
Thames Path, Day 6
Oxford, Oxfordshire
- 3hr 55m / 15.5km
- 86
Day 6 of the Thames Path, Oxford to Abingdon.
Step 1: This walk starts off Norfolk Street at Westgate. There are a variety of bus stops here and a big underground car park. This walk starts off Leiden Square near Abbey Place & Norfolk Street.

Step 2: David Batchelor's sculpture called “Homage to Doctor Mirabilis” aka Roger Bacon can be seen here in the Westgate Centre entrance.
Step 3: We’ll learn more about Roger Bacon in a minute but for now just know that he was known as the “Wonderful Doctor” who employed empirical methods to extend the realm of science. Continue up Norfolk Street…

Oxford, Oxfordshire
Day 6 of the Thames Path, Oxford to Abingdon.

Oxford, Oxfordshire
Walk from Oxford past Port Meadow & Godstow Abbey. Lunch in Wolvercote. Pass Kings Lock, Wytham Woods & cross Swinford Bridge into Eynsham.

Oxford, Oxfordshire
A jaunt around Christ Church, Oxfordshire.

Oxford, Oxfordshire
A circular route along the Oxford Canal and River Thames. Includes stops at Oxford Castle, Port Meadow, and a riverside pub garden!

Oxford, Oxfordshire
Explore the beautiful Oxford Canal with a stop at Oxford Castle and a children’s play area along the way.

Port Meadow, Oxford
Stroll through fields of buttercups, wild horses and end you walk with a pint at The Perch. One of my favourite places in Oxford 💛