Eynsham Village - Recreation

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Your choice of walks includes...

• An abbey archaeological trail, a tour of the village centre, plus Hidden Gems and Tree Walk - new!
• Try a heritage trail past the Fishponds, or stretch your legs on Wharf stream way, including Eynsham Lock.
• Take in Eynsham Mill via the Millennium Wood, or a 6-mile circuit via Church Hanborough.
• To the south lie the 4-mile Thames Path Circular to Pinkhill Lock and an 8-mile circuit via Godstow.

Places to visit

• Bridewell Gardens near Wilcote are a therapeutic mental health setting: summer visitors and year-round supporters or volunteers welcome.
• Combe Mill on the Evenlode is a working industrial museum, open every Wednesday in season with monthly steaming events (£).
• Farmoor Reservoir, ‘a unique habitat for wildlife and a dream destination for anglers and sailors’, has a wheelchair-accessible circuit.
• North Leigh Roman Villa on the banks of the Evenlode (a steep trek!) is open all year, with access to the mosaic house on summer open days.
• Oxford Bus Museum in Long Hanborough offers ‘a fun day out for all the family’ (£) including an historic cycle collection. Free heritage rides on summer Sundays.
• Oxfordshire County Museum in central Woodstock has a wealth of permanent collections, special exhibitions, children’s activities / events. The Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum (£) is on the same site.
• The Devil’s Quoits are an ancient stone circle tucked away just south of Stanton Harcourt: much-restored but remarkably atmospheric.