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Boscobel House and the Royal Oak, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom : Reviews of Boscobel House and the Royal Oak - Yahoo! Travel
The story of how Charles II hid in an oak tree to avoid his enemies after the Battle of Worcester in 1651 is the stuff of legend - and this is where it all happened. The house, and the tree, lie about eight miles north-west of Birmingham on a minor road between the A41 and A5 (signposted) and the si...
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Boscobel House & the Royal Oak, Attraction, Bishops Wood, Shropshire - Shropshire Tourism
The details displayed on this page are correct at the time of submission however, Bridgnorth & District Tourist Association would like to advise all visitors to check prices & opening times with the venue prior to travelling in case of changes that might have occured since the submission of ...
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Boscobel House and The Royal Oak (Shropshire) : Read reviews and compare prices at Ciao.co.uk
Boscobel House is located 8 miles North West of Wolverhampton, just inside Shropshire. It is a modest 17th century house originally built as a timber framed hunting lodge. After the defeat of Charles 11 and his Scottish army at the Battle of Worcester in 1651, Charles and several friends escaped. On...
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Places to Visit - Wolverhampton
Boscobel House is a modest, but beautiful timber framed house famous for sheltering Charles 11 after defeat at Worcester. The house has been fully refurbished and has a hunting lodge, dairy, farmyar...
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Boscobel's Royal Oak: A King's Hideaway
Boscobel can be reached on a minor road that runs from the A41 to the A5, eight miles North West of Wolverhampton. Five minutes drive from junction 3 of the M54 (OS Map 127; ref SJ 837083). Entry is £4.40 for adults and half price for children. When there is an event the prices may be slightly highe...
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Boscobel House and the Royal Oak - Tourist Information
Initially the future King Charles II set out to cross the River Severn into Wales, but found his way blocked by Cromwell's patrols. He sought refuge instead at Boscobel, hiding first in a tree that is now known as the Royal Oak and then spending the night in a priest-hole in the house's attic. He th...
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Boscobel House on AboutBritain.com
There are tales of the 'Priest Holes' on the guided tour and a tea room in which to relax and ponder the sites you've seen. A visit is not complete without visiting the descendent of the original 'Royal Oak', badly damaged in recent storms but still standing and a reminder of events over 350 years a...
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