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Southern/Southwest England
Oxfordshire WayBourton-on-the-Water to Henley-on-Thames 104km/65 miles EASY A lowland path to the north of Oxford linking the Cotswolds with the Thames via the Chilterns. It was originally devised in the early 1970s by the local branch of the Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) and is now maintained by the council. The first 41km form part of European Path E2. Connects with Chiltern Way, D'Arcy Dalton Way, Donnington Way, From the Wye to the Thames (see Wye Valley Walk), Gloucestershire Way, Heart of England Way (E2), Monarch's Way, North Cotswold Diamond Way, Oxford Canal Walk (E2, for central Oxford), The Ridgeway, Swan's Way, Thame Valley Walk, Thames Path, Wardens' Way, Windrush Way Highway Authorities Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire Parks and countryside Chilterns AONB, Cotswolds AONB Tourist Information
Transport. Bourton has buses to Kemble (trains for London, Reading, Swindon, Gloucester, Cheltenham and Birmingham) or Moreton-in-Marsh, on the Thames Trains line between Oxford/Reading/London and Worcester. This line is roughly parallel to the Way between Shipton and Combe, with intermediate stations near the route at Charlbury and Finstock. Other Thames Trains services near the route serve Tackley (Oxford, Banbury and Birmingham), Islip (Oxford and Bicester Town) and Henley (Reading and Twyford with connections to London, Birmingham and southwest England). For details of connections and through ticketing on buses via Moreton, see Transport: Southwest England. Other bus services connect with the route though may be infrequent. For more on finding out about services and fares, see Transport: National information.
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