Walks you can reach from Culham by train
Oxfordshire · South East England
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Didcot Parkway Circular via Wittenham Clumps (Berkshire)
7 minutes direct from Culham.
Thames Valley farmland, riverside paths, attractive villages, Iron Age hill forts and a nature reserve.
Time: 7h (5h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Oxford Circular via Port Meadow (Oxfordshire)
15 minutes direct from Culham.
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.
King's Sutton Circular via Aynho (Northamptonshire)
45 minutes direct from Culham.
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).
Appleford to Radley (Berkshire)
2 minutes direct from Culham.
Pleasant scenery; picturesque. Riverside path and flat and easy-going.
Waterway: three quarters along the River Thames.
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be very muddy or boggy; Sections prone to flooding after heavy rain.
Walk details: Railwalks.
Radley to Oxford (Berkshire)
4 minutes direct from Culham.
Riverside path and flat and easy-going; surfaced.
Waterway: four fifths along the River Thames.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be very muddy or boggy; Sections prone to flooding after heavy rain.
Walk details: Railwalks.
Appleford Circular via Wittenham Clumps (Berkshire)
2 minutes direct from Culham.
Thames Valley farmland, riverside paths, attractive villages, Iron Age hill forts and a nature reserve.
Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Infrequent trains from Appleford, especially at weekends — check return times.
Source: A shorter variant of Didcot Circular (Saturday Walkers Club).
King's Sutton to Banbury (Northamptonshire)
45 minutes direct from Culham.
Open fields, Cotswold villages, long views and finishing into Banbury.
Time: 7h30 (6h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Source: A longer variant of Kings Sutton Circular (Saturday Walkers Club).