One of the AA county walks series, this guide explores the best of the Oxfordshire countryside. It includes 50 themed walks of between 2 and 10 miles, each with fascinating background reading. There are clear, easy-to-follow route descriptions, including detailed sketch maps, for every walk. Information on what to look out for during the walk and places to eat and drink is provided, including guidance for dog owners on where to walk and dog-friendly establishments.

The walk locations include: Broughton; Cottisford; Otmoor; Noke; Steeple Aston; Hook Norton; Great Tew; Oxford; Godstow; Chipping Norton; Chastleton; Cumnor; Appleton; Stonesfield; Cornwell; Wychwood; Faringdon; Buckland; Ewelme; Blenheim Palace; Bladon; Wantage; Letcombe Bassett; Ardington; Witney; Burford; Abingdon; Didcot; Thrupp; Garsington; Watlington; Warburg Nature Reserve; Uffington White Horse; Stonor; Wallingford; Goring; Buscot; Minster Lovell; Dorchester; Shillingford; Blewbury; Jarn Mound; Greys Court; Stoke Row; Nuffield; Mapledurham.

This well researched and comprehensive guide contains 30 circular walks covering the northern half of Oxfordshire, roughly north of a line from Burford through Witney and Oxford to Wheatley. The south western segment is formed by the beautiful Cotswold river valleys of the Windrush, Evenlode, Glyme and Dorn separated by ridges which were once covered by the ancient Forest of Wychwood. Further north the open vistas and sparse population make the ironstone Redlands well worth exploring. To the east of the Cotswolds and the Redlands is the Cherwell Valley which, despite being a major transportation route to the Midlands has remained a place of great beauty. These and other landscapes covered in this guide make it an indispensable companion to exploring the area.

The walks vary in length from 3 to 12 miles, but the majority are in, or have options in, the five to seven mile range popular for half day walks. Suggestions of possible combinations of walks are given for those preferring a full days' walk. Each walk text gives details of nearby places of interest and is accompanied by a specially drawn map of the route which also indicates local pubs and a skeleton road network.

The walk locations are: Oxford; Stanton St John; Beckley; Islip; Bletchingdon; Piddington; Stratton Audley; Finmere; Hethe; Souldern; Upper Heyford; Deddington; Barford St Michael; Cropredy; Wroxton; Shenington; Hook Norton; Great Tew; Church Enstone; Chipping Norton; Shipton-under-Wychwood; Charlbury; Stonesfield; Kiddington; Woodstock; Yarnton and Bladon; Combe; Witney; Leafield; Burford.

This excellent book is a companion volume to the guide to north Oxfordshire (above) and covers the southern half of the county south of a line from Burford through Witney and Oxford to Thame, but excluding the Chiltern Hills. (Nick Moon covers the Chiltern Hills in three other guides also available from Walking Pages). Although much of this area falls within the wide valleys of the Thames, the Ock and the Thame and is therefore relatively flat, the proximity of the hills ensures that interesting views abound and a small rise generally offers superb views. The higher Oxford Hills and those around Faringdon provide commanding views across extensive swathes of the County. To the south of the Thames is the broad valley of the River Ock, better known as the Vale of the White Horse, and bounded to the south by the Downs and to the north and west by the Corallian Hills. These and other landscapes covered in this guide make it an indispensable companion to exploring the area.

The walks vary in length from 2 to 12 miles, but the majority are in, or have options in, the five to seven mile range popular for half day walks. Suggestions of possible combinations of walks are given for those preferring a full days' walk. Each walk text gives details of nearby places of interest and is accompanied by a specially drawn map of the route which also indicates local pubs and a skeleton road network.

The walk locations are: Oxford; Cumnor; Abingdon; Stadhampton; Cuddesdon; Wheatley; Great Haseley; Tetsworth; Thame; Chinnor; Cuxham; Wittenham Clumps; Wallingford; Cholsey; Moulsford; Blewbury; Charlton; Wantage; Uffington; Ashbury; Great Coxwell; Buscot; Faringdon; Stanford-in-the-Vale; Longworth; Eynsham; Witney; Bampton; Langford; Burford.

The countryside through which the river Thames flows is a patchwork of open chalk grassland, broadleaved woodland and farmland and home to two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The 25 adventurous circular walks in this guide take you through the Southern Chilterns, Berkshire, Lambourn and North Hampshire Downs and Southern Oxfordshire, all within easy reach of Reading, Newbury, Abingdon and London.

Some routes visit Iron Age hill forts while others pass more modern features such as Wilton Windmill and the Kennet and Avon Canal. Some follow sections of the Ridgeway, while others meander along the banks of the Thames. What they all have in common is that they take the keen rambler to some of the best parts of the region.

The walks vary in length from 10 to 18 miles, and there is one two day route. However there are shorter, less strenuous alternatives for many of the walks. Each walk has detailed route descriptions with information on local points of interest. The text is supported by full colour OS Landranger mapping and lots of vibrant colour photographs. Each walk chapter begins with practical information and a summary of the terrain and main features of the route. An introductory chapter provides additional practical information for planning your walks, including public transport details.

The walk locations include: Lechlade; Liddington Castle; The Bedwyns; Fosbury Hill and the Chutes; Farringdon; Lambourn Downs; Walbury Hill; Letcombe; Wantage; Farnborough; Cold Ash; Blewbury; Pang Valley; Dorchester-on-Thames; Aldworth Giants and Thurle Down; Goring; Ewelme and Swyncombe; Silchester; Hambledon Valley; Cookham; Watlington Hill; Sonning; Stadhampton; Kingsclere.

This comprehensive volume includes the whole of the Oxfordshire Chilterns as well as the adjoining part of the Buckinghamshire Chilterns west of a line from Princes Risborough to Marlow. As such it contains what many people believe to be some of the best Chiltern scenery. Be that as it may, within this area to be found a wealth of varied landscapes, all of which have much to offer the walker. On the north western edge there is the escarpment, parts of which are very steep, where woodland is interspersed with spectacular downland with at its foot a whole string of historic villages. To the west and south the area is bounded by what must be the most beautiful section of the Thames Valley from Wallingford through the narrow steep sided Goring Gap and winding its way through the hills to Marlow. Explore all these walks, with this book as your guide, and you will truly get to know and love this part of the Chilterns.

The walks vary in length from 3 to 11 miles, but the majority are in, or have options in, the five to seven mile range popular for half day walks. Suggestions of possible combinations of walks are given for those preferring a full days' walk. Each walk text gives details of nearby places of interest and is accompanied by a specially drawn map of the route which also indicates local pubs and a skeleton road network.

The walk locations are: Bledlow; Crowell; Stokenchurch north; Stokenchurch south; Lewknor; Northend; Turville Heath; Cookley Green; Maidensgrove; Nuffield; Ewelme; Crowmarsh Gifford; Woodcote; Goring-on-Thames; Whitchurch Hill; Highmoor Cross; Rotherfield Peppard; Sonning Eye; Henley-on-Thames (2); Lower Assenden; Middle Assenden; Hambleden north; Hambleden south; Mill End; Booker Common; Frieth; Cadmore End; Piddington (Buckinghamshire).

On a fine day there is nothing quite like a drive to the country, followed by a leisurely walk and a hearty meal in a good local pub or cafe. With its glorious countryside and many fascinating reminders of an historic past Oxfordshire provides a rich and diverse landscape to explore.

In this volume of 20 circular routes there is the opportunity to see such celebrated sites as the White Horse at Uffington, believed to be one of Britain's oldest hill figures; Blenheim Palace, designed by Vanbrugh and ancestral home of the Churchill family; the ancient Rollright Stones, one of the most important stone circles in the country; Chastleton House in its idyllic Cotswold setting; and charming villages such as Wroxton with its thatched cottages and famous sundials. One can also enjoy the varied and abundant flora and fauna in the nature reserves of Foxholes and Little Wittenham; the beautiful and historic Shotover Country Park; and Cowleaze Wood where there it is possible to see the reintroduced red kites.

All the walks have detailed route directions, a sketch map and illustration plus all the necessary practical information required.

The walk locations are: Wroxton and North Newington; Cottisford and Tusmore Park; Adlestrop and Chastleton House; Great Tew; Lower Heyford; Foxholes Nature Reserve; Woodstock and Blenheim Park; Begbroke and Bladon; Minster Lovell and the River Windrush; Horspath and Shotover Country Park; Wootton and Boars Hill; Ridgeway near Watlington; Buscot and Kelmscott; Badbury Hill and the Great Barn; Little Wittenham and The Clumps; Wallingford; Woolstone and the Uffingham White Horse; Letcombe Regis; Stoke Row; Whitchurch-on-Thames.

One of a range of 'no frills' local walking guide booklets which admirably achieve their objective of getting you out in the countryside amongst beautiful scenery on carefully chosen routes full of interest. The directions are clear and precise and the pencil drawn sketch maps are particularly attractive as well as practical. This guide describes ten varied and interesting circular walks close to the River Thames near Oxford. The walks are between 4 and 10 miles in length and allow you to thoroughly explore the delights of this lovely historic area.

The locations are: Islip, Oddington and Ot Moor; Begbroke, Bladon and Bladon Heath; Wootton, Sunningwell and Jarn Mound; Forest Hill, Holton and Polecat End; Culham, Clifton Hampden and the Thames Horseshoe; Shotover Country Park, Horspath, Garsington, Cuddesdon and Wheatley; Farmoor Reservoir; Appleton and Appleton Lower Common; Begbroke and Yarnton; Wolvercote, Port Meadow and the Oxford Canal.

One of a range of 'no frills' local walking guide booklets which admirably achieve their objective of getting you out in the countryside amongst beautiful scenery on carefully chosen routes full of interest. The directions are clear and precise and the pencil drawn sketch maps are particularly attractive as well as practical. This guide describes ten varied and interesting circular walks close to the historic town of Witney, set in the valley of the River Windrush in Oxfordshire. The walks are between 4 and 9 miles in length and allow you to thoroughly explore the delights of this medieval wool town and the delightful surrounding area.

The locations are: North Leigh, Wilcote and Holly Grove; Charlbury and the Wychwood Forest; Brize Norton and Curbridge; South Leigh and Tar Wood; Northmoor, Standlake, the River Thames and Northmoor Lock; Mount Zion Bottom and Shilton; Finstock, Wilcote and Topples Wood; Asthall and Chalk Hill Cover; Combe, Stonesfield and the Roman Villa; Minster Lovell, the River Windrush and Minster Lovell Hall.

One of a range of 'no frills' local walking guide booklets which admirably achieve their objective of getting you out in the countryside amongst beautiful scenery on carefully chosen routes full of interest. The directions are clear and precise and the pencil drawn sketch maps are particularly attractive as well as practical. This guide describes eleven varied and interesting circular walks close to the town of Woodstock and Benheim Palace in Oxfordshire. The walks are between 5 and 10 miles in length.

The locations are: Over Kiddington and Kingswood Bottom; Combe and Fair Rosamund's Well; Yarnton and Oxey Mead; Long Hanborough, Abel Wood and Pinsley Wood; Woodstock and Gibraltar; Tackley and Pigeon Lock; Woodstock and Great Park; Woodstock, Combe and Akeman Street; Eynsham and Swinford Toll Bridge; Charlbury.

One of a range of 'no frills' local walking guide booklets which admirably achieve their objective of getting you out in the countryside amongst beautiful scenery on carefully chosen routes full of interest. The directions are clear and precise and the pencil drawn sketch maps are particularly attractive as well as practical. This guide describes thirteen varied and interesting circular walks close to the picturesque Vale of White Horse, named after the ancient stylised horse cut into the white chalk hillside near Uffington. The walks are between 4 and 8 miles in length and allow you to thoroughly explore the delights of this lovely historic area.

The locations are: Faringdon and Littleworth; Uffington and Uffington Wood; Stanford in the Vale and Shellingford; Buckland and Littleworth; Wayland's Smithy near Ashbury; Uffington and Whitehorse Hill; Letcombe Regis and Segbury Camp; East Challow and Childrey; Baulking and Lyde Copse; Buscot and Kelmscott; Badbury Clump, Coleshill and Great Coxwell; Woolstone Down; Ashbury and Odstone Combes.

Walking Close to Oxford

Walking Close to Witney

Walking Close to Woodstock and Blenheim Palace

One of a range of 'no frills' local walking guide booklets which admirably achieve their objective of getting you out in the countryside amongst beautiful scenery on carefully chosen routes full of interest. The directions are clear and precise and the pencil drawn sketch maps are particularly attractive as well as practical. This guide describes eleven varied and interesting circular walks in the countryside around Henley-on-Thames where Oxfordshire meets Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. The walks are between 3 and 10.5 miles in length, but most are between 4 and 7 miles.

The locations are: Shiplake; Rotherfield Peppard and Henley; Rotherfield Peppard and Gallowstree Common; Stonor Park, Maidensgrove and Turville Heath; Hambleden and Southend; Hambleden and Heath Wood; Mill End, Remenham and Hambleden Lock; Crazies Hill and Bottom Boles Wood; Crazies Hill, Warren Row and Frogmill; Mill End and Henley-on-Thames; Bix and Nettlebed.

One of the Jarrold Short Walks series for all the family. These lovely little full colour guides are the ideal companion for short walks that can be enjoyed by all. Features include clear and easy to follow instructions; detailed Ordnance Survey Explorer mapping with the route clearly highlighted, and specially commissioned photographs. There are twenty routes to choose from, colour coded by length and difficulty; green for easy; blue for modest length with some climbing and red for more challenging walks, possibly with stiff climbs.

Walk locations are: Uffington Castle and the White Horse; Castle Hill and Little Wittenham Wood; Swalcliffe; Dorchester and the Thames; Stoke Row; Cottisford and Tusmore Park; The Thames and Oxford Canal; Badbury Hill and Great Coxwell; Letcombe Castle; Wayland's Smithy and Ashbury; Cropredy and the Oxford Canal; Wroxton and Drayton; Great Tew; Broughton and North Newington; Begbroke and Bladon; Farringdon and Littleworth; Lower Heywood and Steeple Aston; Buscott and Kelmscott; Wallingford; Woodstock and Blenheim Great Park.

Walking books which match an exhilarating ramble with a nearby pub serving good food and drink have become, over the past ten years or so, one of the most popular forms of footpath guides. Until now most of the walks in these guides have tended to be between 2 and 7 miles in length. Here is a pub walks book with routes that are a little longer at 7 to 12 miles, and a little more adventurous and challenging, leaving those who complete them with a real sense of achievement.

The 20 circular routes in this volume offer a wealth of places to see and explore. There is a stroll along the Ridgeway in the Vale of the White Horse; fine views of Broughton Castle on a ramble in the Cotswolds; a visit to the charming village of Dorchester, with its wonderful abbey and gardens; and a chance to sample award-winning beers in a handsome hostelry in Chadlington. Other routes take the walker to Islip, where Edward the Confessor was born in 1004; along the Oxfordshire Way to Rycote Chapel, owned by English Heritage; through the magnificent parkland of Blenheim Palace; along delightful stretches of the Oxford Canal, near Kidlington; and on the banks of the River Thames near Henley.

Each walk description includes details of how to get to the start, where to park and where to stop for refreshments. The sketch maps have numbers which correspond with the numbered paragraphs in the text and there is information on the area's history, flora and fauna.

The walk locations are: Wroxton; South Newington and Great Tew; Tusmore Park; Salford; Somerton and the Heyfords; Charlbury and the Evenlode Valley; Blenheim Park; Otmoor; Burford; Cassington; Alvescot and Filkins; Northmoor; Waterperry; Dorchester; Coleshill; Ewelme; Woolstone and Wayland's Smithy; Letcombe Bassett; Mapledurham; Lower Shiplake.

If you enjoy both walking and visiting country pubs this book should appeal. All the inns are in Oxfordshire and surrounded by excellent walking country. Every walk begins and ends at a particular pub. They vary in length from 2 to 5.5 miles and each route is described in detail with its own accompanying sketch map.

The walks take you through the rich, rolling scenery of the eastern Cotswolds, the glorious beechwoods of the Chilterns, the lovely Vale of the White Horse and along the age-old Ridgeway. Charming waterways abound - the Cherwell, Windrush, Evenlode and, of course, the Thames. A visit to the splendours of Blenheim Palace and to the great city of Oxford complete the book. All 30 pubs are described in full, with a photograph, and details include their history and character, opening times, parking facilities, how to get there, food specialities and range of ales and ciders.

The walk locations are: Cropredy; Shenington; Hook Norton; Chipping Norton; Great Tew; Finmere; Stratton Audley; Shipton-under-Wychwood; Swinbrook; Finstock; Woodstock; Thrupp; Beckley; Oxford; Horspath; Kelmscott; Tadpole Bridge, Buckland Marsh; Longworth; Sunningwell; Fernham; Letcombe Regis; East Hendred; Aston Tirrold; Hailey, near Ipsden; Satwell; Nuffield; Maidensgrove; Long Wittenham; Brightwell Baldwin; Cuxham.

The thirty walks in this guide combine some of the most beautiful scenery in Oxfordshire, including the River Thames, streets lined with thatched cottages, gentle rolling hills and historic buildings, with the opportunity to enjoy a meal and a drink in a good local pub. The strolls vary in length between 1.5 and 4 miles and are suitable for all age groups. There is information about how to get to the start, where to park, and places of interest to visit en route or nearby. In addition, there are photographs of the pubs and sights along the way, and sketch maps with numbering to match the text.

The book offers a wealth of places to see and explore. There are the wonderful grounds of Blenheim Palace designed by Capability Brown; the peaceful village of Kelmscott which was home to the famous poet, artist and craftsman William Morris; the small town of Hook Norton, famous for its local real ale; and the picturesque village of Mapledurham often used as a film set, most recently for episodes of 'Morse' and 'The Eagle has Landed'. Other strolls go along the towpath of the beautiful Oxford Canal at Cropredy; along the Thames Path near Dorchester; to the popular Mill and Old Swan pub in Minster Lovell where Oxford undergraduates celebrate the end of their exams; to the famous Uffington White Horse, a chalk hill figure; and to Oxford city where the greatest collection of golden stone buildings are crammed into just a square mile.

The full list of walk locations is: Cropredy; Wroxton; North Newington; Adderbury; Hook Norton; Great Tew; Fringford; Chipping Norton; Tackley; Charlbury; Woodstock; Thrupp; Murcott; Swinbrook; Beckley; Minster Lovell; Oxford; Thame; Stanton Harcourt; Great Milton; Kelmscott; Abingdon; Dorchester; Faringdon; Christmas Common; Wallingford; East Hendred; Woolstone; Rotherfield Greys; Goring Heath.

Oxfordshire is justly proud of its villages. Within them or close by lies a rich heritage of moated castles, manor houses, thatched cottages, medieval tithe barns, parish churches, village greens, rivers and footpaths. And the best way to explore this glorious and varied scenery is on foot. The twenty routes in this book introduce the walker to a nature reserve, a working corn mill, Iron Age hill forts, a famous Thames ferry crossing and the galloping figure of a horse picked out in chalk. The villages on which the routes are based have been carefully chosen for their interest and beauty. Among the most picturesque are Church Enstone, Filkins, Coleshill, Buckland and Mapledurham.

Each walk instruction also includes details of how to get to the start, where to park and what food and drink are available locally. The walks vary in length from 2.5 to 8 miles. For greater clarity, the route descriptions are divided into numbered paragraphs which correspond with the numbers on the accompanying sketch maps. In addition there is a seperate section about places of interest to visit nearby such as the Rollright Stones near Long Compton, Blenheim Palace, the Cotswold Wildlife Park, and the Pendon Museum at Long Wittenham which displays, in miniature, scenes of the English countryside around 1930.

The walk locations are: Broughton; Church Enstone; Lower Heyford; Fringford; Stonesfield; Charlton-on-0tmoor; Filkins; Cumnor; Iffley; Great Milton; Sydenham; Coleshill; Buckland; Clifton Hampden; Ewelme; Kingston Lisle; Ardington; Nettlebed; Rotherfield Greys; Mapledurham.

Nick Channer is a keen walker and knows Oxfordshire well. He is the author of several other walking guides.

There's much more to Oxfordshire than the streets of Oxford. There are parts of the Cotswolds, the Chilterns, the Thames Valley and the Wessex Downs, together with over 2,000 miles of public rights of way: More than enough to satisfy the most discerning walker.

The 30 walks in this guide are mostly of an easy-going nature and are perfect for family outings. They explore all of the facets of this diverse county - woodland meanders, walks alongside rivers and historic canals, and a sprinkling of brisker rambles across the undulating countryside of the Cotswolds, Chilterns and Downs. There are notes on architecture, local history and the wildlife likely to be encountered. Every walk is easily accessible by public transport, and many are within easy reach of London - the ideal excuse to escape from the city for a few hours. Each walk includes the additional pleasure of a stop for afternoon tea (or morning coffee, or even an all-day breakfast) in a carefully checked establishment that welcomes walkers.

The walk locations are: Oxford; Abingdon to Oxford; Abingdon to Culham; Dorchester; Wallingford; Wallingford to Dorchester; Goring; Goring to Cholsey; Mapledurham; Reading to Pangbourne; Shiplake; Henley; Nettlebed to Henley; Chalgrove to Watlington; Banbury; Cropredy; Hornton; The Rollrights; Chipping Norton; Charlbury; Kiddington; Woodstock; Eynsham; Minster Lovell to Witney; Minster Lovell to Burford; Filkins; Lechlade; Faringdon; Wantage; Ardington.

Water always adds interest to a walk and Oxfordshire is fortunate in having so many inland waterways to explore. There are the well-known rivers - the Cherwell, Windrush, Evenlode and, of course, the Thames, and less well known watercourses such as the Dorn and the Ginge and Coldron brooks. There is also the Oxford Canal, which is becoming a popular walking route in its own right.

The twenty circular routes in this book are all between 3 and 6.75 miles in length. They take the walker part of the way along the banks of these waterways and through some of the most beautiful scenery in Oxfordshire. Each walk is carefully described and also includes other information on how to get to the start, where to park, and where to go for refreshments locally. All the walks are based on a good local pub. For greater clarity, the route descriptions are divided into mumbered paragraphs which correspond with the numbers on the accompanying sketch maps. There is also a seperate section about places of interest to visit nearby such as the Oxford Bus Museum at Long Hanborough, Waterperry Gardens nearThame, Beale Park with its collection of rare birds and intriguing Castle Mound in Oxford.

The walk locations are: Cropredy; Steeple Aston and the Heyfords; Middle Barton and Barton Abbey; Church Enstone; Chadlington and Dean; Stonesfield; Woodstock and Blenheim Palace; Minster Lovell to Crawley; Godstow to Swinford; Shabbington to Rycote Chapel; Binsey; Sandford-on-Thames; Kelmscott Manor to Radcot Bridge; Tadpole Bridge and Upper Thames; Culham, Sutton Courtenay and Sutton Pools; Dorchester-on-Thames; Wallingford; Ardington, Lockinge and Ginge; South Stoke; Whitchurch.

What better way to spend a leisurely few hours than to drive to the countryside, stretch your legs and then visit a good pub for some fine food. The 40 circular routes in this book show how this can be done. Each route, starting and finishing at or near a recommended pub, is between 3 and 7.5 miles in length and takes the walker through some of the most attractive and contrasting scenery these two counties have to offer.

In Berkshire there are routes taking in the gallops of Lambourn and the Valley of the Racehorse in the west and Ascot Racecourse and Windsor Great Park in the east. Villages steeped in history scatter the county: Inkpen and Combe Gibbet; Bagnor and the ruins of Donnington Castle; Finchampstead, once a hunting ground of King Henry VIII; and Caesars Camp at Swinley Forest near Bracknell.

Oxfordshire offers routes in the remote picturesque village of Shennington in the north and riverside walks from Shiplake church to Sonning in the south. Walkers can also enjoy routes through the ancient village of Salford and the Cotswold village of Shipton-under-Wychwood; Coleshill, a National Trust village; Uffington, with its church known as the 'Cathedral of the Vale'; and Watlington, where fine views to the north can be seen from Christmas Common.

The full walk locations are: Berkshire - Upper Lambourne; Hungerford; Inkpen Common; Chaddleworth; Crockham Heath; Bagnor; West Ilsley; Hermitage; Aldworth; Aldermaston Wharf; Pangbourne; Swallowfield; Finchampstead; Hurst and Dinton Pastures; Crazies Hill; Littlewick Green; Cookham Dean; Swinley Forest (Bracknell); Woodside (Ascot); Old Windsor. Oxfordshire - Shenington; North Newington; Salford and the Rollright Stones; Clifton (Deddington); Fringford; Lower Heyford; Shipton-under-Wychwood; Combe; Stanton St John; Alvescot; Cuddesdon; Sydenham; Longworth; Coleshill; Sutton Courtenay; Watlington; Uffington; East Hendred; Satwell; Shiplake Row.