Visit Midsomer market towns

THAME

Thame shops The most filmed location of Causton is a thriving market town with independent shops, traditional butchers and quirky cafes. Stay central at The Spreadeagle so you can park up and leave the car for a couple of days. There's a weekly fresh produce market (Tuesdays), small theatre, pubs with great character and good choice of restaurants. The Town Hall doubled as Causton Arts Centre and Causton Town Hall.

Guided and self-guided walks available at Thame museum. Or opt to follow the Phoenix Trail – flat cycling or walking along a disused railway track packed with artworks.

Access via: M40 junction 7&8

Thame at a glance

Filmed Locations	Episodes filmed in Thame	Local Attractions	Places to Eat	Places to Stay
The Cornmarket	Shot at Dawn	Thame Museum	The Spreadeagle	The Spreadeagle
The Town Hall	Midsomer Life	Town Tours	James Figg	The Oxfordshire
The Spreadeagle	Picture of innocence	Waterperry Gardens	The Thatch	The Oxford Belfry
Market Square	Maid in Splendour	Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway	Rumseys	Other options
Rumseys Choclatier	Things that go bump on the night	Golf Course	Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway
	Dead in the water	Phoenix Trail	Waterperry Gardens
	The house in the woods
	Vixen's Run
	Blood Wedding
	Days of misrule

WALLINGFORD

Wallingford Museum The original location of Causton, Wallingford is a traditional market town that palyed a big role in English history and retains ancient castle ruins. The town centre, particularly around Market Place, offers independent shops, restaurants and cafes. The Corn Exchange small theatre/cinema was Causton Playhouse four times. The choir at the church is Midsomer Worthy choir.

There are a range of self-guided walks available from the information centre (including Midsomer Murders walks), plus the opportunity to walk part of The Thames Path. No market town is complete with a market or two - Wallingford's Charter market takes place on Fridays and a local producers market is held on Saturdays.

Access via: A4074 8 miles from Reading or Oxford

Wallingford at a glance

Filmed Locations	Episodes filmed in Wallingford	Local Attractions	Places to Eat	Places to Stay
The Corn Exchange	Death of a hollow man	Wallingford Museum	The Old Post Office	The George Hotel
Town Hall	Strangler's wood	Self guided walks	The George Hotel	The Springs Hotel
Market Place	Death's shadow	Wallingford & Cholsey Railway	The Springs Hotel	The Shillingford Bridge Hotel
River Thames	Death of a stranger	Dorchester Abbey	The Shillingford Bridge Hotel	The Six Bells (nearby)
Wallingford Bridge	Death in chorus		The Six Bells (Warborough)	Other options
	The black book
	Dead man's 11
	Death's shadow
	Blue herrings

HENLEY-ON-THAMES

Henley Riverside Featured once as Causton, Henley is a Riverside town with a Georgian facade of special architectural and historic interest. The town offers specialist shopping for art and antiques plus boutiques and curiosities. There's a thriving Café culture, (or the more english version, afternoon tea, if you prefer), pubs, restaurants and a microbrewery, alongside town centre hotels and B&Bs. Other amenities include a Theatre, cinema, boat trips along the Thames, self-guided walking trails and the national River & Rowing Museum.

Surrounded by beautiful countryside for walks along The Thames Path, the Chiltern Way or Sustrans cycle routes, there's even an electric bicycle network or an Environment Trail for kids or fun-loving adults. Find out more at the information centre based in the Town Hall.

Access via: M4 junction 8/9

Henley-on-Thames at a glance

Filmed Locations	Episodes filmed in Henley	Local Attractions	Places to Eat	Places to Stay
Henley Bridge	Dead in the Water	Greys Court	Hotel du Vin	Hotel du Vin
Hart Street	Down amongst the Dead Men	River & Rowing Museum	Leander Club	Leander Club
Town Hall	Last Year’s Model	Stonor	Hobbs Boats	Other options
The Argyll Pub	The Magician’s Nephew	Nuffield Place	The Little Angel
Market Square	The Black Book	Hobbs Boats	The Three Tuns
Gabriel Machin Butchers Shop	Orchis Fatalis		The Crown Inn
Tudor House Antiques Shop	Sacred Trust		River & Rowing Museum
	Dark Secrets		Nuffield Place
			Greys Court

WATLINGTON

St Leonards Church lych gate, Wattlington Reputedly England’s smallest town offers, as well as interesting architecture and history, a curious white mark carved into the nearby hill. Legend has it the 270ft triangular mark was designed by local squire Edward Horne in 1764 because he felt the church required a spire. Watlington is the heartland of the re-introduced red kites and is a wonderful vantage point to see these large and distinctive birds of prey in flight.

The library featured as Midsomer Library.

Access via: M40 junction 6

Watlington at a glance

Filmed locations	Episodes filmed in Watlington	Local Attractions	Places to Eat	Places to Stay
High Street	Ring out your dead	Museum	Newington Nurseries (nearby)	The Lambert Arms
St Leonard's Church	Midsomer Rhapsody	Watlington Hill	Crazy Bear (nearby)	Other options
Town Hall	Judgement Day		The Lord Nelson (nearby)
Library	A tale of two hamlets
	Orchis Fatalis

The lych gate and St Leonard's church in Watlington © Copyright Steve Daniels and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

At a glance guides provide information specific to each market town. To search a bigger range of places to stay the 'other options' link takes you to the local Southern Oxfordshire website which lists accommodation available in the wider area.