Days out in and around Abingdon, Oxfordshire

HighamKneeDee

Hi everybody
The good lady, the she dog and I have booked mid March for a one week break in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.
I'm looking for ideas of days out in and around the area please.
I'm thinking of nice villages/towns, scenic riverside walks and large parks for shedog.
I am aware of Henley going towards London and the likes of Bourton on the Water in The Cotswolds.
Are you good people able to recommend any other attractive places to explore? As we will have the dog we are not really bothered about museums and the like but are happy to walk around picturesque towns. I am grateful.

susancs

We stayed just outside of Abingdon in a Devere venues hotel a couple of years ago in the summertime and thought Abingdon was a very pretty village. There was a nice pub that had outside seating where you could watch the boats go past on the Thames. We went to Didcot for the steam railway. We drove to Redbridge (think it was called) park and ride and got the bus into Oxford a few times. I am sorry I do not know if you are allowed dogs in any of these places.

HighamKneeDee

susancs wrote: »

We stayed just outside of Abingdon in a Devere venues hotel a couple of years ago in the summertime and thought Abingdon was a very pretty village. There was a nice pub that had outside seating where you could watch the boats go past on the Thames. We went to Didcot for the steam railway. We drove to Redbridge (think it was called) park and ride and got the bus into Oxford a few times. I am sorry I do not know if you are allowed dogs in any of these places.

Thank you susancs for some good suggestions and confirming our choice of Abingdon.

Joan49

You should visit Wittingham Clumps near Long Wittenham (SE), lovely walks there and by the river. The Ridgeway is easily accessible from Bury Down (take the West Ilsley turn off the A34) or you could walk it at The White horse at Uffington castle and Waylands Smithy both well worth a visit just west of Wantage. There are also a lot of walks along above the Village of Watlington, including Icknield Way and a sculpture walk on the way to Aston Rowant nature reserve. The grounds of Blenheim Palace are well worth visiting but you would need to check about your dog. I just hope the weather is good to you.

Mrs_Soup

You could walk some nice stretches of the Thames path arouind there assuming the Thames has actually got back inside its banks by then.

HighamKneeDee

Joan49 wrote: »

You should visit Wittingham Clumps near Long Wittenham (SE), lovely walks there and by the river. The Ridgeway is easily accessible from Bury Down (take the West Ilsley turn off the A34) or you could walk it at The White horse at Uffington castle and Waylands Smithy both well worth a visit just west of Wantage. There are also a lot of walks along above the Village of Watlington, including Icknield Way and a sculpture walk on the way to Aston Rowant nature reserve. The grounds of Blenheim Palace are well worth visiting but you would need to check about your dog. I just hope the weather is good to you.

Joan49, thank you very much indeed for some great ideas and a very detailed response. I have noted each down and marked them on my O/S map. I have walked part of the Ridgeway many moons back and thoroughly enjoyed it, I'm sure she dog will too. Thank you.

HighamKneeDee

Mrs_Soup wrote: »

You could walk some nice stretches of the Thames path arouind there assuming the Thames has actually got back inside its banks by then.

Thank you Mrs Soup. I did wonder that and also about our cottage which is metres from The Thames. I quite fancy walking The Thames path.

interstellaflyer

Joan49 wrote: »

You should visit Wittingham Clumps near Long Wittenham (SE), lovely walks there and by the river.

One important note about Wittenham Clumps, Dogs must be kept on a lead, far too many people seem to ignore the signs and the local farmer has had 3 sheep killed this year through being worried by dogs, this is my local area, I live 3 miles away from the Clumps and constantly both our village news letters and the Earth Trust news letters carry requests for dog walkers to obey the signs.