Around Foxton

From Foxton Railway Station you can take in the sights of Foxton - the Dovecot, Foxton Wood, St Laurence Church and the White Horse Pub.

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 4.42 km
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    Calculated time: 1h 20 
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    Difficulty: Easy

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    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 15 m
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    Vertical drop: - 15 m

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    Highest point: 35 m
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    Lowest point: 19 m

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Description de la randonnée

Start : Foxton Station

(S/E) From Foxton Station (A) walk (South-East) towards the village along Station Road.

(1) At the junction with the war memorial, turn right (South-West) along Foxton High Street and visit the 300 year old Foxton Dovecot. Then carry on along the High Street.

(2) Turn left (South-East) into Caxton Lane, walk up the hill and visit Foxton Wood, planted in 1995 and maturing nicely.

(3) The path to the wood will take you all the way to Fowlmere and the RSPB reserve. Enjoy the area then return to Foxton using the same way as you did come from and walk back along the High Street past the White Horse pub, until you reach Grade I Listed St Laurence Church.

(4) Look for the footpath sign opposite the church. on your left (North-East), which will take you back, through a kissing gate, straight to Foxton Railway Station.(S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 20 m - Foxton Railway Station
  2. 1 : km 0.47 - alt. 20 m - War Memorial
  3. 2 : km 0.73 - alt. 19 m - Caxton Lane
  4. 3 : km 1.3 - alt. 30 m - Foxton Wood
  5. 4 : km 3.82 - alt. 20 m - St Laurence Church Foxton
  6. S/E : km 4.42 - alt. 20 m - Foxton Railway Station

Practical information

In the nearby area

(A) Foxton Station is the home of the Foxton Signal Box, built in 1878 and still in use today as a crossing control box.

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