Woodstock

Woodstock, eight miles north west of Oxford is often visited for two reasons: Blenheim Palace, birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, and his grave in nearby Bladon. However, Woodstock has much more to offer...

It is a fine Georgian town with a distinct Royal heritage, containing many attractive period buildings: including the 17th century Fletcher’s House, home to the excellent Oxfordshire Museum and the brand new Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum; the 18th century Town Hall; St Mary Magdalene Church with its Norman doorway, early English windows, a musical clock which plays tunes four times a day and a collection of over 200 beautiful, individual hand-embroidered kneelers. 

Woodstock is renowned for its interesting selection of specialist independent shops as well as some excellent pubs and restaurants and a fine selection of accommodation in Woodstock. 

Every year there are a host of events in Woodstock: some, like the Blenheim Palace Literary Festival at Woodstock, in conjunction with neighbouring Blenheim Palace, others unique to Woodstock, like the Old Woodstock Mock Mayor.

FREE PARKING - all the towns in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds have free car parking.

There are a number of Woodstock leaflets available to download:
Wake up to Woodstock map (pdf 996k) - a scenic map showing not only the location of businesses in the town centre but also the location of both long and short stay parking in Woodstock
Woodstock Green Travel Map (pdf 304k) - showing bus and cycle routes in Woodstock
Woodstock Town Walk (pdf 377k) - a short historical walk around the town
Woodstock Historic Wall Plaques (pdf 413k) - a short trail of historic plaques to discover some of Woodstock's fine houses
Woodstock Children's History Trail (pdf 278k) - a short & fun historical walk 
The Cherwell Valley Ride (pdf 332k) a cycle ride that passes through Woodstock
Glyme Valley Way (pdf 545k) a linear walk between Woodstock and Chipping Norton

Useful links:
Wake up to Woodstock website