Tuesday 13 August 2024

Banbury Bumble #Banbury 1

 This was a walk that I'd spotted many times from a distance on the motorway across reclaimed land next to a retail park. I thought that it was the Grand Union Canal but it turns out that it’s a river basin and flood plain to control the Cherwell. It wasn’t the most exciting of stops but perhaps with a bit of knowledge you could turn it into a circular walk; though you’d have to be careful about how long you leave your car at the retail park. You might be able to link up with the Grand Union via the Country Park. Just past Marks & Spencer is a footpath alongside the motorway. Follow this north and it’ll join up with the river and take you underneath the motorway to the dam. Once you’re there, it feels like a bit of a no-man’s land. It’s not impressive but it makes for a nice rest stop with restaurants nearby with facilities and you can let the dog out for a stretch.


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