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Drayton Road Allotments

5 ha

📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.65535, -1.29138

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPicnic spot

Best for

7 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

picnic area

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
The Vale WayWalking route43 km

Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).

Named routeLength 43 kmLocal walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
Marcham Jubilee WalksWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ock Valley River WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Overmeadpublic footpath · 89 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 89 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

83 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 544Cycling route
Named routeRef 544National Cycle Network
Wootton-KenningtonCycling route
Named routeXcn
Didcot to Culham Science CentreCycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Didcot to Milton ParkCycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Abingdon to Milton ParkCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Peep-O-Day Lanebridleway · 665 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 665 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Stonehill Lanebridleway · 396 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 396 mPath type: service
Peep-O-Day Lanebridleway · 48 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 48 mSurface pavedPath type: service
Stonehill Lanebridleway · 496 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 496 mPath type: service
Peep-O-Day Lanebridleway · 9 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 9 mSurface pavedPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Junction of Preston Road and Kensington Close

📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Junction of Preston Road and Kensington Close

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Drayton Road AllotmentsUrban park200 m→🌱Hales MeadowUrban park1.5 km→🌱Abbey GardensUrban park2 km→🌱Abbey MeadowsUrban park2.1 km→🌱Southern Town ParkUrban park400 m→✦Abingdon Bridge including Maud Hale's BridgeHistoric site1.7 km→

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