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Foxholes Nature Reserve – Bruern House loop from Shipton

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Shipton-Under-Wychwood

Foxholes Nature Reserve – Bruern House loop from Shipton

Moderate

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Foxholes Nature Reserve – Bruern House loop from Shipton

02:15

36.1km

350m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

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The Cotswolds National Landscape

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Start point

Train Station

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27.2 km

Kings Head Inn, Bledington

Highlight • Pub

The King’s Head Inn is a Cotswolds inn that dates back to the 16th century when it was originally built as a cider house. Situated on picturesque village green with a brook running through it and ducks and bantams wandering freely around makes this an ideal place to stop for a refreshing drink or a meal

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27.2 km

Bledington Village Green

Highlight • Natural

The Village Green at Bledington is a lovely place to stop and rest. If picnic benches, wildflowers, ducks, bantams and a brook running through it aren't enough there is always the 16th century public house, The Kings Head.

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27.6 km

Bledington Shop & Café

Highlight • Cafe

bledingtonshop.com/bledington-cafe-and-tea-rooms

Bledington Café is the place to meet, drink coffee, check your emails, browse the web have afternoon tea, buy a gift, gossip, enjoy the view and watch the world go by.

We offer the best coffee in the neighbourhood, tea and soft drinks.

You can get delicious cakes made by by hand, sausage rolls, pasties, croissants and other delicious treats. Over time we intend to offer freshly prepared light lunches, homemade soups and sandwiches as well as a children's menu. We also plan to have blackboard specials which change daily.

Bledington café welcomes locals, visitors, walkers and cyclists.

Cafe open 7 days / week
Hours may vary day to day

Weekdays: 9.00am - 4.00pm
Saturday: 9.00am - 4.00pm
Sundays: 9.00am - 3.00pm

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30.0 km

Foxholes Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

Sloping down to the banks of the River Evenlode, Foxholes Nature Reserve is a beautiful, serene woodland. The best time to visit is undoubtedly springtime, when the ground is carpeted by a dazzling display of bluebells.

Tawny owls, badgers and kingfishers are just some of the animals you might see here on the 1.8-mile (2.9 km) wildlife walk. The badger waymarkers point the route ahead.

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30.6 km

Cocksmoor Copse

Forest

30.9 km

Bruern House

Highlight • Settlement

Bruern is a hamlet on the River Evenlode on land that would have once been covered by the great, ancient forest of Wychwood. It was home to a Cistercian Abbey between 1147 and 1536. In 1720 a fine, baroque country house was built on the site of the former abbey.

There are plenty of lovely walks nearby. Foxholes Nature Reserve has an excellent wildlife trail, whilst the D'Arcy Dalton Way and Oxfordshire Way both pass through the area.

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31.6 km

Bruern Farm Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Great cake and coffee

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32.2 km

Bruern Wood

Forest

36.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.2 km

4.82 km

3.77 km

1.88 km

1.34 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.2 km

12.8 km

3.57 km

287 m

170 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

Weather

Thursday 28 May

22°C

12°C

27 %

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Foxholes Nature Reserve – Bruern House loop from Shipton

Kings Head Inn, Bledington

Bledington Village Green

Bledington Shop & Café

Foxholes Nature Reserve

Bruern House

Bruern Farm Shop

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