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Key to Map Route At a Glance Symbols: 5 Burford East Circular A Road Lower An interesting route out Icomb B Road Slaughter East Dean Over of Burford and along the Wyck Foscot B4437 PH End Taston Kiddington Minor Road Rissington B4026 Chadlington B4027 A429 26 25 Spelsbury Windrush Valley this is Motorway Bourton- Church Glympton on-the-Water Westcote B4022 Upper A361 A44 great cycling country Built-up Area Rissington Lyneham A424 PH Wootton 27 6 Idbury Chilson Charlbury taking you through quiet Roundabouts Little Ascot under 24 B4437 Rissington Wychwood B4437 Field 28 B4027 lanes and picturesque Railway Stations Clapton 23 5 Milton under 22 A44 on-the-Hill Great Shipton under hamlets of the East Railway Lines Rissington Wychwood Wychwood 21 Stoneseld Fawler Cotswolds. Lakes B4022 Woodstock Finstock Rivers 29 20 Combe Grade - Moderate A424 Points of PH 4 B4437 Ramsden Interest Leaeld A4095 Distance - 33 miles / 52 km East End Long P.O.I. numbers* Sherborne A361 30 1 Great 31 16 3 Hanborough Barrington 35 A40 Taynton 33 Fordwells 13 Cycle Shops or 36 18 19 Windrush Little 34 32 Church Cycle Hire** Fulbrook 12 15 PH Hanborough Barrington Asthall Leigh PH 17 North Points of interest 1 PH Hailey PH Public Houses A40 Swinbrook 9 11 14 Leigh Freeland 7 BURFORD 8 10 3 4 PH 7 Crawley B4022 2 Visitor 5 Minster 1. Minster Lovell Hall Information PH 1 2 A40 Asthall Lovell PH A4095 Centres B4425 6 B4047 Bladon 2. Ensham Park A361 Barnard Gate B4047 Cycle Route Westwell A40 B4020 B4022 3. Oxford Bus Museum Aldsworth B4474 Witney Route Marker 1 From Burford High Street head east along SWAN 19 TL along CHURCH ROAD.A40 28 At junction TR SP LEAFIELD.Eynsham 4. North Leigh Roman Villa Holwell LANE. 20 TL SP FAWLER/CHARLBURY. 29 At T junction TR SP MINSTER LOVELL/SHIPTON- 5. Blenheim Palace 1 Route Start 2 At Crossroads Straight Over. 21 At T junction TL. UNDER-WYCHWOOD. Point Marker At T Junction TR. TR SP FORDWELLS/ASTHALL LEIGH. 6. Charlbury Museum 3 22 At T junction TR SP CHARLBURY/ENSTONE. Care 30 Cycle Route 4 TL SP WIDFORD/SWINBROOK. crossing the B4022. 31 At T junction TL SP ASTHALL LEIGH/SWINBROOK. 7. The Tolsey Museum into Town Cycle Route 5 At crossroads straight over SP ASTHALL. 23 At T junction TL then immediate left SP 32 TR SP SWINBROOK. 3 out of Town 6 TL SP ASTHALL LEIGH. CORNBURY PARK/TOWN CENTRE. 33 At T junction TR SP SWINBROOK/BURFORD. 24 At T junction TL SP BURFORD/CHIPPING Turn left 7 TR SP ASTHALL LEIGH. Berkeley circular34 TL. route 52km TL NORTON. 8 TR SP MINSTER LOVELL/WITNEY. 300 35 At T junction TL SP BURFORD. TR Turn right 25 TL SP DEAN/CHADLINGTON. 9 At T junction TR SP MINSTER LOVELL/BRIZE 200 36 At mini roundabout TL and SP Signpost Metres 26 TL SP CHARLBURY/LEAFIELD. NORTON. 100 proceed back to BURFORD 27 At crossroads straight over SP LEAFIELD. Care Height * Please note symbols indicate Cycle 10 TL SP MINSTER LOVELL HALL. 0 HIGH STREET. crossing the B4437. Shop within town/village and not 11 At T junction TR SP CRAWLEY/WITNEY. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 precise location. Kilometres 12 TL SP FINSTOCK/CHARLBURY then take ** Route attraction numbers start as you leave each hub town in a immediate RIGHT TURN. Burford circular route 52km clockwise direction. 13 At T junction TR. 300 Contour Information 14 TL SP DELLY END/WILCOT. Height 200 Metres 305m 15 At village green TR. Metres 100 229m 16 At T junction TR SP NORTHLEIGH. Height 0 152m 17 TL SP NEW YATT/NORTHLEIGH. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Kilometres 76m 18 At T junction TL SP NORTHLEIGH. Cirencester circular route 49km 300 200 Metres 100 Height 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Kilometres Burford East Circular Things to do on route Minster Lovell Hall Nestling along the slope of the hill down through the trees to the River Windrush, Ensham Park Burford is steeped in history and rich in architectural heritage. Burford is full of Cotswold stone houses with hidden secrets that can be glimpsed through narrow Oxford Bus Museum alleyways and courtyards. One of the oldest buildings in Burford is a magnificent North Leigh Roman Villa church of almost cathedral-like proportions. It was built from around 1175. The Blenheim Palace town is also a renowned centre for the antiques trade. Charlbury Museum The route winds its way through Cotswold villages including Asthall Leigh, North The Tolsey Museum Leigh to Charlbury. Set in the Evenlode Valley the market town of Charlbury grew from a small clearing in the Wychwood Forest to a prosperous market town, due largely to its reputation as a glove making centre during the 18th and 19th centuries. This town is full of fascination and wonder, combining rural charm with bustling town life. The railway station, serving the London to Worcester mainline, and a Burford (Hub town) regular bus service to Oxford make Charlbury a popular and accessible location Burford House Hotel for visitors. There are a number of places for food and drink in Charlbury, a small 99 High Street, Burford, OX18 4QA museum, and a number of specialist independent shops. www.burford-house.co.uk 01993 823151 The route goes past Cornbury Park which was originally one of the royal hunting The Bay Tree Hotel lodges for the Wychwood Forest. The present house, mainly 16th and 17th Sheep Street, Burford, OX18 4LW century, is not open to the public but hosts a number of public events including www.cotswold-inns-hotels.co.uk the Wilderness Festival. 01993 822791 The Lamb Inn Coming back to Burford the route gives you some beautiful rural views and quiet Sheep Street, Burford, OX18 4LR country roads to experience. www.cotswold-inns-hotels.co.uk 01993 822 228.