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Oxfordshire
Slow Ways linking Hook Norton and Banbury, Chipping Norton, Deddington, Shipston-on-Stour
England / Oxfordshire / Hook Norton
Hook Norton’s four Slow Ways are 56% checked
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Walk to Hook Norton from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Chipping Norton—Hook Norton
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Chihoo one |
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4 X |
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Verify me | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 213m | Descent 255m | ||
Hook Norton—Banbury
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Hooban one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 17km/10mi | Ascent 317m | Descent 253m | |
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Hook Norton—Banbury
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Hooban two |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Hook Norton—Banbury
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Hooban three |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 17km/11mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
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Hook Norton—Deddington
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Hooded one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 181m | Descent 153m | ||
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Shipston-on-Stour—Hook Norton
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Shihoo one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 15km/9mi | Ascent 236m | Descent 141m |
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Collective progress
54% of Hook Norton’s four route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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8 people have contributed to Hook Norton’s Slow Ways
2 people have pledged to walk and review a route
1 people have surveyed a route in Hook Norton
75km out of 93km have been walked and reviewed
150km of reviews have been shared in Hook Norton
Latest Updates
Leaving North Newington (photo 4) the route eventually takes you through fields (photo 5) to a dip and then back uphill to a field which asked us to not use the field margin due to nesting birds (photo 6). Leaving Swalcliffe, the route takes you around the school and down Park Lane and through Park Wood (photo 10). As the route took us towards Lodge Farm, it took us through some fields of sweetcorn which it looked like had only recently had a path cleared to follow the right of way (photo 11). The route then takes you across more agricultural fields as it descends towards the destination....
Steve Litchfield
Steve Litchfield added Hooban three, a new walk from Hook Norton to Banbury
Walk this routeAfter attempting, I feel a new route (I shall add Hooban three) is needed and would be beneficial to stop people having the same problems faced upon leaving Swalcliffe....
Steve Litchfield
Pear Tree pub at end of Brewery Lane also serves Hook Norton beer and has a pleasant rear garden If walking from Shipston, the 488 Stagecoach bus from outside the Pear Tree pub to Chipping Norton (10 past hour), and then the 50 Stagecoach bus from Chipping Norton (14:40, 18:51 Monday-Saturday) gets you back to Shipston....
jezzaph
Leaving Shipston On Stour you follow the Shakespeare Way along the river Stour for a short section before more field paths with great views arriving at Cherington where we leave the Shakespeare Way....
Nigel Cull
Staircase crossing of A3400 isn’t great condition, take care....
Paul
Apart from those bits it was a pleasant walk. Once in Banbury town centre I walked down Parson Street and finished at Ye Olde Reindeer in Banbury. It does a better pint than the "proper" endpoint at the bus station :-)...
IanP
As you leave the village the footpath passes around the back of the brewery, where we saw their shire horses grazing; they are still used for local beer deliveries. We stopped for lunch at the Cherington Arms in Stourton, which we would recommend for its good food and beer....
swebbews
The footpath to Wigginton west of South Newington had been closed by Oxfordshire CC due to the poor condition of the boardwalk, but alternative routes to Wigginton were possible using paths to the north, or by walking along the Wigginton Road....
swebbews
A walk over undulating countryside from Banbury to Hook Norton. Leaving Banbury - On Bretch Hill look for the path entrance left of a block of flats - see photo 1. Follow the path for 200 metres until you arrive at an entrance to a housing estate. Follow the path through the garden until you come to a big wooden gate with 'Beware of the dog' written on it....
Stan Morgan
There are two awkward roads to cross A41 (with two steep staired banks) and the Hook Norton road just by Fanville Farm near the end of the walk....
Lodge101
Slow Ways added Chihoo one, a new walk from Chipping Norton to Hook Norton
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Hooban one, a new walk from Hook Norton to Banbury
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Hooded one, a new walk from Hook Norton to Deddington
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Shihoo one, a new walk from Shipston-on-Stour to Hook Norton
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Grid ref
SP3552233081
Lat / Lon
51.99506° / -1.48403°
Easting / Northing
435,522E / 233,081N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Hook Norton's meeting point
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