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Description
Wallingford, an old market town, is set in the Upper Thames
Valley. Situated on the longest lock-free stretch of the Thames,
it is a natural river-users centre with excellent opportunities
for boating, fishing and walking.
Wallingford is steeped in history and is one of the oldest
boroughs in England to be granted a charter, in 1155 in fact. Once
Wallingford was one of the prime towns in the country, housing the
mint and an enormous royal castle, the ruins of which can still be
seen. Further back in its history Wallingford was a Roman town and
before that an Anglo-Saxon settlement. The Museum which is in a
medieval half timber-framed house, displays a thousand years of
the town's rich and magnificent history.
Nowadays the town has a thriving regular Friday Market. The Lamb
Arcade, once an old coaching inn, is now divided into individual
stalls filled with interesting antiques and crafts. The historic
city of Oxford is within easy reach providing endless
possibilities for sightseeing and leisure activities - including
shopping, and with more than 600 listed buildings in the centre
square mile alone makes it a must for the tourists itinerary.
Also within easy travelling distance is Henley-on-Thames, famous
for it's Regatta in July. At other times Henley is still
interesting to explore and enjoy its plethora of tea rooms and
antique shops.
Boating has always been a popular pastime, if not an obsession, in
this part of the world and there are many places at which boats
can be hired during the Summer, either in the immediate area or a
little further afield at Abingdon, Oxford or Reading.
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