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We publish a pack of 12 full colour circular walk leaflets to aid exploration of hidden North Oxfordshire.

Image depicting Circular Walks and Historic Village Trail leaflets
Circular Walks and Historic Village Trail leafletsThe leaflets come in a sturdy, splash-proof pack and can be purchased from our Tourist Information Centres (see contacts to the right) for £5.95 (+£1 p&p). All leaflets are available to download from the individual walk pages (see links below). Please be aware that there have been some changes in the text and on the ground since the leaflets were published. These are noted on each walk page.

If you bring your dog with you on one of the walks, keep it under close control and on a lead when near to livestock. However, current advice recommends you don't walk between a cow and her calf and, if you are threatened by cattle, you should let the dog off the lead.

We also publish 4 circular rides outlined below which are available from the TIC and are free of charge. For a copy of the leaflet please see downloads to the right of the page.

3 counties ride 17 mile circular cycle route on quiet roads, with shortcuts. Passing through: Cropredy, Claydon, Aston Le Walls, Lower Boddington, Wormleighton, Fenny Compton, Farnborough, Mollington.

Cherwell Valley ride 18 mile circular cycle route on quiet roads, cycleways and bridleways. Passing through: Kidlington, Begbroke, Woodstock, Tackley, Kirtlington, Bletchingdon, Hampton Poyle.

Ironstone villages ride 20 mile hilly circular cycle route on quiet roads and surfaced tracks. Passing through: Bodicote, Broughton, Shutford, Epwell, Sibford Gower, Lower Tadmarton, Bloxham.

The Jubilee Ride is a 9.5 mile circular equestrian/cycle route on quiet roads and bridleways to the north of Bicester. The main route and shortcuts pass through Stoke Lyne, Bainton, Fringford, Hethe, Tusmore Park and Hardwick. The Jubilee Ride leaflet has recently been reprinted (July 2010) to include a change of route at the start of the ride as well as other information and text updates.

Cyclists please note:

Direction 2, South-North Shortcut -

Please take care crossing the stream as it is hard to negotiate the steep slope and then open the bridlegate on a bike.

Take care as you approach the wooded area as it is usually very muddy and, on a wet day, you may need to walk your bike until you emerge from the woodland.

Bodicote circular walk and salt way nature trail

Banbury fringe walk

Piddington circular walk

Sibfords historic village trail

Cherwell valley walks/Heyfords circular walk

Cropredy battlefield circular walk and village trail

Deddington circular walks

Shutford circular walk and village trail

Shenington with Alkerton historic village trail

Horley circular walk and village trail

Adderbury circular walk and village trail

Fringford historic village trail