Discover Weston-on-the-Green

Weston-on-the-Green combines impressive church art, a rich architectural history and a remarkable landscape. Anyone looking for a holiday apartment or holiday home will find a place where cultural discoveries, nature observation and a unique flying experience can be combined in a variety of daily itineraries. Its good transport links to Oxford extend the range of possibilities for anyone who would like to explore the renowned university city as well as the village.

Church and historical traces

One important attraction is the Church of St Mary. Inside is a large altarpiece by Pompeo Battoni, giving the church a distinctive art-historical character. The three-storey tower is also noteworthy: the lower storeys are probably pre-Norman. This cautious dating makes the building a fascinating testimony to the area's early history, without reducing the church to a single era.

The Church of St Mary is located in the Weston on the Green Conservation Area. For visitors, this offers an opportunity to observe the interplay between a sacred building and the village's organically developed townscape. Weston Manor Hotel adds several notable details to this historic setting. The lower hall dates from the 16th century and has a projecting octagonal stair turret. The courtyard walls also contain a door from the early 17th century that came from the chapel of Exeter College in Oxford.

The history of Weston Manor Hotel goes back even further. The building dates from the late Middle Ages and was built for the bailiffs of Osney Abbey. In the mid-16th century, it was remodelled for Lord Williams of Thame. Anyone interested in English architectural and aristocratic history can see particularly clearly from these successive phases of development how the function of a house changed over time.

Weston Fen and an experience from the air

Weston Fen gives the village a distinctive natural feature. The fen is a 13-hectare SSSI. Its habitats display different forms of vegetation: there are areas of tall vegetation dominated by reeds and sedges, as well as shorter fen vegetation in which rushes predominate. These differences also make Weston Fen interesting for travellers who want to appreciate the landscape not merely as a backdrop, but in its subtle transitions.

The Oxford Gliding Club offers a completely different perspective. The club provides flying experiences at RAF Weston-on-the-Green. This adds an activity to the stay that goes well beyond a classic village tour. For a family with different interests, this variety can be helpful when planning each day: while some may prefer historical details, others may be looking for nature observation or an exceptional experience.

Choose Weston-on-the-Green as a holiday destination

When looking for accommodation, you should consider which combination of travel experiences is most important to you. Weston-on-the-Green suits an itinerary that aims to combine church art, historic buildings, landscape and good connections to Oxford. A holiday apartment or holiday home can serve as your own base for days shaped in different ways, without requiring you to limit yourself to just one type of experience.

For further inspiration, you can also discover Nettlebed, Shipton-on-Cherwell, Charney Bassett, Duns Tew, Milcombe, Ambrosden, North Stoke and Culham. This allows you to place Weston-on-the-Green within your personal selection of different travel destinations.

For the broader travel overview: Oxfordshire.