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Area guide

Out of the door and into the day.

Our favourite walks, shops and tables, how far they are and how to get there.

The Rectory from the garden: a large country house with a long table set outside on the lawn

Nearby

  1. The Plough

    6 min walk

    The pub at the end of the lane. Takes a table of fourteen on Saturdays if you ring by Thursday: 01993 960 301.

  2. Hillside Farm Shop

    5 min drive

    Bread, meat, cheese and wine; order a party box by Wednesday and they deliver to the house.

  3. The river walk

    2 hours, 7 km

    A flat loop from the garden gate along the river and back through the water meadows.

  4. Burford

    20 min drive

    A Saturday market, antique shops and a good butcher.

  5. The swimming spot

    15 min walk

    A shingle beach on the river, safe for children in summer.

On foot

From the garden gate.

  1. To the pub

    Out of the gate, left down the lane past the church; the Plough is on the right.

  2. The river walk

    Through the gate at the bottom of the garden, follow the field edge to the river, keep the water on your right for 3 km, cross at the footbridge and come back through the meadows.

  3. The swimming spot

    Take the river walk for ten minutes; the shingle beach is below the willow.