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Text Box:  1.        From the Bridge End car park walk along past 
the Chequers and into Wittenham Lane 
(signposted to Day’s Lock).  Follow the path
            that leaves the Dyke Hills on the left to Day’s Lock.
            Approx 20 minutes.
            At Day’s Lock one can cross the river to Little 
Wittenham and then climb Wittenham Clumps, 
part of the Sinodun Hills.
            Approx 45 minutes.
 
 
2.         As above, but just before the Dyke Hills go through 
the wicket gate and across the fields to the Thame 
Stream bridge (where the Thame joins the Thames).  
Cross the bridge and turning left, walk up the 
            other side of the river to the end of Dorchester Bridge.
            Approx 45 minutes.
            (The Thames Path joins up with this walk at the 
Thame Stream bridge).
 
 
3.         For a slightly longer walk combining the best of these 
two, follow walk 1 to Day’s Lock, pass under the bridge 
over the Thames and follow the left bank of the river to 
the Thame Stream Bridge. This part of the walk uses 
the Thames Path.
            Approx 1 hour.
                     
                    
4.         From the Bridge End car park cross Dorchester Bridge 
and turn immediately left into the hamlet of Overy.  Pass 
some modern offices in a former cattle yard, and the 
18th century Overy Manor, bear left across a stile to 
Overy Mill (a working mill until about 1920).  Leaving
            the mill pool cross another stile and take the path across 
the Hurst, a water meadow held in trust for the villagers, 
and a pleasant walk in itself.  At the far side, the path 
crosses a small bridge over the Thame and leads around 
via Manor Farm Road to the back of the Abbey.
Approx 30 minutes.
 
 

                                                                  

 

                                                                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: Hurst Water Meadow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Text Box: Wittenham Clumps
Text Box: Day's Lock from Wittenham Clumps
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