Cherwell Valley Heyfords Walk

Walks, England, Oxfordshire, Cherwell

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  • Your walk starts here at Heyford Station. Trains run to and from Banbury, Didcot Parkway and Oxford.

    Step 1: Your walk starts here at Heyford Station. Trains run to and from Banbury, Didcot Parkway and Oxford.

  • The post code for the start of this walk is OX25 5PD. The 25 bus currently runs between Bicester and Lower Heyford (June 2023).

    Step 2: The post code for the start of this walk is OX25 5PD. The 25 bus currently runs between Bicester and Lower Heyford (June 2023).

  • Step 3: Stretches of the canal towpath are badly eroded so watch out for these as you go. Please read 'Best Ways to Walk' below.

  • From Heyford Station car park cross the railway line using the footbridge.

    Step 4: From Heyford Station car park cross the railway line using the footbridge.

  • Turn left through a gap in stone wall to exit the platform.

    Step 5: Turn left through a gap in stone wall to exit the platform.

  • Then left again onto the Oxford Canal towpath

    Step 6: Then left again onto the Oxford Canal towpath

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