Long Wittenham and Pendon Parva

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From the High Street in Long Wittenham head west towards the Plough Inn and when the road bears left just beyond it, keep ahead along the road signposted to Pendon Museum. Pass Elm Close House on the right and a property called Keswick on the left. Avoid a footpath on the right and when you reach a row of cottages, also on the right – Pendon Museum is just a few paces ahead – turn left to follow a byway.

After about 60yds (55m) at a junction, keep ahead on the waymarked footpath. Skirt farmland, bearing right in the field corner, and walk along to a line of trees. At the end of them, turn left over a wooden footbridge spanning a stream. Keep along the left edge of the next field, alongside hedge and fence. The outline of Wittenham Clumps (walk 43) is visible to the left. Make for the field corner, pass through a gap in the boundary and turn left at the road.

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  Terrain  - Mainly field paths
  Landscape  - Farmland to the south of Long Wittenham
  Dog friendliness  - On a lead around Long Wittenham and on open sections of farmland
  Parking  - Spaces in the main street of Long Wittenham village or along the road to Pendon Museum
  Toilets en route  - None on route
About the walk
‘All was new and sparking…The church was a couple of hundred feet up on the top of the first rise, a landmark among its trees for several miles…’ This was how the aptly-named Roye England (1906-95) described the village that inspired him to create a model of the English countryside as he saw it in...
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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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Long Wittenham and Pendon Parva

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Additional information
  Terrain - Mainly field paths
  Landscape - Farmland to the south of Long Wittenham
  Dog friendliness - On a lead around Long Wittenham and on open sections of farmland
  Parking - Spaces in the main street of Long Wittenham village or along the road to Pendon Museum
  Toilets en route - None on route
About the walk
‘All was new and sparking…The church was a couple of hundred feet up on the top of the first rise, a landmark among its trees for several miles…’ This was how the aptly-named Roye England (1906-95) described the village that inspired him to create a model of the English countryside as he saw it in...
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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.