This area comprises that part of the South-east region within the HP and OX postcode areas, excluding OX10, OX11 and OX12 postcode districts.
Neighbouring regions and areas are
- England East and East Anglia
- England: East Midlands
- England South-east
- England South-west
- England: West Midlands
Note also some of the most convenient hubs for multi-day walking on different routes.
Routes
Use the alphastrip below to jump to the appropriate initial letter for a selected route within the list. If there are no routes with a particular initial letter, the jump will have no effect.
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Chiltern Railway Walk
Length >60km
Max transport gap > 30km
A 288km walk between London Marylebone and Kidderminster.
Image: Denham
Greater Ridgeway
A 605km walk which chains the four paths which link Lyme Regis with the North Norfolk coast — the Wessex Ridgeway, The Ridgeway National Trail, Icknield Way Trail, and Peddars Way.
Icknield Way Trail
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A walk of 193km between Ivinghoe Beacon and Knettishall Heath.
Midshires Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap >20km
A 361km walk between Princes Risborough and Stockport.
Monarch’s Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap > 30km
A 936km walk between Worcester and Southwick, following the route taken (following the Battle of Worcester) by King Charles I (1600-49).
Image: Charles I, after Anthony Van Dyck
(public domain)
Outer Aylesbury Ring
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A walk of 86km encircling Aylesbury.
Oxford Canal Path
Length >60km
Max transport gap >20km
A walk of 129km between Oxford and Hawkesbury Junction, on the north-eastern tip of Coventry.
Image: Braunston Junction, where the Oxford Canal (right) meets the Grand Union Canal
Oxfordshire Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap >20km
A walk of 109km between Bourton-on-the-Water and Henley-on-Thames.
The Ridgeway
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A walk of 136km between Overton Hill and Ivinghoe Beacon.
Image: Goring Bridge, crossed by the route
Shakespeare’s Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap >20km
A 288km walk between Stratford-upon-Avon and the Globe Theatre in Southwark, commemorating the life of William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright.
Image: First Folio, engraving by Martin Droeshout
(public domain)
Thames Path
Length >60km
Max transport gap >20km
A walk of 440km between Greenwich and the river’s source.
Image: Whitchurch from the bridge
Vale Way
Length <60km
Max transport gap <20km
A walk of 44km between Abingdon and Longcot.
Hubs
Some places lend themselves to being hubs, where you may pitch up for a few days’ car-free walking, fanning out on a different route (or part of a route) each day. The hub becomes a walking-place for recreation at walking pace. Hubs in this area include
| Banbury | Banbury is a good hub for the north of the area: it also serves as a hub for adjacent parts of neighbouring regions. |
| High Wycombe | High Wycombe is a useful hub for the north-east of the area, and for parts of West London. |
| Oxford | Oxford is the pre-eminent hub for the area. |
Guided and group walks
Saturday Walking Club
This online-driven group has been well established in the London area for some years, but the reach of their walks goes far beyond the M25. Their walks are all free (the word “club” may be a bit misleading) and there are walks on other days of the week. You may download a route from their extensive catalogue to enable you to walk on your own — you are expected to carry your own copy of the route-map if you join a group walk.
Image: Sheffield Park
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