Gilbert Whites House and The Oates Museum

Visit Gilbert Whites House and The Oates Museum and enjoy a special day out at this fascinating and most original museum commemorating important individuals in the exploration of the natural world, set in an historic village in beautiful countryside.  With over 20 acres of garden and parkland and a good selection of unusual plants for sale there is always plenty to do outside.

Gilbert Whites House

Though he became owner of the Wakes quite late in life, the house belonged to his family and Gilbert White lived here for most of his life, except when his commitments as Fellow of Oriel College kept him at Oxford.

The Oates Museum

The Oates Museum exhibits focus on the lives and adventures of Captain Lawrence Oates and his uncle Frank. The Lawrence Oates gallery explains the life and tragic death of the soldier and explorer.