Boarstall Duck Decoy
Standing 1.9 km southeast of Upper Arncott, Boarstall Duck Decoy is an attraction. It is conserved by the National Trust. Top of the 78 other places within 15 km is Ashmolean Museum, 14 km off.
Attraction near Upper Arncott
Just outside Upper Arncott
Boarstall Duck Decoy is 1.9 km southeast of Upper Arncott. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by the National Trust
One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month in Upper Arncott
The warmest afternoons in Upper Arncott run May to September, at 17–23°C.
Boarstall Duck Decoy
Attraction.
It is run by National Trust.
- Type
- Attraction
- Run by
- National Trust
- Town
- 1.9 km southeast of Upper Arncott
Where Boarstall Duck Decoy is
Numbered points are the places near Boarstall Duck Decoy, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
In size, Ambrosden comes first of the 7, with 2,736 people. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Upper Arncott
Piddington
Brill
Oakley
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Boarstall Duck Decoy is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Arncott | 1.9 km northwest of it | 1,659 | 2 |
| Piddington | 2.3 km northeast of it | 358 | 2 |
| Brill | 2.9 km east of it | 590 | 2 |
| Oakley | 2.9 km southeast of it | 1,129 | 2 |
| Horton-cum-Studley | 3 km southwest of it | 493 | 2 |
| Ambrosden | 4.5 km north of it | 2,736 | 1 |
| Worminghall | 4.5 km south of it | 583 | 4 |
Pair Boarstall Duck Decoy with these
3 museums, 3 historic houses and a castle are among the 78 within 15 km.
MuseumAshmolean Museum14 km away2
Historic house · National TrustBoarstall Tower800 m away3
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History14 km away4
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor11 km away5
CastleOxford Castle Motte14 km away6
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum13 km away7
GardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic Garden14 km away8
Historic houseBeaumont Palace14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Boarstall Duck Decoy
Where is Boarstall Duck Decoy?
Boarstall Duck Decoy is 1.9 km southeast of Upper Arncott, Oxfordshire.
What is Boarstall Duck Decoy?
Attraction.
Who runs Boarstall Duck Decoy?
National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Boarstall Duck Decoy?
May to September are the warmest months in Upper Arncott, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Boarstall Duck Decoy?
Within 15 km: Ashmolean Museum (14 km), Boarstall Tower (800 m), Oxford University Museum of Natural History (14 km) and Waddesdon Manor (11 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Ashmolean Museum: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boarstall Tower: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford University Museum of Natural History: The original uploader was MykReeve at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford Castle Motte: Tejvan Pettinger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pitt Rivers Museum: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- University of Oxford Botanic Garden: JMski, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beaumont Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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