Stadhampton Walks
This Oxfordshire based village is located a few miles south east of the university city of Oxford.
The rural village is located near the River Thame and has some nice country footpaths to try. There's also a number of noteworthy historical buildings including pretty thatched cottages and a church with Norman features.
This circular walk from the village takes you to Ascott Park, Newbury Hill and the neighbouring village of Chalgrove. You can pick up the footpaths from the village and follow them south east to the farmland and village. On the way there's some pleasant countryside and views of the River Thame which runs through the area. Other features include the picturesque old watermill near Stadhampton and the quaint 17th century thatched cottages in Chalgrove.
To continue your walking in the area head south west to visit nearby Dorchester on Thames where you could pick up the Thames Path National Trail. The Chalgrove will take you to the historic Brightwell Park Estate and Brightwell Baldwin.
Stadhampton Ordnance Survey Map 
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Stadhampton Open Street Map 
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Stadhampton OS Map 
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Stadhampton Open Street Map 
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Walks near Stadhampton
- Dorchester Circular Walk - The delightful Oxfordshire town of Dorchester on Thames has some lovely footpaths to follow through the surrounding countryside and woodland
- Wallingford Circular Walk - This circular walk explores the countryside surrounding the riverside Oxfordshire town of Wallingford
- Wittenham Clumps - This circular walk climbs to these two distinctive hills near Dorchester
- Wantage - The Oxfordshire town of Wantage is in a great location for exploring a lovely section of the Ridgeway
- Ardington - This pretty village is located in the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, just to the east of Wantage
- Letcombe Regis - This Oxfordshire based village includes a pleasant local nature reserve and a noteworthy Iron Age hill fort on the Ridgeway National Trail.
- Sutton Courtenay - This route from the Oxfordshire village of Sutton Courtenay uses part of the Thames Path and other public footpaths to create a circular walk through the surrounding area.
- East Hendred - This rural village in Oxfordshire is located in the North Wessex Downs AONB and the historic Vale of White Horse near the settlements of Ardington and Wantage
- Culham - A short circular walk around the delightful Oxfordshire village of Culham, passing the 15th century Culham Manor and the picturesque Culham Lock on the River Thames.
- Benson - This pretty South Oxfordshire village is in a great spot for riverside walks and exploring the Chilterns Hills AONB
- Clifton Hampden - This pretty Oxfordshire village lies just to the east of Sutton Courtenay on the River Thames.
Pubs/Cafes
The Crazy Bear Hotel dates back to the 17th century and offers the choice of English or Thai restaurants within the same premises. You can find them at postcode OX44 7UR for your sat navs.
Photos
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Stadhampton Watermill
The Llamas of Stadhampton. Along the track behind the Crazy Bear pub is a farm shop and animal park. The usual suspects, cows, sheep, pigs, chickens etc. are all there, but these two are a bit different. Although the llama population of South Oxfordshire is steadily growing, I believe.
Ascott Park. This house, together with a few farm buildings and the small octagonal structures in a nearby field are all that remains of the medieval village of Ascott. Sir William "The Splendid" Dormer built a manor house here which burnt down. There are substantial earthworks beside the house, and a series of fishponds in a nearby wood. The original gateposts still stand, incorporated in a field wall, and some avenues of now rapidly ageing trees. Otherwise, what would at one time have been a small country house and park has reverted to farmland. This is a view of the house from a semi derelict field containing various items of agricultural junk such as this antique here.
Fish Pond at Ascott Park. One of the old fish ponds associated with the vanished medieval village of Ascot. Created by damming up a shallow valley with an earth bank which is to the left of this picture, the ponds are now very overgrown and hard to photograph. This is about the best shot I could get without wading into mud. There are more ponds in the wood to the south. They are even more overgrown.
Footpath through Ascott estate
The Green, Stadhampton
North-west of Chalgrove
Seventeenth century thatched cottages, Chalgrove High Street