nothing remains of
the wooden fort except the earthworks, but it's a great spot, and you can
imagine Alfred the Great fighting the Danes centuries ago. |
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short distance away, according to local legend, on Dragon Hill, St.
George fought the dragon and won. Where the dragon's blood was spilled,
no grass can grow – look for the bald spot on the hilltop. |
