The official website for Banbury, Bicester and surrounding North Oxfordshire countryside
Each part of North Oxfordshire has a story to tell and secrets just waiting to be uncovered by you! Discover the enchanting history behind the popular places to go in North Oxfordshire – you can’t help but be inspired by Banbury’s ‘Fine Lady Upon a White Horse’ commemorating the Banbury Cross which inspired the ‘Ride A Cock Horse’ nursery rhyme; or delighted by the original inns, alehouses and 16th century Market Square of Bicester; and then there is Kidlington, also known as the largest village in England.
Bloxham has some beautiful original Medieval buildings and winding streets for you to explore, while Adderbury has fine architecture and beautiful lakes. Deddington is home to famous markets and Hook Norton is famed for its thriving brewery, while the towns of Islip, Lower Heyford and Cropredy offer picturesque village scenery as well as stunning views of Heyford Wharf and the Oxford Canals.

But as well as the main treasures Oxfordshire and Oxford have to offer North Oxfordshire is a prime location to visit nearby Strafford-upon-Avon, Warwick, The Cotswolds and Leamington Spa.
Location: Oxfordshire
Historic Oxfordshire market town, famous for the ‘Ride A Cock Horse’ nursery rhyme, Oxford Canal...