Walks you can reach from Islip by train
Oxfordshire · South East England
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Alternatively, view walks directly from Islip.
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.
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)
30 minutes direct from Islip.
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)
30 minutes direct from Islip.
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).
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.
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.
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: 8h (6h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
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: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Radley to Oxford (Berkshire)
15 minutes direct from Islip.
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.
Saunderton to Princes Risborough (Buckinghamshire)
30 minutes direct from Islip.
Rolling Chiltern Hills, open ridge and secluded valleys.
Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Source: An alternative variant of Saunderton via Bledlow Circular (Saturday Walkers Club).
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.
Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Source: An alternative variant of Haddenham to Aylesbury via Waddesdon (Saturday Walkers Club).