The Rollrights are an obvious one...

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/65

...plus the Hoar Stone...

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/3486

I'm sure Jane and Moth can come up with a better list.

K x

Hi Clint!
Glad you'll be dropping by our beautiful neck-of-the-woods. The must-sees between Oxf and Worcs are:

The Rollright Stones, Whispering Knights and King stone http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/65

And very close by you'll find the massive Hoarstone at Enstone
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/3486

A couple of impressive menhirs are The Hawk stone...
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/578

...and the Thorstone
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/579

And for a real conundrum go to the indescribably beautiful Cotswold village of Churchill to see:
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/3742 and
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/4554
Make what you can of that lot. Churchill intrigues me massively. I think there's something really big going on up there which was once part of a wider ritual landscape around Chipping Norton, of which the Rollrights were a part.

There are also one or two underwhelming stones to see and some majorly trashed long barrows which are probably not worth it if you're pushed for time.

AND if you can get to the Uffington White Horse, Waylands Smithy, Uffington Castle and the Ridgeway then DO SO. They are only 18 miles from Oxford but they are SOUTH of Oxford and not strictly *between* Oxf and Worcs.

How's tricks in Berkeley? You know I once lived there at 777 Cragmont Avenue.

J
x

Oooh, I forget to mention, they're not megalithic, merely charmingly English - call in one of these villages if you can: Stow-on-the-Wold, Lower Slaughter and if you dare Bourton-on-the-Water or Broadway (a bit too toursity, perhaps?) The tower at the top of Fish Hill above Broadway gives the most amazing views down into the Vale of Evesham.

All these are directly en route on the drive between Oxford and Worcester. A road I know rather well...

We're here in England now (staying with friends in Melksham at the moment) and having a marvelous time. Spent a few glorious days at Avebury earlier in the week -- checked out the vistas from the Sanctuary, took a brief nap at West Kennet, and walked the Avenue from the main circle (side-tracking briefly to visit Silbury Hill and the magnificent crop circle that's there). The weather's been perfect and we've taken lots of great photographs and soaked up some good vibrations from all the places.

Our Oxfordshire visits will probably be to the Uffington Horse and Wayland's. We'd also like to hit some spots in Oxford-town too (such as the Bodlean and Ashmolean). We were going to stay at the Eurobar (http://www.oxfordcity.co.uk/accom/eurobar), but they haven't got a room for both nights we'll be there (Friday the 22nd and Saturday the 23rd). Can anyone recommend some places we might try calling to ask about accommodations?

Thanks,
Clint