| Grid Reference | Directions | Points of Interest |
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9558 |
START: In the
Market Square in Faringdon with your back to the Old Crown Coaching
Inn. Cross the Market Square into Southampton Street. Cross over Hart
Avenue then continue along Southampton Steet South to the signed
footpath. Follow footpath which turns into Volunteer Way. Walk down Volunteer Way to the A 417 Lechlade Road. Cross over Lechlade Road and walk uphill. The path leads to a flight of steps down to the A 420 Swindon - to Oxford road. |
Shops, pubs, cafes and restaurants. Church and
historic buildings. Faringdon has a tourist information office. |
| Cross A 420 road, proceed up the steps and carry on along the access road to Wickleshamlodge Farm. At the junction with the bridleway, turn right. | Wicklesham
Quarry |
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| At the junction with a bridleway, turn left. Walk down bridleway as far as stile on the right hand side. At the stile take the path hard right and proceed through a series of field gates to Gorse Farm to Fernham Road | ||
| Cross over Fernham Road and proceed through a number of gates before crossing the farm entrance at Little Coxwell, with a duck pond and then tennis court on your left. The path then enters Little Coxwell Village. | Source of river Ock on the
left hand side No public access. Public house and interesting
buildings in village. |
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| Turn Left to walk out of the village and follow the footpath signed Longcot 1½ miles. Walk along this path until meeting a wooden bridge and stile on its right hand side. Cross over the bridge | ||
| Turn left to follow the path over a stile and bridge. Cross the next field passing a waymark post to a stone culvert into the next field. The path continues through a gap in the hedgerow. | ||
| Path continues diagonally across large field ending at a finger post in Mallins Lane Longcot Village. | Views of Downs and Uffington White Horse | |
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Walk down Mallins Lane,
turning left into The Green and its junction with Kings Lane and the
d'Arcy Dalton Way, where this Section and Vale Way ends |
Church, pub and interesting buildings |