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England Guide

Oxfordshire, the Chilterns and the Cotswolds

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Highlights

1 Chiltern Hills The best base for exploring the lovely wooded scenery of the Chiltern Hills is Henley-on-Thames, site of the famous Henley Regatta.

2 The Vale of White Horse Takes its name from the huge, prehistoric horse cut into the chalk of the Berkshire Downs.

3 Christ Church College, Oxford Oxford boasts many beautiful old buildings, with Christ Church holding several of the most fascinating.

4 Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire Perhaps the most handsome of the Cotswolds towns, with honey-coloured stone houses flanking the superb church of St James.