January Walk - Headington

Date:  Saturday 28th January NOT Sunday 29th
Meet: TBC
Time:  10.15 for 10.30 probably
Length: about 5 or 6 miles
Route: TBC
Boots: advisable
Dogs: well behaved welcome
Lunch TBC

Put the date in your diary and come along!

November Walk - Epwell

Date: Saturday 26th November 2016
Meet: Car Park of The Chandlers Arms, Sibford Road, Epwell OX15 6LH
Time: 10.15am for 10.30am
Length: just over 5 miles
Route: circular via Sibford Gower and Burdrop
Boots: advisable, it will be muddy!
Dogs: well behaved welcome on a lead around farm animals
Snack: water, and if you need it a snack
Lunch: about 1.30pm The Chandlers Arms
Charity: Farmability

Hope to see you there!

November Walk

The walk in November will probably be on Saturday 26th November 2016.  The other possibility is 19th November.

The route hasn't been checked yet but it will hopefully be in an area in the far west of the county west of Banbury.

Details to be confirmed and posted asap.

October - Combe near Woodstock

Date: Saturday 29th October 2016
Meet: car park of Cock Inn Combe
Time: 10.15 for 10.30 start
Length: just over 5½ miles
Route: footpaths through Blenheim, Wychwood/Oxfordshire Way to S of Stonesfield, cross river Evenlode and railway near East End Roman Villa
Boots: advisable
Dogs: well behaved welcome, on a lead through Blenheim and other fields with animals
Lunch: at The Cock Inn about 1.30pm
Charity collection: Children in Need - come and meet Pudsey!

Hope to see you there!

Next Walk Saturday 29th October 2016

Details to follow asap.

September Walk - Aldworth

Date: Saturday 24th September 2016
Meet: The Bell, Aldworth, Reading RG8 9SE
Time: 10.15 for 10.30am start
Length: about 6½ miles
Route: from Aldworth up and over The Ridgeway, undulating and quite hilly
Boots: advisable
Dogs: well behaved welcome but pheasants and partridge in abundance so will need to be a lead a lot of the walk
Lunch: at The Bell about 1.30pm NO CARDS CASH ONLY

Hope to see you there!

September Walk - route to be decided

Date: Saturday 24th September 2016
Time: probably 10.30am
Length: about 5 or 6 miles
Route: TBD
Boots: advisable
Dogs: well behaved welcome
Lunch: at a pub, probably

Full details to follow as soon as possible.

Hope to see you there, wherever that is!

August - Rollright Stones

The only change to the details given in the previous blog is that we'll meet in the village hall car park over the road from the Salford Inn.

Hope to see you there!

August - Rollright Stones

The route hasn't been checked yet but if there are no problems the following arrangements should stand.

Date: Saturday 27th August 2016
Meet: car park The Salford Inn, Salford, near Chipping Norton
Parking: village hall car park or on street parking
Time: 10.15am for 10.30am start
Length: just over 5 miles with some inclines
Route: north from Salford to the Rollright Stones
Boots: advisable
Dogs: well behaved welcome and on a lead if animals in the fields
Lunch: about 1.30pm at The Salford Inn
Charity collection: Farmability, a charity that offers a rich opportunity for adults with autism and learning disabilities by working on a farm.

Hope to see you there!

July - Radcot-on-Thames

Date: Sunday 31st July 2016
Meet: Car park over the bridge from The Swan, Radcot-on-Thames, Bampton. OX18 2SX
Take care: narrow bridge controlled by traffic lights
Time: 10.15am for 10.30am start
Length: about 7 miles but flat
Route:  Thames Path to Kelmscott and back
Boots: recommended
Dogs: well behaved welcome, must be on a lead where there's livestock
Lunch: buffet about 1.30pm
Charity collection: a charity supported by CAGOxfordshire which is an organisation that has a network of nearly 70 community groups across the county working on environmental and social issues

Hope to see you there!

June Walk - Ickford

Date: Saturday 25th June 2016
Time: 10.15am for 10.30 start
Meet: car park of The Rising Sun, Worminghall Rd, Ickford, Aylesbury HP18 9JD
Length: about 5 miles
Route: Circular
Boots: advisable, very muddy
Dogs: well behaved welcome
Snack: water, and if you need it a snack
Lunch: about 1.30pm at The Rising Sun
Charity Collection: West Oxon MS Society

May Walk - Bucknell near Bicester

Date: Sunday 22nd May 2016
Time: 10.15 for 10.30 start
Meet: The Trigger Pond, Bicester Road, Bucknell.  OX27 7NE
Length: a little over 7 miles but flat
Route: circular - Stoke Lyne, Bainton and back to Bucknell,
Boots: could be muddy so walking boots advisable
Dogs: well behave welcome, on leads where there's livestock
Snack: water and, if you need it, a snack
Lunch: about 2.15/2.30 - later than usual so have a good breakfast
Charity Collection: West Oxfordshire Branch of Multiple Sclerosis Society UK

Hope to see you there!

April 2016 - Coleshill

Date: Staurday 30th April 2016

Meet: Radnor Arms, Coleshill, near Faringdon

Time: 10.15 for 10.30 start

Length: about 5 miles

Route: From Coleshill up Bradbury Hill and bluebells, then down to Great Coxwell Barn and return through Coleshill Park 

Boots: it will be muddy so boots advisable

Dogs: well behaved welcome but on leads if near livestock

Lunch: about 1.30 at the Radnor Arms

Charity: Comic Relief

Hope to see you there!

100th BBC Oxford/Volunteering Matters Walk - February - Blenheim Park

Date: Saturday 27th February 2016
Meet: car park of Owen Mumford, Brook Hill, 
Woodstock. OX20 1TU 
Time: at 10.15am to start at 10.30am.
Length: just over 5 miles
Route: circular, along the River Glyme to Blenheim Park and back
Boots: advisable or thick soled, comfortable shoes
Snack: water, and if you need it a snack
Lunch: make your own arrangements
Charity Collection: Comic Relief
Hope to see you there!  

Next walk – Saturday February 27th 2016

The next walk will be the 100^th BBC Oxford walk and it’s been decided that we should try and get 100 walkers to take part.  With the publicity that’s planned we could possibly reach our target!  Certainly there will be far more than the usual number.  Obviously planning a walk with 100 walkers in mind is going to take some organising.  Although we had a walk in mind for January we’ve decided it’s not a suitable location for such a large group.

So it's been decided to do the 100^th walk on February 27th.  To maintain the integrity of the BBC we won’t do a walk in January.  The walk that was planned for this month will probably be done in March.

I’m sorry that we’re not able to do a walk in January but I’m sure you appreciate the problems with the logistics of organising such a large group and we have to be seen to be accurate in our counting!

See you all in February!

January 2016 Walk - Ewelme

Date: Saturday 30th January 2016

Meet: car park of The Shepherd’s Hut, Ewelme, near Benson

Time: 10.15am to start at 10.30am

Length: nearly 7 miles

Route: circular east of Ewelme

Boots: advisable

Dogs: well behaved welcome, on leads near farm animals

Lunch: about 1.30 at The Shepherd’s Hut

Charity: TBD any suggestions?

Hope to see you there!