Witney Attractions
From Witney Website - Maintained by the people of Witney
[edit] Cogges Manor Farm Museum
Explore the beautiful farmstead, original Cotswold buildings and displays about farming in years gone by. Meet traditional breeds of farm animals, talk to farm hands and dairy maids and watch them go about their daily work.
Cogges welcomes families and offers them a wide range of facilities and opportunities including a range of activities and events.
Link: Cogges Manor Farm Museum
Please Note : It has been announced that Cogges Manor Farm Museum will not open during 2010.
[edit] Witney Museum
Gloucester Court Mews, High Street, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6JF. Telephone 01993 775915
Opened in 1996, the Witney and District Museum is situated in the centre of Witney, along the High Street. The large ground floor gallery houses a long term exhibition, showing the history of Witney and the surrounding area, and highlighting the changes that have taken place over the last 1000 years. Local industries such as Witney Blankets, glove making and brewing are all featured.
Admission - £1.50 Adults (Children go free)
[edit] Witney Lake and Meadows
Witney Lake (known locally by some as Duck Lake or Ducklington Lake) is a flooded gravel pit which has been purchased by Witney Town Council as part of the Witney Lake and Meadows project.
The 30-hectare area includes wet meadow and grazing land adjoining the two legs of the River Windrush to the south and north of the A40 road.
The southern end of the lake is managed as a nature reserve and the grazing land to the east and north is classified as an Environmentally Sensitive Area.
Ducklington village lies to the west and between the lake and there are small paddocks and allotments. The paddocks are grazed and are bordered by some mature Oaks and pollarded Willows although there are signs of encroaching development at both the north and south of the village. The lake is very deep throughout and so lacks any shallows or muddy edges.
