LOCAL AUTHORITY
BANBURY & AROUND
If you plan to visit somewhere new, get the lowdown from the locals! This month, an English heartland
Who are you?
Caroline Mills, travel writer and author specialising in camping, touring and travel in Europe.
How do you know the area?
I’ve lived on the Warwickshire/ Oxford border, known informally as Banburyshire, most of my life.
What do you love about it?
Banbury has grown in recent years and you have to look quite hard to find its historic character, although the Oxford Canal is a focal point. But nearby villages are picturesque, and set in pretty countryside.
What is your favourite place to visit?
Broughton Castle, three miles south-west of Banbury. It’s not strictly a castle; more a medieval fortified, moated manor house of perfect proportions and a fascinating history with links to the Civil War.