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Wantage, Hungerford and Didcot (OS Landranger Map).
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Didcot Railway Centre, DIDCOT, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ. TEL: +44
(0) 1235-817200. Refreshment Room, Picnic Area, Shop, Toilets,
Baby Changing Facilities, First Aid Post, Pets, Car Parking,
Wheelchair Access. The Great Western Society has a collection
of over twenty Great Western Railway steam locomotives and a
diesel railcar dating from 1940. www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk.
Location: In the centre of Didcot.
Willowbrook Leisure Centre,
Bowmont Water, off Avon Way, Didcot OX11 7AF. Tel: 01235 812058.
An air conditioned gym, Large sports hall for a variety of racquet
sports, ball games, gymnastics and arts events, Willowbrook Cafe
- available for coffees and light refreshments. Location: In
the centre of Didcot.
The Cholsey and Wallingford Railway. Tel: 01491 835067.The Cholsey
and Wallingford Railway is a preserved former Great Western Railway
branchline that links the national railway network at Cholsey,
with the historic market town of Wallingford, Oxfordshire. Trains
run on selected weekends and bank holidays throughout the year
and, where available, are steam hauled. www.cholsey-wallingford-railway.com.
About 5 miles east of Didcot. Stations at Cholsey and Wallingford.
Ardington House, Ardington,
Near Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 8QA. Tel: 01235 821 566. Surrounded
by well-kept lawns, terraced gardens, peaceful paddocks and parkland,
this Baroque house was built in 1720. You will find it on the
edge of the village of Ardington, with its picturesque cricket
ground, village stores, and ancient church. www.ardingtonhouse.com.
About 6 miles west of Didcot.
Pendon Museum Trust Ltd, Long Wittenham, Abingdon, Oxfordshire,
OX14 4QD. Tel: 01865 407365. At Pendon we aim to recapture, in
detailed and colourful miniature, scenes showing the beauty of
the English countryside as it used to be in the years around
1930. www.pendonmuseum.com. About 2 miles north of Didcot.
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