15 A3 A3400 A43 A429 M40 A422 Villages and Facilities M1 A5 Silverstone Milton Kidlington A429 11 Keynes BANBURY A422 1 Details of the many pubs and services in Kidlington are available from: A3400 A43 B4035 www.kidlington-pc.gov.uk Fosseway Brackley CIRCULAR Buckingham To M40 A421 S A361 A4260 A43 D Evesham L Begbroke O W 10 A421 RIDES Begbroke Post Office Stores (01865) 373178 S Chipping T Norton BICESTER O A44 Tackley The Royal Sun Inn (01865) 372231 C E R I A361 H 9 A41 A41 S D M40 Woodstock R Woodstock O To Cheltenham A34 F Details of the many pubs and services in Woodstock are available from: X Kidlington O A40 Witney A40 www.wakeuptowoodstock.com A40 Blenheim Palace 08700 60 20 80 www.blenheimpalace.com OXFORD 8 A34 7 Tackley A420 Gardiner Arms (01869) 331266 www.gardinerarms.cotswoldinns.com Abingdon To London M40 Tackley Post Office Stores/Café (01869) 331807 Watlington Didcot Kirtlington To London The Oxford Arms (01869) 350208 The Dashwood Restaurant (01869) 352707 www.thedashwood.co.uk At The Start Kirtlington Post Office Stores (01869) 350356 The route is within comfortable cycling distance of Oxford. Cycle to Kidlington via NCN Route 51 or to Begbroke via Route 5. The route is accessible by train Bletchingdon from Tackley railway station on the Oxford-Banbury Line. There are public car Blacks Head Inn (01869) 350315 parks in Kidlington and Woodstock. Hampton Poyle Safety Advice • Ensure that your cycle is in good working order The Bell (01865) 848582 • Check brakes, wheels and tyres • Carry a puncture repair kit, spare inner tube, suitable tools, lock, money, Acknowledgements food and drink. Route and interpretation developed in association with Sustrans and • Wear suitable and high visibility clothing Oxfordshire County Council. With assistance from Woodstock Town • A cycle helmet is advisable and may reduce the risk of a serious head injury Council, Kidlington, Kirtlington and Tackley Parish Councils, and private • Take special care cycling downhill and crossing busy road junctions landowners who have supported the development of off-road paths. • Ride in single file when roads are narrow or busy (and never more than two abreast) 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 164 “Oxford, Chipping Norton & Bicester” KIDLINGTON BEGBROKE Leisure Services Department WOODSTOCK Cherwell District Council, Bodicote House, Bodicote, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 4AA TACKLEY Telephone 01295 221706 KIRTLINGTON E-mail: [email protected] BLETCHINGDON Web: www.cherwell-dc.gov.uk/leisure ] Printed on Recycled paper Distance up to 18 miles/29km Time up to 4.5 hours Designed by TCG Advertising and Design Ltd. LEISURE RIDE ON QUIET ROADS, CYCLEWAYS & TRACKS Cherwell Valley Ride Directions An 18-mile route crossing railway, river and canal as it Begbroke Lane and Kirtlington Lane are bridleways, and 1 Start at junction of Kidlington High Street circles the lower Cherwell Valley on cycle paths, tracks and can be rutted and muddy, especially in winter or after and Banbury Road (by bandstand and cycle quiet roads. Joining sections of the National Cycle Network spells of wet weather. This can be fun for experienced off- shop). Dismount to cross Banbury Road at from nearby Oxford, it passes through Kidlington, road cyclists, but others may prefer to use the alternative signals (SP NCN). Cycle straight ahead Woodstock and picturesque Kirtlington as well as several routes shown on the map. Detailed directions for these are along Lyne Road (ignore left turn Crown other villages. available on the Cherwell website. Road SP NCN). Pass Grovelands on left, then next TL into Partridge Place. To B4030 Banbury 2 Dismount at level crossing (cross with Railway Station care), then over canal bridge and FR along track (Begbroke Lane). Follow into village PH and along road. At end TL onto service Lower B4030 OXFORDSHIREXFORDSHIRE Heyford road then shortly TR to dismount and A4260 carefully cross A44 using crossing point. Rousham To Middleton NCN 5 Stoney To Banbury 3 TR along cycle track, pass bus shelter and Rousham Oxford Gap Canal continue to Woodstock (take care over 6 A4095 junction). Approaching town River dismount and cross A44 at speed camera Cherwell To Bicester (SP NCN Banbury). TR then immediately To hard TL up service road. Enstone A4095 PH 4 Continue on path beside main road and Dornford shortly TR along lane before garage Lane Tackley Railway Wootton Station Quarry forecourt. Continue along New Road and PH Kirtlington 7 Lane LNR Kirtlington TL at end. Take third TR into Green Lane. At B4027 8 bottom left bend TR and follow past Mill PH industrial units and along track (SP NCN PH Sturdy’s Lane Castle Pigeon To Lock Banbury). Chipping Norton 5 Enslow PH NCN 51 5 At field gate carefully cross B4027 and Green To Bicester continue along Dornford Lane. At end FR A44 Lane B4027 along minor road (ignore left fork SP NCN PH Bletchingdon Banbury). At main road TL then immediately TR to cross A4260 (SP Woodstock Rousham) with great care. A4260 4 Shipton-on-Cherwell 6 Continue downhill, then sudden TR uphill (SP Tackley). Ride into Tackley then TL (SP Hampton Oxford PH River 9 Tackley Station) and follow to Railway Blenheim Airport Cherwell Poyle PH Palace To M40 Station. Dismount and cross level crossing PH & Bicester with care. Follow bridle track (Kirtlington Bladon Lane) ahead and bearing right. To Start 10 Witney A4095 Begbroke 2 1 7 At bottom TL (SP Kirtlington). Shortly FR 3 Islip Begbroke Lane over concrete bridge. Follow track over four Kidlington PH more bridges to gate at Pigeon Lock. Go KEY PH A34 over canal bridge then TL up Mill Lane to Route Kirtlington. NCN Routes 5/51 8 At Kirtlington village green FR then TR Route & NCN Yarnton PH Oxford onto main road. Follow through village, and Canal Alternative Route A44 at end TL along Bletchingdon Road. At River Bletchingdon TL (SP Islip) then shortly TR PH Pub / Inn Cherwell along Oxford Road (SP Hampton Poyle). A40 9 Ride through Hampton Poyle (SP NCN Kidlington) and continue for approx. 0.5 To To Witney & M40 & London mile. Sudden TR along surfaced track (SP Cheltenham A34 Oxford NCN). Cross arched bridge and follow traffic free path through meadows to Kidlington. Relief Diagram NB Compressed distance scale makes inclines appear much steeper than they really are! Kidlington Rousham Gap 210 62m Woodstock 121m Tackley Bletchingdon Kidlington 10 At end TL and follow lane around Church n 180 into village. Cross into High Street. At sharp s o i e t r 150 t left-hand bend TR with care to continue a e v 120 e m l along paved High Street back to start point. E 90 60 1234567891011121314151617 18 Abbreviations: TR-Turn Right, TL-Turn Left, Distance miles FR -Fork Right, SP-Signposted, NCN-National Cycle Network Derived from Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown Copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Cherwell District Council Licence number 100018504.