View of RAF Croughton – Cottisford Gravel Road loop from Cottisford

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View of RAF Croughton – Cottisford Gravel Road loop from Cottisford

Easy

3.0

(1)

hikers

View of RAF Croughton – Cottisford Gravel Road loop from Cottisford

01:40

6.50km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Guest House

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1.68 km

View of RAF Croughton

Highlight • Viewpoint

In September 2012, BT entered into a $23 million deal with the US military to provide a key communications cable connecting RAF Croughton, a US military base on UK soil, …

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2.22 km

Flora Thompson's Childhood Home

Highlight • Historical Site

If you know the English novelist Flora Thompson, you may enjoy this stop at her childhood home.

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4.30 km

Diamond Jubilee Obelisk, Tusmore Park

Highlight • Historical Site

A beautiful park with an obelisk as the centrefold, built in 2012 to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

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5.35 km

Cottisford Gravel Road

Highlight • Cycleway

Picturesque gravel road from Cottisford, links well with routes into Tusmore or on towards Hethe

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6.22 km

Flora Thompson Memorial Plaque, St Mary's Church, Cottisford

Highlight • Religious Site

It is a small building with only a nave, chancel and south porch. The porch is Early English Gothic and has a sundial. The east window of the chancel dates …

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6.50 km

End point

Guest House

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.84 km

636 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.86 km

1.82 km