Walks you can reach from Haddenham and Thame Parkway by train
Buckinghamshire · South East England
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Princes Risborough to Wendover (Buckinghamshire)
7 minutes direct from Haddenham and Thame Parkway.
Highly recommended: Beech woods, chalk downlands, high ridgeline, nature reserves, escarpments with wide views and a pleasant old market town.
Hilly: two fifths on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.
Chilterns Countryside (National Trust; 4h15 in)
Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)
1 lunch spot: the Swan (2h in)
1 end-of-walk reward: the Shoulder of Mutton
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Adapted from: Time Out Country Walks Volume 1.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Princes Risborough Circular via Ninn Wood (Buckinghamshire)
7 minutes direct from Haddenham and Thame Parkway.
Recommended
Hilly: a quarter on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
1 lunch spot: the Black Horse (1h30 in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: Wheat Field, or the Bird in Hand
Source: Trains2Green.
Princes Risborough to Great Missenden (Buckinghamshire)
7 minutes direct from Haddenham and Thame Parkway.
Sloping fields, beech woods, hamlets, upmarket farms, cottages and two short steep hills with fine views.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
King's Sutton Circular via Aynho (Northamptonshire)
30 minutes direct from Haddenham and Thame Parkway.
Open fields, Cotswold villages, long views and gentle countryside.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Islip Circular via Otmoor RSPB Reserve (Oxfordshire)
30 minutes direct from Haddenham and Thame Parkway.
Rolling countryside, fields, woods, rivers, wetland nature reserve, quiet villages and old churches.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Banbury Circular via Milton Church (Northamptonshire)
30 minutes direct from Haddenham and Thame Parkway.
Gentle farmland, fields, wooded boundaries, villages, quiet lanes and canal.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Map reading required.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Oxford Circular via Port Meadow (Oxfordshire)
30 minutes direct from Haddenham and Thame Parkway.
Flat riverside towpaths, water meadows, canal towpath, Oxford city streets, college lanes and historic squares.
Pitt Rivers Museum (2h45 in)
Oxford (3h15 in)
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
4 lunch spots: Wolvercote (1h15 in) — the Trout Inn, Godstow, or the Jacob's Inn; plus the Perch (30m in), or the Anchor (2h in)
8 end-of-walk rewards: the Lamb & Flag, Oxford, the Red Lion, the Turf Tavern, the Bear, the Crown, the Royal Blenheim, the Castle Pub, or the Jolly Farmers
Warnings: Two fifths urban. Can be flooded.
Adapted from: Time Out Country Walks Volume 1.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Leamington Spa Circular via Warwick (Warwickshire)
45 minutes direct from Haddenham and Thame Parkway.
Warwick Circular via Warwick Castle (Warwickshire)
45 minutes direct from Haddenham and Thame Parkway.
Historic market town, River Avon, Grand Union Canal towpath, open fields, racecourse, golf course and woodland.
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).
Gerrards Cross to Cookham (Buckinghamshire)
30 minutes direct from Haddenham and Thame Parkway.
Parkland, lakes, woods, beech forest, open fields, Thames riverside, village lanes and National Trust common.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Hatton to Lapworth (Warwickshire)
1 hour direct from Haddenham and Thame Parkway.
Canal towpath, tunnel sections, narrow path sections, low bridges and Warwickshire countryside.
Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Narrow path sections.
Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).
Henley-in-Arden to Warwick (Warwickshire)
45 minutes direct from Haddenham and Thame Parkway.
Impressively deep cutting (canal near Hatton). Warwickshire countryside and Grand Union Canal towpath; gently wooded. Medieval market town of Henley-in-Arden founded 13th century; Warwick is Warwickshire's county town. Route traverses remnants of Forest of Arden with ancient hedgerows from 16th century.
Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Path can be churned up and muddy; M40 motorway traffic; traffic on country lanes.
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).