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Heythrop Park Walks

2.3 miles (3.7 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap This walk takes you to Heythrop Park which lies just to the south of the village of Heythrop in Oxfordshire.
The architectuarally impressive house dates back to the 18th century and is designated as Grade II listed building.
Now a hotel it sits in hundreds of acres of parkland with a number of cycling and walking trails to try. You can enjoy a lovely afternoon tea and then head for a stroll around the attractive grounds. Here you'll find peaceful woodland trails, pretty lakes and a lovely walled garden.
You can continue the walk by following public footpaths south to visit the neighbouring village of Church Enstone.
The site sits just east of the popular market town of Chipping Norton.

Postcode

OX7 5UF - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locations

Heythrop Park OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Heythrop Park Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Walks near Heythrop

  • Chipping Norton - This popular Oxfordshire market town is a great base for exploring the Cotswold Hills.
    This long circular walk makes use of three long distance waymarked trails which run through the area surrounding the town
  • Wychwood Way - A long circular walk exploring the Wychwood Forest area of the Cotswolds
  • Claude Duval Bridleroute - This shared walking and cycle path runs from Quainton, near Aylesbury in Oxfordshire to Great Barrington in the Cotswolds.
    This route is named after the well-known local highwayman, Claude Duval
  • Shakespeare's Way - This walk follows a route that Shakespeare may have taken when travelling between Stratford-upon-Avon and London
  • Rollright Stones - This walk follows the Shakespeare's Way long distance footpath from Chipping Norton to the Rollright Stones on the Oxfordshire/Warwickshire border
  • Macmillan Way - This epic long distance path links Boston in Lincolnshire to Abbotsbury in Dorset
  • Kingham-Bledington-Foxholes - The delightful Cotswolds village of Kingham was voted 'England's Favourite Village' in 2006
  • Blenheim Park - This circular walk starts at the magnificent Blenheim palace and takes you on a tour of the beautiful gardens
  • Hook Norton - This pretty Oxfordshire village is located in a fine position close to the Cotswold Hills
  • Great Tew - This circular walk visits the delightful Cotswolds village of Great Tew

Further Information and Other Local Ideas

To continue your walking in the area head north to visit the fascinating Rollright Stones. Here you'll find an ancient group of Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monuments.

Photos

In Heythrop Park (10) - geograph.org.uk - 2826725

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View of the house which dates back to the 1700s. It was designed by the architect Thomas Archer in the Baroque style for Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury

In Heythrop Park (11) - geograph.org.uk - 2826735

Heythrop Park golf course (2) - geograph.org.uk - 2756663

Heythrop Park (1) - geograph.org.uk - 2756595

In Heythrop Park (1) - geograph.org.uk - 2825244

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