Hampton Poyle & Bletchingdon

(S/E) From the front door of the Bell, turn right. At the road junction, go straight on into Church Lane. Follow the road until you reach the church.

(1) Take a footpath over a stile on the right just before the churchyard wall and cross the field to a double stile and bridge. Walk uphill across the field ahead of you, bearing slightly right. Beyond a stile, cross the next field to a footbridge with woodland away to your right.

Cross the next field to another footbridge, then bear right across a fourth field to a metalled lane. Cross a footbridge directly opposite and bear right to another. Beyond the belt of trees continue uphill, aiming for the farm buildings, where two gates give access to the road.

(2) Turn left and walk into Bletchingdon village. At the village green, cross the B4027 and continue straight on, signposted to Weston-on-the-Green and the church. Pass a nursery school then, when the road bends right, take a footpath through a kissing gate straight ahead.

(3) At the church, turn right and walk out to the road. At the grassy triangle, turn right along the B-road. At a right-hand bend, leave the road and turn left onto a footpath. Turn immediately left through a metal bridle-gate and walk down a narrow field with woodland to your right, passing a pond on your left.

(4) Go through a gateway at the bottom of the field and follow the field edge beyond to a footbridge. After the bridge, turn right, along a small stream with the field on your left. Look out for a path turning right over the stream and between two ponds (they might be dry).

Bear left in the next field to a gateway leading to a short track out to the road. Turn left and walk along the road for 400 yards to the road junction at Diamond Farm.

(5) Opposite the junction, turn right along a short fenced path between a farm track and the farm, then join the track. When the track ends, keep on along the edge of the narrow field ahead, with the buildings and windpump of Frogsnest Farm away to your left.

(6) Cross a footbridge in the far corner of the field and keep straight on, ignoring a path to your right. At the end of the next field, turn right along a farm track. When the track bends right, keep straight on along a field edge with a hedge on your right.

(7) As you approach a farm, go through a gap in the hedge on your right to rejoin the track. When you reach the road, turn left. Bear left at the end of Church Lane to return to the Bell. (S/E)

One minor climb; some paths may be muddy after rain or under crops.

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The Bell at Hampton Poyle
11 Oxford Road, Hampton Poyle,
Oxon OX5 2QD
Tel 01865 376242
Website thebelloxford.co.uk

Email contactus@thebelloxford.co.uk
The Bell is ideally situated:
10 minutes from Oxford city centre
10 minutes from Bicester Village
10 minutes from Blenheim Palace
10 minutes from the Cotswolds

Opened in 2009, The Bell at Hampton Poyle is a delightful nine-bedroomed, independent, privately owned boutique hotel, pub and restaurant. The charm of this centuries-old historic pub has been complemented by the contemporary design of the restaurant. Flagstone floors, oak beams and large leather armchairs set the tone in this classic English inn.
The inn enjoys a 5-star rating and is the perfect place for business meetings, entertaining or for a romantic getaway on the edge of the Cotswolds.