"Hanwell - a village in the Cotswolds" Hanwell by evaanna

Hanwell Travel Guide: 11 reviews and 28 photos

Hanwell is another lovely Cotswold village situated just north of Banbury. It has a nice church with an old graveyard and pleasantly shady lanes with some huge ancient trees around it, unfortunately much too big for my camera. Like all Cotswold villages, it has a pub, The Moon and Sixpence, and, unlike any of them, the Hanwell Community Observatory, whose aim is to promote astronomy and bring it closer to the general public. The observatory is housed in Hanwell Castle, now a private residence.

  • Last visit to Hanwell: Jul 2006
  • Intro Updated Aug 24, 2006
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  • Bwana_Brown's Profile Photo
    Jun 2, 2010 at 7:59 PM

    Drystone walls and tombstone gates - what other relics of the past does this amazing little village have to offer!? Excellent page Ewa. It makes me long for another spring/summer visit to England.

  • LoriPori's Profile Photo
    Dec 22, 2009 at 4:09 AM

    As you say, I doubt modern day masons could put together such wonderful drystone walls.

  • Nemorino's Profile Photo
    Mar 17, 2009 at 2:28 PM

    Great that Hanwell has a Community Observatory. I'm sure not many other villages can make that claim.

  • JLBG's Profile Photo
    Jan 1, 2009 at 7:49 PM

    Gorgious front photo and nice location!

  • matcrazy1's Profile Photo
    Feb 8, 2007 at 3:13 AM

    Houses made of natural stones and topped with thatched roof always look fantastic, right? Haha, that one in Hanwell looks georgeous!

  • deecat's Profile Photo
    Sep 8, 2006 at 10:47 AM

    Dry stone walls were marvelous, and that introductory photo of the thatch-roofed cottage is most wonderful.

  • globetrott's Profile Photo
    Aug 16, 2006 at 4:16 AM

    an interesting location, my favorite is that straw-thatched cottage, it looks so great and lovely !

  • uglyscot's Profile Photo
    Aug 14, 2006 at 3:35 AM

    look forward to seeing more. The cottage is brilliant. We have lots of dry stone walls in Scotland too.

  • scottishvisitor's Profile Photo
    Aug 13, 2006 at 2:51 PM

    Looks like a very pretty place to visit!

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