Walks you can reach from Islip by train
Oxfordshire · South East England
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Princes Risborough to Wendover (Buckinghamshire)
30 minutes direct from Islip.
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.
Time: 4h–8h
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 to Great Missenden (Buckinghamshire)
30 minutes direct from Islip.
Sloping fields, beech woods, hamlets, upmarket farms, cottages and two short steep hills with fine views.
Time: 4h30
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Oxford Circular via Port Meadow (Oxfordshire)
15 minutes direct from Islip.
Flat riverside towpaths, water meadows, canal towpath, Oxford city streets, college lanes and historic squares.
Time: 4h–8h
4 lunch spots: Wolvercote (1h–2h30 in) — the Trout Inn, Godstow, or the Jacob's Inn; plus the Perch (30m–1h in), or the Anchor (2h–4h 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.
Haddenham and Thame Parkway Circular via Brill (Buckinghamshire)
30 minutes direct from Islip.
Rolling arable farmland, hilltop villages, hayfields, meadows, pastures and far-reaching panoramic views.
Time: 6h30
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Haddenham and Thame Parkway to Aylesbury (Buckinghamshire)
30 minutes direct from Islip.
Flat Thame Valley farmland, tranquil hamlets, pastures, community woodland and stately mansion grounds.
Time: 5h
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Radley to Oxford (Berkshire)
15 minutes direct from Islip.
Princes Risborough Circular via Ninn Wood (Buckinghamshire)
30 minutes direct from Islip.
Recommended
Hilly: a quarter on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.
Time: 4h30–8h30
1 lunch spot: the Black Horse (1h30–3h in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: Wheat Field, or the Bird in Hand
Source: Trains2Green.
Saunderton to Princes Risborough (Buckinghamshire)
30 minutes direct from Islip.
Rolling Chiltern Hills, open ridge and secluded valleys.
Source: An alternative variant of Saunderton via Bledlow Circular – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Haddenham and Thame Parkway to Aylesbury Vale Parkway (Buckinghamshire)
30 minutes direct from Islip.
Thame Valley floodplain, energetic climbs, open vistas, Rothschild estate parkland and tree-lined avenue.
Source: An alternative variant of Haddenham to Aylesbury via Waddesdon – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).