Directions by Car Directions by Bus Directions by Bus There is a regular bus service which runs between Oxford and Swindon but it no longer passes through Appleton. It stops on A420 at the top of Oaksmere from where it is a walk of just under a mile into Appleton and a further half mile to the campsite. Stagecoach S6 Please note, the Oaksmere stop is not listed on the timetable. It’s the stop between Fyeld (A420) and Besselsleigh (Greyhound) Other Bus Routes If you don’t mind a longer walk or if friends are going to pick you up from a train you could help them avoid the Oxford trac by catching a bus as far as Botley (4 Abingdon, 4a Cumnor, 4b Elms Rise, 4c Dean Court, S1 Witney, S9 Wantage), Cumnor (4 Abingdon, 4a Cumnor, S9 Wantage, S6 Swindon), or Oaksmere (for Appleton) on A420 (S6) All these buses leave from Frideswide Square, just outside the railway station, opposite the Said Business School. Oxford Bus Company 4, 4a, 4b, 4c Oxford to Botley/Cumnor/Abindgon timetable, for Botley or Cumnor Stagecoach S9 Oxford/Wantage timetable, for Cumnor If you need to use public transport to get to one of the bus routes which serve Appleton, or if you are walking the Thames Path and need to start or end your journey elsewhere using public transport, you may nd the following website helpful to plan your route: OS map for West Oxfordshire Use this to view the route of the Thames Path. For Northmoor Lock Paddocks, key in the word ‘Appleton’, click ‘Go’ then select ‘Appleton, Oxfordshire’ from the ‘Select a Place’ list. Northmoor Lock Paddocks are located more or less in the centre of the map, north of Appleton, where the word ‘Weir’ appears. Download information Directions by Train .