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2 A A Canal village famous for its associations with the Civil War and now host 3 4 Fenny 4 A 0 0 Compton M to an annual folk festival. You can download a circular walk and village A Cropredy 4 4 M 2 0 CIRCULAR 2 1 trail from the Council website. A 5 9 2 The Brasenose Arms - 01295 750244 4 Silverstone Milton A 11 A 3 Keynes A 4 4 y 2 14 3 2 A The Red Lion - 01295 750224 a 4 RIDES w e 0 s 0 s o 13 Green Scene Gallery & Café - 01295 758203 F Brackley Buckingham

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X ham O A 40 Witney A40 A Fenny Compton 40 Close to the railway and canal wharf, the eastern end of this village is 8 A 3 industrial, becoming more traditional as you progress through it. 4 The Wharf Inn - 01295 770332 The Merrie Lion - 01295 770881 At The Start Co-op Lateshop - 01295 770246 The route starts and finishes at the Cropredy village car park, by the sports pavilion. There is a height barrier at the entrance, so take care if you are Farnborough carrying bikes on a roof rack. Farnborough Hall is a grand country house little altered in the last 200 years. The landscaped gardens include a terrace walk with pools and Safety Advice temples. • Ensure that your cycle is in good working order The Inn at Farnborough - 01295 690615 • Check brakes, wheels and tyres Farnborough Hall (NT) - 01295 690002 • Carry a puncture repair kit, spare inner tube, suitable tools, lock, money, Mollington food and drink. Until 1895 the County boundary ran through the middle of the village, • Wear suitable and high visibility clothing with one half in and the other in . • A cycle helmet is advisable and may reduce the risk of a serious head injury The Green Man - 01295 750692 • Take special care cycling downhill and crossing busy road junctions • Ride in single file when roads are narrow or busy (and never more than Claydon two abreast) The most northerly village in Oxfordshire. The Bygones Museum houses a unique collection of memorabilia, including a street of old shops and Further Information several steam powered machines. Visit our website (address below) for updated information and useful links to Bygones Museum & Café - 01295 690258 facilities, attractions and accommodation. If you wish to explore the surrounding area we recommend OS Landranger Map 151 “Stratford upon Avon, Warwick and Banbury” OXFORDSHIRE Leisure Services Department NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Cherwell District Council, House, WARWICKSHIRE Bodicote, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 4AA Telephone 01295 221706 CROPREDY E-mail: [email protected] ASTON LE WALLS Web: www.cherwell-dc.gov.uk/leisure FENNY COMPTON

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A 17 mile on-road cycle ride taking in parts of Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire single track lane and watch the motorway traffic hurtle beneath. A few metres 1 TL out of Cropredy Sports Ground car park, over river and canal and Warwickshire. Through gently rolling countryside on minor roads and further on you are back to a scene barely changed in centuries. bridges (passing shop on right), TR at the green. Facing Brasenose country lanes, it weaves through tranquil villages and over canal, river and There are recommended shortcuts which may be appreciated by young families Arms Pub, TR again (SP Claydon). Ride out of village, passing railway. At the south west corner of the route you can stop on the bridge of a or less energetic riders. Mollington turn on left. Southam 5 miles Wormleighton Upper 2 TR (SP Appletree, Aston Le Walls). Cross canal bridge at Broadmoor Boddington 5 Lock and continue, gently uphill, to Appletree Farm. PH Fenny Compton PH Wharf 3 At junction TR (SP Aston Le Walls) and stay on same road to and through Aston Le Walls. Lower PH Boddington 4 On reaching T-junction (Blacksmiths Lane) TL downhill. Continue 6 through villages of Lower Boddington (passing Carpenter’s Arms Pub Fenny PH on right) and Wormleighton. Compton Wormleighton Reservoir A423 2 NORNORTHAMPTTHAMPTONSHIREONSHIRE 5 On reaching T-junction (facing The Wharf Inn) TR onto busy A423 miles 2.4 Southam Road, then immediately TL along slip road. Continue towards miles 4 Fenny Compton, going under railway bridge and past industrial units. WARARWICKSHIREWICKSHIRE 6 Stay on same road right through village (passing shop and Merrie Lion Aston le Walls Pub on right). At war memorial T-junction TR, then TL at next T- Gates junction (SP Avon Dassett). At green with “Warwickshire Bear” 7 signpost TL (SP Farnborough) along lane called The Slade. Claydon 2 Farnborough miles PH Avon Dassett A361 7 At end of The Slade (1.7 miles) go through field gate. FR along track 8 PH Appletree 3 then through second field gate onto road. Be sure to close each gate immediately behind you. TR and go through Farnborough Oxford Canal (passing The Inn on left). At far end of village FR (lower fork), then TR Farnborough Hall PH (SP Avon Dassett) and stay with road as it bends left. Chipping 1.7 Warden M40 miles 8 Pass lake (Sourland Pool) on right and view of Farnborough Hall on left. Continue, following boundary wall on left, then TL along Broadmoor unenclosed road. Continue over motorway bridge and TL at T-junction Lock KEY OXFORDSHIREXFORDSHIRE (SP Mollington). Ride for 0.8 mile then TL (SP Mollington) and cross Route back over motorway. Warmington Mollingtonn 2 Broadmoor PH Bridge PH 2 miles Shortcut - 9 s 9 Continue uphill to and through Mollington, (passing Green Man Pub o 10 with distance to Claydon on left). At end T-junction TR onto busy A423 Southam Road then i A423 e PH Pub / Inn PH immediately TL (SP Cropredy). t r Cropredy Banbury Bridge t 3 miles PH 1 10 Follow road to T-junction at end, then TR into Cropredy. At Brasenose a Car Park and Start Arms TL to return to start. e v 210 Cropredy Lower Fenny Farnborough Mollington 99m Appletree Boddington Wormleighton Compton Cropredy Abbreviations: 180 e TL – Turn Left TR – Turn Right FR – Fork Right SP – Signposted m 150 l 120 160m Derived from Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her

Relief Diagram E 90 Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown Copyright. NB Compressed distance scale makes inclines appear much 60 Unauthorised reproduction infringes crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil steeper than they really are! 1234567891011121314151617 proceedings. Cherwell District Council Licence number 100018504 Distance miles