The Vale Way - Section 2 -Steventon to Wantage

Grid ReferenceDirectionsPoints of Interest
4714 9197Start: B4017, Abingdon Road.Pubs, shops and café on High Street. Steventon War Memorial.
Follow the causeway or The Causeway to the junction with Stocks Lane, past the North Star pub and continue along The Causeway, over the railway level crossing, follow the causeway to the left to Church Lane at the junction with Mill Street.Medieval stone causeway to Steventon(Milton) built by monks. Old houses. National Trust property at junction of The Causeway and Mill Street. The North Star is a listed building with railway connections.
Continue along Church Lane past the church to Hill Farm.14th century church of St Michael and All Angels. Remains of cross in churchyard. Hill Farm is the site of the annual Truck Festival(music).
Straight on over a stile between the farm buildings. Take the footpath straight on, over several stiles or gates to Woods Farm. Follow the bridleway straight on generally along field edge then diagonally southwest across a field to the left end of hedge ahead. Straight on along field edge to right before shortly passing through gap in hedge, follow field edge to left before turning left onto track to A417.
Cross A417 and straight on along The Greenaway to the footpath on the right. Follow footpath generally straight on via stiles and gates to the junction with High Street.
Turn right and follow High Street to junction with School Road.Estate village of Ardington. Pub, shop and tea room. Church, Ardington House and estate buildings.
Follow School Road to junction with Lockinge RoadSchool of Crafts. Millenium Stones.
Cross road and follow the bridleway straight on to the junction with Lockinge to Wantage road. Turn right and along road to corner. Follow the bridleway straight ahead to the junction with Lark Hill. Turn left and follow to Springfield Road, turn right, to end of road, turn right along road take first left past scout building and follow lane,(Incknield Lane) to junction with A338, Ormond Road. Turn left, follow road to junction with B4494, Chainhill Road. Cross A338, then onto Eagle Close.
At Eagle Almshouses turn left into Post Office Lane. Continue to junction with Newbury Street. Eagle Almshouses.
Turn right onto Newbury Street  the left into Market Place, Wantage.
3983 8790End: Market Place, Wantage.Shops, pubs, cafes and Restaurants. Statue of King Alfred. Museum. Church and historic buildings.