Walking Britain Longcot & Uffington Circular
Introduction to Walk 3630
County/Area - Oxfordshire
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 5.2 miles / 8.5 km
Ascent - 150 feet / 45 metres
Time - 2 hours 50 minutes
Grade - easy
Short Oxfordshire walk in the Vale of the White Horse visiting the villages of Longcot and Uffington. The route passes Sir John Betjeman's former home and Tom Brown's School Museum. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers.
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer 170 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer 170 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 163 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 163 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 164 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 164 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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2.2 miles / 3.5 km away
Wayland's Smithy & Uffington Castle from Woolstone
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
2.5 miles / 4.0 km away
Badbury Hill, including the Great Barn at Great Coxwell
Grade - easy
Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 km
2.9 miles / 4.6 km away
Uffington Castle, the White Horse and Wayland's Smithy
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km
2.9 miles / 4.6 km away
Uffington White Horse & Wayland's Smithy
Grade - easy
Length - 3.3 miles / 5.3 km
3.1 miles / 5.0 km away
Faringdon, Radcot and Littleworth
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km
3.1 miles / 5.0 km away
Buckland & Pusey from Faringdon
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 10.5 miles / 17.1 km
3.1 miles / 5.0 km away
Faringdon Folly, Buckland Warren and Hatford
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km
3.1 miles / 5.0 km away
Faringdon, Wicklesham, The Folly & Folly Park
Grade - easy
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km
3.1 miles / 5.0 km away
Faringdon, Thrupp and towards Lechlade
Grade - easy
Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km
3.1 miles / 5.0 km away
Faringdon, Fernham and Little Coxwell
Grade - easy
Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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