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Stratford- 3 A 15A upon-Avon B 5 4 1 1 0 0 12 6 3 3 15 Once renowned for the cultivation of medicinal rhubarb and herbal 9 A 4 2 A A 3 4 4 A 0 remedies. A circular walk and nature trail can be downloaded from the 0 M CIRCULAR A 4 42 0 M Council website. 2 1 A 5 Flyover Farm Shop (01295) 270789 9 2 4 Silverstone Milton A 11 A 3 Keynes Bakers Arms (01295) 263230 42 4 14 y A RIDES A a 2 3 5 w 4 3 e 0 s 0 B4 The Plough (01295) 262327 s 0 o 13 F Bodicote Brackley Horse and Jockey (01295) 263773 Buckingham

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6 1 O 0 Broughton 2 4 W 10 A S Chipping Broughton Castle is a moated, fortified manor house dating from 1300. T Norton O A4 C 4

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X ham Broughton Castle (01295) 276070 www.broughtoncastle.demon.co.uk/ O A 40 Witney A40 A To London 40 OXFORD 8 A 3 Formerly a centre of the local plush weaving industry. A circular walk and 4 village trail can be downloaded from the Cherwell District Council website. At The Start George and Dragon (01295) 780320 www.georgeandragon.co.uk The route starts and finishes on Whitepost Road, Bodicote. There is a signed (National Cycle Network) 1mile route to and from Banbury Railway Station. Epwell There is ample parking space along Whitepost Road except in the brief busy Beautifully preserved ironstone Cotswold village. periods at the start and end of the school day. Chandlers Arms (01295) 780344 Safety Advice Gower • Ensure that your cycle is in good working order Picturesque village with many well preserved features and fascinating • Check brakes, wheels and tyres Quaker heritage. An historic village trail can be downloaded from the • Carry a puncture repair kit, spare inner tube, suitable tools, lock, money, Cherwell District Council website. food and drink Wykham Arms (01295) 788808 • Wear suitable and high visibility clothing Bishop Blaize (01295) 780323 www.bishopblaize.co.uk • A cycle helmet is advisable and may reduce the risk of a serious head injury • Take special care cycling downhill and crossing busy road junctions / Crossroads • Ride in single file when roads are narrow or busy (and never more than The Firs Forecourt Shop (01608) 737349 two abreast) The Gate Hangs High (01608) 737387 www.gatehangshigh.com Further Information To discover more about the National Cycle Network and the work of Sustrans visit: www.nationalcyclenetwork.org.uk or call 0845 113 00 65. Visit the Cherwell website (address below) for updated route information and useful links to facilities, attractions and accommodation. If you wish to explore the surrounding area we recommend OS Landranger Map 151 “Stratford upon Avon, Warwick and Banbury”. BODICOTE SHUTFORD Leisure Services Department EPWELL Cherwell District Council, Bodicote House, Bodicote, Banbury, , OX15 4AA Telephone 01295 221706 WIGGINTON HEATH E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.cherwell-dc.gov.uk/leisure

] Printed on Recycled paper Distance up to 20 miles/32km Time up to 4.5 hours Designed by TCG Advertising and Design Ltd. LEISURE RIDE ON QUIET ROADS AND SURFACED TRACKS Ironstone Villages Ride Directions

A 20 mile cycle ride on minor roads and surfaced tracks. From Bodicote, the relieving descents and extensive views of rolling countryside. Sections of the 1 From Whitepost Road, Bodicote TL along Salt Way track (SP NCN route heads out along the south side of Banbury and into the northern ride coincide with Route 5 of the National Cycle Network (NCN5) as it makes Stratford). At end, cross A361 using island and continue along track. Cotswolds. It winds through historic villages built of the characteristic local its way to Stratford. The network of connecting minor roads makes it easy for ironstone. the less energetic cyclist to take shortcuts or for the more adventurous to 2 At end, cross B4035 and TL along cyclepath (SP NCN Stratford), then The ride is hilly, but the few steep climbs are short. The cyclist is rewarded with extend the ride. TR with junction (SP Newington) and rejoin road. TL just after ‘The Mill House’, (SP NCN). PH To Southam Alkerton 3 At end FR (SP NCN) (note views of Broughton Park through hedge to A422 M40 Drayton left). Ignore left turn to Fulling Mill (SP NCN) and continue along PH track as it turns sharp right. Descend past farm to road junction.

PH Banbury PH 4 TL (no SP). Take care descending through ‘S’ bends. Continue into and A422 Junction 11 through Shutford. Stay on same road as it bears left to Epwell (SP

Railway Epwell). Epwell Station PH 5 Pass through south side of Epwell, passing ‘Chandlers Arms’ and 5 continue, uphill. TL at end (SP Sibfords). At next junction TL onto PH North Shutford Newington B4035, then shortly TR into Pound Lane (SP Sibford Gower). 4 PH B4035 River Cherwell 6 Continue into and through Sibford Gower, passing ‘Wykham Arms’

O pub on left. Descend then re-ascend valley, (ignoring NCN signed x f 2 Sa o 3 lt rd turns to and Stratford). C Wa a y n B4035 PH a Pound Broughton Broughton l Lane Castle 1 7 At end TL, passing ‘The Firs Garage’ on left. Shortly pass ‘The Gate Sibford Start Hangs High’ pub and continue (long road along ridge). 6 PH Gower A361 PH PH PH Sor Brook Bodicote 8 At cross-roads TL (SP ). Follow road as it bears right then Tadmarton PH 9 B4035 A4260 descends to Lower Tadmarton. Sibford El l’s L Ferris Lower ane Tadmarton 10 11 To Oxford 9 At end TR onto B4035 (SP Broughton). Ignore first right turn (SP Bloxham Grove Road Bloxham) and continue for 1 mile then TR (SP Bloxham) up Ell’s Lane. Bloxham 10 On reaching staggered roads TL then immediately TR (SP Bloxham n PH KEY Grove). Continue, taking care over cattle grid, and FL at stone wall of

NCN 5 s Bloxham Grove Farm (note windmill on right). To Stratford o 8 OXFORDSHIREXFORDSHIRE Route

i Route & NCN 5 PH e Wigginton 11 Go through farmyard and gateway. Follow lane downhill, past mill 7 Heath

t NCN Route 5 r house on left then up and along Bodicote Church Street, High Street PH A361 PH Pub / Inn and Whitepost Road back to start. t a To To Chipping Norton NCN 5 Abbreviations: Hook Norton e To Oxford v TL – Turn Left TR – Turn Right FL – Fork Left FR – Fork Right SP – Signposted NCN – National Cycle network Relief Diagram 210 Bodicote Broughton Shutford Epwell Sibford Wigginton Lower Bodicote e 123m Park Gower Heath Tadmarton

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NB Compressed distance l 215m scale makes inclines appear 150 Derived from Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her much steeper than they 120 Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown Copyright. really are! E 90 Unauthorised reproduction infringes crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil 60 proceedings. Cherwell District Council Licence number 100018504 1234567891011121314151617 18 19 20 Distance miles