
Cherwell Valley Heyfords Walk
Heyfords, Oxfordshire
- 2 hours / 4.9km
- 29
A loop through the Cherwell Valley. Follow the Oxford Canal, passing churches, pubs and quaint villages as you go.
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Step 1: Your walk starts here at Heyford Station. Trains run to and from Banbury, Didcot Parkway and Oxford.

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.

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

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

Step 6: Then left again onto the Oxford Canal towpath.

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A loop through the Cherwell Valley. Follow the Oxford Canal, passing churches, pubs and quaint villages as you go.

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