WALK & CYCLE BRACKLEY Recommended walks in and around Brackley Evenley · Farthinhoe · Greatworth · Hinton-in-the-Hedges Radstone · Stowe · Syresham · Turweston · Whitfield l 12 walks of 30 mins to 4 hours l routes to suit all abilities l beautiful countryside to explore l written by local residents l includes suggested cycle routes From the series of Award Winning Travel Guides 2 3 BRackley Town Centre INtroduction Walk 7 HalseHelmdon Northampton (M1) Brackley is a small market town in South Northamptonshire nestling in beautiful countryside Walk 8 of rolling hills. The best way to appreciate the beauty is on foot (or cycle) and the walks Brackley Circular walk route RUFC included in this guide will help you get the most from the area. Rural walk route BP Garage A43 Busy road crossing, and M&S South Northants has a rich heritage and a booklet Explore Heritage is available take extra care b from https://www.southnorthants.gov.uk/tourism to help you find the hidden HAL Pub / café Walk 1 D secrets. When you need refreshment you can download an excellent guide to local Walk 3 S A E O R R A food and drink called A Taste for all Seasons published by South Northamptonshire R D O S N A T O T D O Council, available from https://www.southnorthants.gov.uk/tourism. Both these P N M E A Sainsbury’s guides along with Explore Canals and Explore Family Fun are available from local outlets. H R T O R O A N b Brackley D Children, how observant are you? Throughout the pages you will notice pictures of animals, Leisure Bracken Leas Centre Primary School flowers and places of interest that you may see on your walk, some easier to spot than others. TURWESTON ROAD When you see them, tick the box and add up the total number of points you score. There H A Walk 1 L are Gold, Silver or Bronze Certificates for you to download from the Brackley online Post Chequered S Turweston Walk 2 E Flag website www.globalmapping.uk.com/brackley. R O A Y D The Publishers would like to thank the following Brackley residents who suggested their A A43 W S N LO favourite routes so you could share them: Jean Morgan, Richard Savory, Reverend Anne VIL PA Shorter, David Mico, Hazel Wainwright, Jenny Nisbet, Donna Hooper, Victoria Pratt, Mark Walk 2 Brackley HA Walk 3 Junior L SE Roland, Tim Pridmore. Also George Eatwell, Louis Feiven, Jack Richardson and Joe Turner School RD D from Magdalen College School who helped during their work experience. OA The Bell Swimming R Brackley Pool R Baptist The Greyhound B O Church N T Walk 1 Map Design: Mary Spence MBE A E M E Waynete Walk 2 R Paintings: Tracy Smith T Infants School Wincheste r S House H Brackley Walk 3 School G B Banbury HI Park St Peter’s Methodist Magdalen Church W Church a College School Contents lk B The Plough 2 HILL S B T A D pg N A BU B T CK U The Manor RO E I R Magdalen N Y R K GH R AM 2 Brackley Street Map P R O College o O A L ROA N Crown M P D ck A School D A Hotel e M 3 Introduction t Pa Town Hall rk Brackley Walk 3 The Red Lion 4 Walk 1: Turweston / Whitfield Antique Cellar Buckingham Road Southeld Brackley Industrial Estate B A 6 Walk 2: Evenley Circular Primary Sch R Cricket Club 422 I D St James’ The New GE 8 Walk 3: Steane / Hinton-in-the-Hedges Walk 12 Lake Locomotive Buckingham S T Brackley 10 Walk 4: Farthinghoe & Nature Reserve D OA Town FC A R OX 4 TON 12 Cycling around Brackley 2 HIN 2 F Tesco O R 14 Walk 5: Tusmore & Walk 6: Shelswell D dis 0 1/4 mile ma e ntle s 16 Walk 7: Radstone & Walk 8: Halse Copse R d r u O ai lw O A a A43 y t 0 500 m D b a 18 Walk 9: Greatworth Mercedes-AMG e r © Global Mapping (www.globalmapping.uk.com) Petronas F1 G 20 Walk 10: Stowe Park and Chackmore Town hall 22 Walk 11: Whitfield to Syresham Oxford (M40) A43 Walk 2 24 Walk 12: St James’ Lake 4 road. At end of road turn left onto footpath on your left and take the footpath out of the and follow this across river and under A43. At airfield, which drops down towards Whitfield. WALK 1 end of private road turn right onto public road. Turweston / whitfield The footpath follows the left hand side Probably the most popular walk for Brackley At the top of the road turn left and then of the field: alternatively, you can follow the residents taking in the pretty neighbouring village turn right onto a footpath adjacent to some well-made track to the right. of Turweston with a choice of a pub or café at stables. Proceed along the edge of a field, airfield to call in at along the way. cross stile and turn left across another field You have the option to turn left just onto a track towards Turweston Airfield. before the bottom and walk southwest Distance: 6½ miles towards Turweston and visit the village or Time: 2 hr 30 mins Turn right: eventually the track becomes continue along footpath over the River Ouse OS Map: Explorer 191 a footpath and you end up on the airfield to Whitfield. Path is to right of sewage works. Start: Leisure Centre, Brackley perimeter. Bear to the right and then turn Grid Ref: 458044EE 238067N left past some large storage sheds towards Bear left on concrete path then cross the centre of the airfield where there is a field behind disused Point to Point course. Pushchairs/Prams No café in the control tower. Young Children Yes With Versions Farm and shop on your Wheelchairs No Continue on, heading north on a perimeter left cross the bridleway, go through a gate, Dog Walking Bins provided Yes track towards the Rally School. Pass the school follow right hand edge of two fields to Benches/Seating No cross a small stream and stile. Bear left over Picnic Areas Yes second stile and through trees to a third Traffic Free Mostly stile and flight of steps. From the Leisure Centre, cross Pavillons At road turn right over A43 bridge, go Way up Soudan Avenue then Bayard Brow. At up road and follow footpath through to main Martial Daire Boulevard turn left and then right road which you cross, and head up Radstone into Daniaud Court and follow the footpath Road. Take first left along Ellesmere Road, past the Health Centre. Turn right down Halse right onto Bridgewater Road, right onto Halse Road to Church Road and the church. Road, left at the roundabout and follow road back to Leisure Centre. Go through churchyard. Turn right along St Peter’s Church Northampton (M1) Planned construction of HS2 is likely to disrupt this walk. Whit eld Be prepared for temporary footpath closures. Walk route The Sun Inn Optional diversion Manor Farm A43 Route marker Kissing gate se Ilett’s ur Stile ed o Farm s t C u in is o d P o t t e n s Brackley Fields i u Bushey End Farm o P O Wood H t a S e r HAL 2 G R SE R O R A Rally O D U AD School S T T D runway O R Versions E N E N Farm R O Café Turweston O PT A M D Aerodrome Brackley HA T Leisure R O Centre N TURWESTON ROA Chequered D Flag HALSE ROAD Turweston AY W Fields Burwell S N Hill Farm O L Turweston IL Stratton Oatleys V Manor PA Arms Hall d is Turweston A43 W Health m E a S Centre n TB t U le RY The Bell d C DE r I AR RI The Greyhound a R C UL i lw D T a E y Brackley A E O R R ST R O St Peter’s B GH N I 0 1/4 1/2 mile A H Church M The Plough Old Town 0 500 m 1 km The Manor B B A U © Global Mapping (www.globalmapping.uk.com) N CK B Brackley IN 5 U GH Glebe R Antique AM Y R OA R Town Hall Farm O Cellar D A D The Red Lion Oxford (M40) 6 follow the footpath to cross the river and then under the A43. After 100 yards cross the stile WALK 2 on right and head south across a field, over a Evenley Circular brook then uphill along the field edge, through Leisure Centre, Brackley to Turweston, Evenley a kissing gate. This brings you to the junction of and return via the Pocket Park the Buckingham and Turweston Roads. Distance: 6 miles Cross the A422 Buckingham Road and Time: 2 hrs 10 mins keeping to the right walk east towards OS Map: Explorer 191 Westbury. After 50 yards turn right over Start: Leisure Centre, Brackley stile and walk diagonally across the field Muntjac Grid Ref: 458044E 238067N south east. On reaching the bridleway cross joins another footpath running diagonally stile and turn right heading downhill south. Pushchairs/Prams No across a field, bear right. Young Children No Follow this bridleway under the old Wheelchairs No Cross another driveway, through kissing railway line, over the river then uphill past Dog Walking-Bins provided Some gate and enter another field, crossing this Evenley Wood.