Day 5. Oxford to Britwell Salome (18 miles – 29 km)
Day 5 leaves Oxford on the Thames Path, passing the University College Boathouses before reaching the picturesque Sandford Lock. The route then heads south east though the remaining outskirts of Oxford before crossing the wide, flat South Oxfordshire plain with its rich farmland and prosperous villages, making for the distant chalk escarpment at the northern edge of the Chilterns.
Site of the Crown Tavern, Oxford.
Owned by Shakespeare's friends, John Davenant and his attractive wife, its probable that he stayed there on his journeys to and from London.
Open country south east of Marsh Baldon
Thatched cottage at Chalgrove
Join us in spring, when the beech woods are resplendent with carpets of bluebells, on a guided walking holiday along (all or part of) the Shakespeare's Way from 22nd April to 1st May 2011.
Or hike independently on a self-guided walking tour and let us take care of the accommodation and luggage transfer.
Best wishes,
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