Distance - 7.5 Miles
Geocaches - 1
A new circular walk around a city - this time The Oxford Trek - a long out of print guide from my favourite druid, Laurence Main. His book details a 64 mile circuit and it starts at the final resting place of one of Britain's most famous sons.
A man that once replied to the insult "If you were my husband, I would poison your tea" by retorting "If you were my wife, I would drink it".
Churchill |
Bladon Church |
Considering the attention his statue gets in Parliament Square, I am kind of surprised at the lack of security. Maybe they don't get leftie activists in this quiet corner of Oxfordshire. At least not until the winter fuel bills come in.
A short walk along the walls of Blenheim Palace and into Woodstock, where my disappointment at being too early for the pubs is alleviated by the fact that the most prominent one is Arkells.
A peak through the main visitor gates to Blenheim Palace |
The Punch Bowl - Well Kept Real Ales |
Leaving Woodstock behind, the walk presents arable fields, with a couple of miles distraction along the Oxford Canal.
All of Bletchingdon |
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