Woodstock

We made the short journey (about 90mins) by taxi, train and bus from Bourton on the Water to Woodstock this morning.

After arriving in Woodstock we walked around the town and had a relaxing afternoon - just what we needed after the last few weeks.

We really like Woodstock. It is still in the Cotswolds and Oxfordshire, is extremely historic, but very quiet and no tourists.

We are here to see Blenheim Palace tomorrow, but nearly all its visitors do it as a day trip or part of a tour. Therefore they miss the most impressive entry point to Churchill's birthplace and home to the Dukes of Marlborough (the Churchill family), for over 300 years. You can only enter from this point by walking in from Woodstock.

It is believed Woodstock was founded in the 1200's by Henry II to provide housing for his servants when he visited his nearby hunting fields. In the 1500's it was the centre of English glove making. Parts of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene date back to Norman times and are 850 years old.Meer informatie