Walks you can reach from Oxford Parkway by train
Oxfordshire · South East England
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Wendover to Princes Risborough (Buckinghamshire)
30 minutes direct from Oxford Parkway.
Highly recommended: Really beautiful rolling woodlands with a cosy family-run pub lunch and a saunter through Chequers. Mostly secluded.
Hilly: two fifths on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.
View of Chequers (2h in)
2 lunch spots: Buckmoorend Farm Shop (1h45 in; outdoor seating and light meals only, e.g. burgers, sausage rolls, ice cream, hot drinks), but really high quality!), or the Swan (2h45 in; cosy old family-run pub with great food)
1 end-of-walk reward: the Bird in Hand
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 Oxford Parkway.
Recommended
Hilly: a quarter on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.
1 lunch spot: the Black Horse (1h30 in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: Wheat Field, or the Bird in Hand
Source: Trains2Green.
Oxford Circular via Port Meadow (Oxfordshire)
7 minutes direct from Oxford Parkway.
Flat riverside towpaths, water meadows, canal towpath, Oxford city streets, college lanes and historic squares.
Pitt Rivers Museum (2h45 in)
Oxford (3h15 in)
4 lunch spots: Wolvercote (1h15 in) — the Trout Inn, Godstow, or the Jacob's Inn; plus the Perch (30 mins 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.
Beaconsfield Circular via Chalfont St Giles (Buckinghamshire)
45 minutes direct from Oxford Parkway.
Gently rolling wooded hills, open fields, Buckinghamshire countryside, parkland and golf course.
Woodland: a third under tree cover.
Milton's Cottage (2h15 in)
Chalfont Saint Giles (2h15 in)
2 lunch spots: Chalfont Saint Giles (2h30 in) — the White Hart, or the Feathers
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Adapted from: Time Out Country Walks Volume 1.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
High Wycombe Circular via Hughenden (Buckinghamshire)
45 minutes direct from Oxford Parkway.
Beaconsfield to Burnham (Buckinghamshire)
45 minutes direct from Oxford Parkway.
Dorneywood Garden: 1930s-style garden, with herbaceous borders, cottage garden and lily pond (National Trust; 2h45 in; 1h30 to visit).
2 lunch spots: the Blackwood Arms (2h15 in), or the Beeches Eco Cafe (3h15 in)
Source: Trains2Green.
Princes Risborough to Great Missenden (Buckinghamshire)
30 minutes direct from Oxford Parkway.
Sloping fields, beech woods, hamlets, upmarket farms, cottages and two short steep hills with fine views.
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Islip Circular via Otmoor RSPB Reserve (Oxfordshire)
3 minutes direct from Oxford Parkway.
Rolling countryside, fields, woods, rivers, wetland nature reserve, quiet villages and old churches.
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Haddenham and Thame Parkway Circular via Brill (Buckinghamshire)
30 minutes direct from Oxford Parkway.
Rolling arable farmland, hilltop villages, hayfields, meadows, pastures and far-reaching panoramic views.
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 Oxford Parkway.
Flat Thame Valley farmland, tranquil hamlets, pastures, community woodland and stately mansion grounds.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Gerrards Cross to Cookham (Buckinghamshire)
1 hour direct from Oxford Parkway.
Parkland, lakes, woods, beech forest, open fields, Thames riverside, village lanes and National Trust common.
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Marlow to High Wycombe (Buckinghamshire)
45 minutes direct from Oxford Parkway.
A beautiful walk with views and woodlands, quite idyllic in many places. An undulating route with some long climbs and steep parts (around 30%), mostly on woodland paths and a few minor single-track roads, joining the Chiltern Way and passing through Horton Wood and Keep Hill Wood. Stairs, gates, narrow and a few overgrown paths and fallen trees to hop over; finishes across The Rye park. Joins a stretch of the Chiltern Way and sensibly tunnels under the busy A404. The Rye has a picturesque watermill.
Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.
1 lunch spot: the Three Horseshoes
Warnings: Long, steep climbs and some narrow, overgrown paths; a footpath may be closed for tree felling near Marlow.
Walk details: Slow Ways.