Christmas Common Walk

The next walk is going to be on a festive theme... a walk around the hills near Watlington.

Date: Saturday December 29th, 2012
Meet: 10.30am
Venue: car park at the top of Watlington Hill, Christmas Common near Watlington.
Terrain: on the edge of The Chilterns so involves several steep sections, both up and down
Footwear: good walking boots essential
Dogs: well behaved dogs welcome
Length: about 5 miles, shorter alternative possible
Lunch: no pub lunch arranged
Post walk chat: bring hot drink and some Christmas nibbles

December Walk

Date: Saturday December 29th
Time: 10.30am
Venue: Christmas Common near Watlington
Length: about 5 miles
Full details to follow a.s.a.p.  Watch this space!

November 2012 Walk

Due to the bad weather conditions we had to cancel the walk into Wytham Woods.  We will rearrange it for sometime next year.

November Walk

November Walk

Date: Sunday 25th November 2012

Meet: The White Hart, Wytham, Oxford. OX2 8QA

http://www.whitehartwytham.co.uk/find.htm

Time: 10.30am. to start the walk at 10.45am

Length: About 5 miles long

Walk: led by Conservator of Wytham Woods

Terrain: some slight ups and downs

Boots: advisable

Well behaved dogs: welcome

Lunch:  The White Hart, Wytham about 1.30pm

Hope to see you there!

October Walk

Date: Saturday 27th October 2012

Meet: in the garden of George and Dragon, Church Lane, Shutford, Banbury OX15 6PG.  Tel:01295 780320

http://www.thegeorgeanddragon.com/directions/

Time: 10.15am. to start the walk at 10.30am, earlier than usual.

Length: About 7 miles long, a bit longer than usual.

Terrain: lots of ups and downs and stiles.

Boots: advisable.

Well behaved dogs: welcome.

Lunch:  George and Dragon about 1.30pm.

Hope to see you there!

October Walk

Date: Saturday 27^th October 2012

The details of the next walk will be posted as soon as they have been finalised.  They should be available by Friday 19^th October.

Meeting probably 10.30am. to start the walk at 10.45am.

About 5 or 6 miles long.

Boots are always advisable.

Well behaved dogs are welcome.

Pub lunch afterwards.

Watch this space for the full details.

September Walk - Radley

Radley Walk Date: Saturday September 15th, 2012.

From: car park of The Bowyer Arms, Foxborough Road, Radley. OX14 3AE

Meet: 10.30am to start at about 10.45am

Map Link: http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?encType=1&where1=OX14+3AE&cp=51.686096~-1.241900&qpvt=OX14+3AE.&FORM=MIRE

Route: From Radley the route goes through Lower Radley, then across fields to follow the Thames Path to beyond Sandford on Thames.  Then across to Kennington and through woods back to Radley.

Terrain: mostly flat with a couple of slight inclines.  Can't remember about stiles but the footbridge over the railway line at Kennington has quite steep steps.  Some of the field paths are very muddy.  Quiet roads and tracks make up the rest of the route.

Length of walk: about 6 miles long. 

Dogs: well behaved welcome.

Boots: advisable.

Lunch: at The Bowyer Arms.

Hope to see you there!

September Walk

Date for next walk - 15th September 2012
Details to follow a.s.a.p.
Watch this space!

August Walk - Wallingford

Wallingford Walk with train ride from Cholsey to Wallingford

Date: Saturday August 25th, 2012.
From: car park of Wallingford Railway Station, 5 Hithercroft Road, Wallingford, OX10 9GQ.
Meet:  10.30am to start at about 10.45am
Map Link:  http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?rlz=1C1GGGE_enGB438GB441&sugexp=chrome,mod%3D16&q=OX10+9GQ&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x487695fc686903e3:0xae890ff47eb0fbd9,Wallingford+OX10+9GQ&gl=uk&sa=X&ei=NGorUKbbGeOL0AW9ioDABA&ved=0CAkQ8gEwAA

Route: From Wallingford to get onto the Thames Path the route passes through Winterbrook, nearby to where Agatha Christie lived.  From the river it then goes to Cholsey including a visit to the churchyard, where Agatha Christie is buried, before ending up at the railway station to catch the Heritage train back to Wallingford.
Terrain: The walk is flat with no stiles and uses tracks, field paths and quiet roads. 
Added interest: train trip on Cholsey and Wallingford Heritage Railway
Length of walk: about 5 miles long. 
Dogs: well behaved welcome, even on the train
Boots: advisable.
Lunch: bacon sandwiches at Wallingford Station tea room
Hope to see you there!

Bridewell Walk

Date: Saturday July 21st, 2012.
From: Bridewell Organic Gardens, a walled garden and five-acre vineyard at Wilcote, near Witney in West Oxfordshire. OX7 3EB
Meet: about 10.30am to start at 10.45am

Directions: Take the turning off the A4095 between Witney and Long Hanborough, Boddington Lane, sign posted to East End.  Continue straight on Boddington Lane, don't turn right to East End but continue on the single track road towards Wilcote for about 2 miles.  Then bare left at a triangular junction, again towards Wilcote.  The parking is on the left about 200 yards up the hill after a slight right hand bend at Bridewell Farm.
Map Link:  https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.833397,-1.455903&hl=en&ll=51.833404,-1.455667&spn=0.010316,0.019205&num=1&t=m&z=16
Parking: Bridewell Gardens, Vineyard Gate.  Look for the scarecrow!

Added interest: guided walk and tour of garden and vineyard
Length of walk: about 5 miles led by Cotswold Warden, Ian Gourlay, pointing out many aspects of natural history, geology and local history.
Dogs: well behaved welcome, on short lead in the gardens.
Boots: advisable.
Lunch: picnic at Bridewell Gardens undercover if necessary!

Hope to see you there!

June walk - Hook Norton

Date: Saturday 23rd June 2012 – starting from car park of The Pear Tree Inn, Hook Norton.  OX15 5NU

Meet: 10.30 am to start about 10.45 am.

Route: circular, south of Hook Norton. 

Length: just over 5 miles long, some ups and downs, with some awkward stiles.

Lunch: at The Pear Tree Inn about 1.30pm.

Boots: advisable!

Dogs: well behaved dogs welcome.

Looking forward to seeing you!

Kirtlington Walk - UPDATE

Just a quick update on Saturdays (19/5/2012) walk.

I’ve been keeping an eye on the forecast, but I think it is a safer bet to revert to the pub option rather than a picnic.  The near by Rock of Gibraltar has a lovely garden if the weather does turn nice.

So to recap:

Meet at Kirtlington Village Hall car park.  (Link:  http://g.co/maps/msxhu) at 1030hrs, we will try and set off by 1100hrs. 

Take S Green off Heyford Road (A4095).

It's unlikely there will be toilet facilities I'm afraid!

The walk is around four and a half miles with some ups and downs including steps through some very pretty parts of the Cherwell Valley.

We will take a look around the old quarry in Kirtlington and will be joined by Lesley Dunlop from the Oxford Geology Group who will tell us a bit about some of the important things that have been found there.

Expect it to be muddy in places.

It’s a short drive down to the Rock of Gibraltar pub for lunch.  (http://www.therockofgibraltar.co.uk/)

I test walked the route a few weeks back.  Here is my GPS trail if you want to see where we are going:  http://gps.motionx.com/maps/c149c6ba1214cea5bdb5a20b68ad123e

May Walk - Kirtlington

Date: Saturday 19^th May 2012 – starting from Kirtlington.

Meet: 10.30 am to start about 10.45 am.

Route: circular to the nearby quarry, Tackley and Northbrook Bridge. 

Length: about 4 miles long, lots of up and downs, some with steps.

Lunch: picnic, weather permitting, or The Rock of Gibraltar, Enslow Bridge about 1.30pm.

Boots: advisable!
Dogs: well behaved dogs welcome.
Full details of meeting place nearer the time.
Looking forward to seeing you!

April Walk - Charney Bassett

Date: Saturday 21^st April 2012 – starting from The Chequers Inn, Charney Bassett, near Stanford in the Vale.

Meet: 10.30 am to start about 10.45 am.

Route: circular from Charney Bassett through fields and lanes towards Stanford in the Vale.

Length: about 5 miles long, very flat.

Lunch: tables booked at The Chequers Inn for about 1.30pm.

Boots: advisable!

Dogs: well behaved dogs welcome.

Looking forward to seeing you!

Beckley Walk

Date: Saturday 31^st March 2012 – starting from The Abingdon Arms, High Street, Beckley, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UU.

Meet: 10.30 am to start about 10.45 am

Route: to the RSPB Reserve on Otmoor with brief introductory talk from a reserve volunteer, opportunity for a quick visit to a reserve hide, through reserve towards Noke before returning to Beckley.

Length: about 5 miles long, fairly flat.

Lunch: tables booked at The Abingdon Arms for about 1.30pm.

Boots: advisable!

Dogs: well behaved dogs welcome and on a lead through the reserve.
N.B. Dogs not permitted in the area of the hide.

Looking forward to seeing you!

March Walk

Saturday 31^st March 2012 – probably in the Otmoor area, North East of Oxford.

Start: about 10.30am

Full details to follow as soon as the route and final arrangements have been checked.

February walk starting from Witheridge Hill

Date: 18^th February 2012 - Starting from The Rising Sun, Witheridge Hill, Henley on Thames, RG9 5PF.

Meet: 10.30 am to start at 10.45am.

Route: about 7 miles.  From Witheridge Hill to Nuffield via open fields and woodland along paths and tracks.  Some stiles to climb over.

Lunch: The Rising Sun about 2.00pm.

Boots advisable!

Looking forward to seeing you.

 

You can see the January walk route!

We had a great walk and a  very good turnout for the January walk despite the grey morning. 

Thanks to one of our regular walkers, who likes to walk with an ipod under his arm, you can relive the route we followed.  Or if you weren’t able to come you can take a look anyway.  Follow this link http://gps.motionx.com/maps/2ab8bc3fbacc96a7483d517e1f77a64c

 

February walk

Advance Notice February Walk!

There’s not a lot of time after the Jan walk to prepare for the one in Feb so we’re thinking about that one already.  Here are a few details.

Date: 18^th February 2012 - Starting from The Rising Sun, Witheridge Hill near Stoke Row.

Meet: 10.30 am to start at 10.45am.

Route: about 7 miles (we’ll aim to do a shorter one soon).  Along paths and tracks to Nuffield via open fields and woodland.

Lunch: The Rising Sun about 2.15pm.

Full details nearer the time.

Looking forward to seeing you.

 

Middle Barton Walk

The news you've been waiting for.
The next walk will be on Sunday 29th Jan 2012 at 10.45am.
Starting from the car park of The Fox Inn, Middle Barton.
We’ll meet at 10.30am to start at 10.45am.
After the walk we can have a well earned lunch at The Fox Inn
Why not come and join us!
Circular route about 7 miles long and quite flat. Some of the paths are very rough and uneven therefore boots are strongly recommended.
As usual the walk will be led at a pace to suit everybody and well behaved dogs are welcome.