Greys Court and the Chilterns

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With the St Nicholas Church lychgate on your left-hand side, walk towards The Maltsters Arms pub and turn immediately left before William’s Cottage to join a gravel drive. Follow the footpath as it runs alongside the churchyard and make for the gate ahead. Then head obliquely right, go through another gate and across the field to a third gate into the National Burial Ground. Veer halfright in the next field. Go through a metal gate to join a track.

Turn right and pass between trees, high hedges and margins of bracken. The track passes alongside the fairways of a golf course before crossing a drive to a gate. Continue ahead to reach the road and turn right. Pass a turning for Shepherd’s Green on the left and follow the road along to the grassy expanse of Greys Green. Veer left on to the green and aim to the right of the pavilion. Join a footpath, go through a gate and descend very steeply through trees to the next gate. Pass under power lines in the pasture and keep the fence on the left. Make for a kissing gate, cross a lane to a footpath and after a few steps you reach a gate. Take the tarmac driveway ahead for about 400yds (366m), passing Greys Court and its admission kiosk.

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  Terrain  - Field and parkland paths, drives and tracks, stretches of road (can be busy), one short, steep section
  Landscape  - Chiltern hills and farmland, Greys Court parkland
  Dog friendliness  - Keep on lead along roads; under control by golf course and on lead in vicinity of Greys Court
  Parking  - Spaces by church at Rotherfield Greys
  Toilets en route  - Greys Court, for visitors; otherwise none on route
About the walk
There is a charming intimacy about Greys Court, a delightfully homely air that is not always evident in properties that have been immaculately restored and preserved by the National Trust. Major conservation building work has included the restoration of the roof, chimneys and gables. This was...
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Located at the heart of England, Oxfordshire enjoys a rich heritage and varied scenery, with Oxford’s elegant streets a highlight for visitors. The landscape encompasses open chalk downland, picturesque rivers and attractive villages, while northwest of Oxfordshire is home to the sleepy backwaters of Abingdon, Wallingford, Wantage, Watlington and Witney that reveal how Oxfordshire’s old towns evolved over the centuries.
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Greys Court and the Chilterns

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Additional information
  Terrain - Field and parkland paths, drives and tracks, stretches of road (can be busy), one short, steep section
  Landscape - Chiltern hills and farmland, Greys Court parkland
  Dog friendliness - Keep on lead along roads; under control by golf course and on lead in vicinity of Greys Court
  Parking - Spaces by church at Rotherfield Greys
  Toilets en route - Greys Court, for visitors; otherwise none on route
About the walk
There is a charming intimacy about Greys Court, a delightfully homely air that is not always evident in properties that have been immaculately restored and preserved by the National Trust. Major conservation building work has included the restoration of the roof, chimneys and gables. This was...
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Oxfordshire
Located at the heart of England, Oxfordshire enjoys a rich heritage and varied scenery, with Oxford’s elegant streets a highlight for visitors. The landscape encompasses open chalk downland, picturesque rivers and attractive villages, while northwest of Oxfordshire is home to the sleepy backwaters of Abingdon, Wallingford, Wantage, Watlington and Witney that reveal how Oxfordshire’s old towns evolved over the centuries.