Vale and Downland Museum
The Vale and Downland Museum is a local history museum in the market town of Wantage, Oxfordshire, England. Often described as a hidden gem the museum is housed in the 'Old Surgery', Church Street, in the centre of the town, opposite the Church of St Peter and St Paul Its galleries present the cultural heritage of the Vale of White Horse region around Wantage.Photo: Alec Samler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum of local culture and history in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Vale and Downland Museum and Visitor Centre”
- Address: 19 Church Street, Wantage, OX12 8BL
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Peter and St Paul, Wantage and The Bear Hotel.
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Wantage
Church
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Church of England parish church in Wantage, Oxfordshire. The church is a grade-I listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Challow and Letcombe Regis.
East Challow
Village
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
East Challow is a village and civil parish about 1 mile west of Wantage in the Vale of White Horse, England. Historically it was part of the ecclesiastical parish of Letcombe Regis, but since 1852 East and West Challow have formed their own single ecclesiastical parish.
Letcombe Regis
Village
Photo: andrew auger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Letcombe Regis is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred the Vale of White Horse to Oxfordshire.
Grove
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grove is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England. The village is on Letcombe Brook, about 1+1⁄2 miles north of Wantage and 14 miles south-west of Oxford.
Vale and Downland Museum
- Categories: local museum, independent museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Wantage, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.58797° or 51° 35′ 17″ northLongitude
-1.42826° or 1° 25′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C3WHHQC+5MOpenStreetMap ID
way 479922244OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7909507
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