Walks you can reach from Shipton by train
Oxfordshire · South East England
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Alternatively, view walks directly from Shipton.
Hanborough Circular via Blenheim Palace (Oxfordshire)
15 minutes direct from Shipton.
Beginner-friendly: A gigantic well-signposted park. It’s completely fine to deviate from the route — explore as you like! Plenty of options for lunch — no need to reserve a table. It's an easy walk from the station to the beautiful, vast (and free) grounds of the finest example of English baroque architecture. For a somewhat extortionate fee you can also visit the house, but you'd probably want a whole day for that.
Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.
Blenheim Palace (1h in)
Woodstock (1h30 in)
Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
3 lunch spots: Woodstock (1h30 in) — the Crown, the Back Lane Tavern, or the Star Inn
1 end-of-walk reward: the George and Dragon
Adapted from: The Rough Guide to Walks in London & the South East (3rd edition).
Hanborough to Charlbury (Oxfordshire)
15 minutes direct from Shipton.
Rolling Oxfordshire farmland, landscaped parkland, lakeside paths, open fields, ancient hedgerows, Roman road, Cotswold stone villages and deer park.
Time: 8h (6h walking, 1h30 lunch, 30m break)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Oxford Circular via Port Meadow (Oxfordshire)
30 minutes direct from Shipton.
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.
Didcot Parkway Circular via Wittenham Clumps (Berkshire)
45 minutes direct from Shipton.
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).
Charlbury to Kingham (Oxfordshire)
6 minutes direct from Shipton.
Beautiful; picturesque. Hill and moorland paths with woodland, fields and with substantial climbs.
Time: 7h (5h walking, 1h30 lunch, 30m break)
Warnings: Stretches of road with no pavement; Can be very muddy or boggy.
Walk details: Railwalks.
Reverse direction: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Radley to Oxford (Berkshire)
30 minutes direct from Shipton.
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.