Oxford Abingdon Didcot Cycle Commute in Real-Time, Mostly NCR 5
Cycle commute from Oxford to Didcot via Abingdon-on-Thames, in real time.
EXPAND DESCRIPTION for Timed Links to sights on the route.
For a sped up version, follow this link:
The route taken was partly along the National Cycle Route 5 (or NCR 5: and beside the River Thames (historically named the Isis River: on 18 March 2015.
It's quite muddy along the river that time of year, so I avoided going down the muddiest paths. I followed my own route, but this map shows a similar trail to what I cycled:
Here's a list of sights and their timing links:
0:00 Oxford Castle
1:00 Westgate Shopping Centre Car Park under demolition
3:53 The Head of the River
4:22 Thames Path
5:25 Lincoln College Boat Club
6:10 University College Boathouse
7:23 St Catz Boathouse
8:18 Isis Canoe Club
8:50 Weirs Lane Bridge & City of Oxford Rowing Club
10:10 Isis Boathouse and Farmhouse
10:45 Iffley Lock
12:13 Eastern By-Pass Road Bridge
13:54 Hinksey Stream and Kennington Railway Bridge
22:51 Sandford Lane, Kennington
24:04 Kennington Road
29:12 Whites Lane, Radley
31:23 Thruup Lane and Lakes
41:30 Abbey Meadows
41:48 Abingdon Lock
45:36 The Nags Head on the Thames
45:51 Bridge Street Bridge
46:06 Abingdon-on-Thames
48:38 Abingdon Marina
1:02:36 Sutton Courtenay
1:03:25 The George and Dragon in Sutton Courtenay
1:12:00 Didcot Power Station and North Cooling Towers
1:18:40 Southmead Industrial Park
1:22:06 Footbridge over the railway track into the Ladygrove
1:23:08 Ladygrove Housing Estate
1:26:48 Didcot Skate Park
1:28:03 Cow Lane Bridge
1:28:13 Didcot
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2. Charlbury, Oxfordshire, August 2018
The planned walk for today started at the train station in Charlbury in Oxfordshire. We were due to walk 11.5 miles which would take us to the small village of Chilson, through Wychwood Forest and the village of Finstock and then back to Charlbury.
Despite being well equipped with map, compass, route description and a hand held GPS, we still seem able to often go wrong and today was no exception. We ended up doing three extra miles due to wrong turns at various points along the way. Luckily we were not short of time although the extra mileage meant that it turned out to be long walk.
The station at Charlbury looks quite old fashioned. I imagine it is busy on normal weekday mornings as this must be commuter land, but on a bank holiday Monday it was pretty deserted. Upon leaving the village, we were soon walking along the edge of fields in lovely countryside never far from the River Evenlode. We stopped to have our packed lunch in Chilson before moving into Wychwood Forest. This was the section of the walk I was most looking forward to. I love walking through forests and woods. I love the quiet, the atmosphere, the look and feel of the trees and the feeling that you are surrounded by nature, beneath your feet and overhead. For me it really feels like you are walking into a space of balance; like I am almost intruding in a place where so many other creatures live and they are probably watching me pass through.
In these woods are ancient burial grounds of around 5000 years old, although they were hard to make out among the undergrowth of the trees. The wood is much smaller than it was many years ago, with much of this space having been used for other purposes.
Leaving the woods, we were soon passing through the village of Finstock and then walking through the Cornbury Park Deer Park. Sam was hoping to see the deer. We thought we were going to end up disappointed but just as we were about to reach the end of this section, Sam spotted some deer, although they were keeping their distance.
We ended up back at Charlbury and popped into The Bell Inn for a quick drink. I was hoping to find that they would serve Wychwood’s Hobgoblin, which would have been a fitting end to the walk. Sadly I had to settle for another pint, but at the end of this walk, it still felt well deserved.
To complete this walk yourself, use OS Explorer 180.
Cycle Trip No.1 Twyford to Oxford Sustrans Route
Team ride from Twyford station to Oxford (and beyond) to The Trout Pub.
45 miles approx (we cycled 50) 5 hours 40 minutes including a pub stop.
Not the quickest route but surely one of the most beautiful.
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00:00:29 1 History
00:00:58 2 Geography
00:01:27 2.1 Extreme points
00:01:56 2.2 Rivers
00:02:25 2.3 Green belt
00:02:55 3 Economy
00:03:24 4 Politics
00:03:53 5 Education
00:04:22 6 Buildings
00:04:51 7 Settlements in Oxfordshire
00:05:06 8 Emergency services
00:05:21 9 Settlements by population
00:05:35 10 Places of interest
00:05:50 11 See also
00:06:04 12 References and notes
00:06:19 13 Further reading
00:06:48 14 External links
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Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from Oxonium, the Latin name for Oxford) is a county in South East England. The ceremonial county borders Warwickshire to the north-west, Northamptonshire to the north-east, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, Wiltshire to the south-west and Gloucestershire to the west.
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