V - West Hendred Circular via Ardington Lock

Vale of White Horse Group

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Overview

The walk starts from West Hendred, traversing low-lying farmland to Woods Farm and then to the tunnel beneath the main London to Bristol railway line at Ardington Wick. We will pass over the newly replaced footbridge and on to Ardington Lock, one of the best-preserved locks on the disused Wilts and Berks canal in the Wantage area, which few people ever see. From there, we move west and south to the outskirts of Grove before turning east, crossing fields to Ardington, passing the Millennial Stones to the tranquil Parkinson's Garden for our picnic lunch stop. Finally, we return to the start via the imposing Ardington House. Vale walk leader PR 07418 078044

Thursday, 14 August 2025

Start time:: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time:: 2:45 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 16.9km / 10.5mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: circular

Starting point

Grid reference:: SU 44819 89064
Nearest postcode:: OX12 8RG
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Start time:: 10:00 am

West Hendred, top of Greenway opposite The Hare PH

Upcoming walks with Vale of White Horse Group

V - Area picnic walk 1. Harwell campus history walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

V - Area picnic walk 4. Ridgeway and Downs circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

V - Area picnic walk 3. A circular walk on the Ridgeway and Icknield Way

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

V - Area picnic walk 6. Ridgeway and Downs circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

V - Area picnic walk 2. A leisurely lowland walk from Blewbury

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

V - Area picnic walk 5. Ridgeway and Downs circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

V/WO - Northmoor circular along the River Thames

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

V - Faringdon to Longcot on The Vale Way

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.8 miles

V - The Vale Way, Longcot to Stanford in the Vale

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.2 miles

V - From Stanford in the Vale to Cherbury Camp

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.4 miles

V - Abingdon to Steventon on the Vale Way linear

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.9 miles

WO/V - Finstock via Charlbury and Cornbury Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.5 miles

V - Wantage, W. Lockinge and the Downs circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

V - The Vale Way, Stanford in the Vale to Ardington

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.2 miles

V - Childrey and Letcombes circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.8 miles

V - Abingdon, Culham circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

V - Marsh Baldon circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

V - Blewbury and Juniper Valley circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

V - Stanford in the Vale circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.8 miles

V - The Vale Way, Ardington to Abingdon

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.2 miles

V/WO - Cumnor, Thames Path circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.3 miles

V - Uffington circular via Fernham

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.7 miles

V - Circular from Wantage via Lockinge in memory of Nik Bergson

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

V - Faringdon circular via Stanford Place

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.3 miles

Cancelled: V - Blewbury and Juniper Valley circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles