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Buscot Park

0.93 miles (1.5 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap Explore the delightful grounds and gardens surrounding this fine 18th-century house near Faringdon in Oxfordshire. You can stroll through attractive woodland and visit the lovely water gardens with ornate statues and fountains. There are several pretty lakes and a wonderful walled garden with a variety of plants, trees and flowers.  Each section of the garden has been designed to represent a different season. Smaller gardens include a citrus garden, a rose garden and a swinging garden.
If you would like to continue your walking in the area then you could visit the nearby Badbury Clump. Here you will find bluebell woodland and Bradbury Hill where there is an Iron Age hill fort known as Badbury Camp. There are also nice views over the Vale of White Horse to the south and the Thames Valley.
You could also follow the Thames Path west and visit the attractive town of Lechlade.

Postcode

SN7 8BU - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locations

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Buscot Park OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Buscot Park Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Further Information and Other Local Ideas

To the north you can pick up the Lechlade To Kelmscott Walk and explore a particularly interesting section of the Thames. On the route there's the 13th century St. Mary's Church at Buscot and the statue of Old Father Thames at St John's Lock. At the end of the route you can also visit the 16th century Kelmscott Manor with its history, architecture and lovely grounds. Like Buscot it's another of the area's local historic highlights and located just a mile to the north.
For more walking ideas in the area see the Oxfordshire Walks page.

Photos

Buscot Park (5644485066)

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Fountain at Buscot House - geograph.org.uk - 500723

Fountain at Buscot House

Cottage on the Buscot Estate - geograph.org.uk - 307404

Cottage on the Buscot Estate. This countryman's cottage lies between the main A417 road and Buscot Park behind the wall at the rear.

Water gardens and lake at Buscot Park - geograph.org.uk - 1223155

Water gardens and lake. The water gardens lead to the lake, which can be seen in the distance.

Central Walk - geograph.org.uk - 862581

Central Walk

The Lake at Buscot Park - geograph.org.uk - 459451

The Lake

Buscot Park, Statue - geograph.org.uk - 862567

Central Statue of the Formal Garden

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GPS Files

GPX File

Buscot Park.gpx (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold>Download Linked File)

Memory Map Route

Buscot Park.mmo (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold >Download Linked File)