15 miles from Akeley Parish

Extensive earthworks marking the site of an 11th century motte and bailey castle.

21 miles from Akeley Parish

Houghton House today is the shell of a 17th century mansion commanding magnificent views, reputedly the inspiration for the ‘House Beautiful’ in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.

22 miles from Akeley Parish

Among the largest sepulchral chapels attached to any English church, this cruciform mausoleum houses a remarkable sequence of 17 sculpted and effigied monuments.

24 miles from Akeley Parish

The remains of a large, well built Roman courtyard villa. The most important feature is a nearly complete mosaic tile floor, patterned in reds and browns.

24 miles from Akeley Parish

Explore the evolution of the English garden and take a stroll through three centuries of landscape design at Wrest Park.

24 miles from Akeley Parish

Roofed conduit for Oxford's first water mains, constructed during the early 17th century.