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Eynsham market cross

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📷 P L Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

51.78029, -1.37400

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕Lyall & Co Café — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Starling, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Starling, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Darter +147 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Darter +147 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Intermediate Screw-moss, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2023; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Intermediate Screw-moss, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional walking route
Ramblers Jubilee Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle Route (under development)Cycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Route 8aCycling route
Named routeRef 8aLocal cycle route
A40 Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Botley-EatonCycling route
Named routeXcn
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Chilbridge Roadbridleway · 229 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 229 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Pinkhill Lanebridleway · 176 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 176 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Information board regarding the Market Cross, Market Square, Eynsham

📷 P L Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Information board regarding the Market Cross, Market Square, Eynsham

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦EYNSHAM HALLHistoric site4.6 km→🌱St Leonard's ChurchUrban park100 m→🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park200 m→✦Sites discovered by aerial photography, near Foxley FarmHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Eynsham ParkUrban park4.6 km→✦Swinford BridgeHistoric site1.2 km→

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