Bampton - Bampton visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Bampton' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Oxfordshire.

Bampton is an important and ancient village in Oxfordshire, established during the Iron Age. It is often considered part of the Cotswalds. During Saxon and Medieval times, Bampton grew in importance with Bampton Parish covering Weald, Lew, Aston, Cote, Shifford, Chimney and Lower Haddon.

In the 14th century the Earl of Pembroke obtained permission from Edward II to re-model his house at Bampton into a castle. Part of the castle gatehouse & curtain wall form part of the current farmhouse at Ham Court. In spite it's prominence, Bampton did not capitalize on the Medieval wool industry, loosing out to the likes of Witney and Burford.

Bampton - Tourist Attractions

• Parish Church of St Mary - built in 1153 with a spire added to the tower in the 13th century and splendid gargoyles adorning the eves of the chapel.
• Bampton Library - housed in a listed Elizabethan building.
• Ham Court - site of the former castle, now incorporated in part into the farm house.
• Town Hall - built in 1838 and the centrepiece of the marketplace and now housing the West Oxfordshire Arts Gallery.
• West Oxfordshire Arts Gallery - displaying and selling art and craft from around the Cotswalds.
• Chimney Meadow National Nature Reserve - nature reserve south of Bampton covering 250 hectares of floodplain flower rich meadows, wet woodland, 16km of hedgerows and interlaced with 18km of waterways.
• Golf - with clubs at Witney Golf Club to the north and Carswell Golf Club to the south.
• Buscot Park - 6 miles from Bampton, a country house built by Edward Loveden Loveden between 1779 and 1783 and accompanying grounds. Entrance fees apply.
• Buscot Old Parsonage - 18th century parsonage located beside the River Thames, managed by the National Trust. Entrance fees apply.
• Buscot and Coleshill Estates - old village estates managed by the National Trust with walks through Coleshill Park and an Iron Age hill fort at Badbury Hill.
• Cotswold Water Park - water park with various leisure activities near Lechlade, southwest of Bampton. Entrance fees apply.
• Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens - 6 miles northwest of Bampton, 160 acres of parkland and gardens around a listed Victorian Manor House with a small zoo. Entrance fees apply.
• Farmoor Reservoir - 8 miles east of Bapmton, the reservoir is well stocked with fish and popular for algning and fishing.
• Oxford - Bampton is a short distance from all the sights, attractions and shopping in Oxford.

Road: Bampton is 19 miles west of Oxford on the A420 and then Buckland Road. It is 19 miles northeast of Swindon.