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Scenic drives near Oxford

Discover the closest published Remapped drives to Oxford, England. Routes are ordered by their nearest point to the town centre and may start elsewhere. Distances to routes are approximate straight-line distances, not driving distances. Roads featured include A420, B4044, B4449.

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13–106 milesRoute distances

18–182 minEstimated driving

6Circular routes

Short on time? B4494: Wantage over the Downs to Newbury has the shortest estimated drive in this collection, at 18 minutes before stops.

Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Buckinghamshire, England

Oxford, Cotswolds and Chilterns Grand Tour

106 miles3 hr 2 minCircular

Closest point on route: 0 miles from Oxford · straight-line distance

Join two contrasting southern landscapes in one extended circuit from Oxford: the Cotswolds to the west and the Chilterns to the east. This original grand tour connects established country-road corridors with several possible town breaks.

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Cotswold stone towns
Chiltern crossing

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Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, England

Chiltern Escape: Amersham to Henley

37 miles1 hr 14 minPoint-to-point

Closest point on route: 13 miles from Oxford · straight-line distance

Travel across the Chilterns from Amersham towards the Thames at Henley, linking well-used touring roads through chalk villages. This is a longer escape from the London fringe with several places to break the journey.

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Chiltern escarpment
Henley-on-Thames

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Oxfordshire and Berkshire, England

B4494: Wantage over the Downs to Newbury

13 miles18 minPoint-to-point

Closest point on route: 14 miles from Oxford · straight-line distance

Take the documented B4494 driving road south from Wantage over the downs. This short point-to-point route centres on the changing gradients and rural road rather than a long list of stops.

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Berkshire Downs crossing

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Oxfordshire and Berkshire, England

White Horse Downs and Lambourn Loop

46 miles1 hr 7 minCircular

Closest point on route: 14 miles from Oxford · straight-line distance

Circle the downland west of Wantage through Ashbury and Lambourn, returning by Newbury and the B4494. This gives a longer combination of established local driving roads and small-town approaches.

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White Horse country
Lambourn Downs

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Buckinghamshire, England

Great Missenden, Wendover and Chiltern Backroads Loop

27 miles1 hr 4 minCircular

Closest point on route: 18 miles from Oxford · straight-line distance

Combine the B485 side of the Chilterns with the lanes through Chartridge, Wendover and Great Hampden. The loop concentrates on the northern hills, providing a different outing from the longer drives towards Henley.

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Great Hampden woods

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Gloucestershire, England

Cotswolds Romantic Road: Northern Driving Loop

49 miles1 hr 38 minCircular

Closest point on route: 23 miles from Oxford · straight-line distance

Follow a road-led version of the northern Cotswolds Romantic Road, climbing Cleeve Hill before looping through the northern Cotswolds. The circuit uses through-roads between the familiar places; village centres and attractions are optional independent visits.

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Cleeve Hill
Cotswold villages

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Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, England

Ashridge, Ivinghoe and the Northern Chilterns Loop

29 miles1 hr 10 minCircular

Closest point on route: 26 miles from Oxford · straight-line distance

A northern Chilterns circuit through the Ashridge area, linking wooded roads around Aldbury and Ringshall with the chalk country towards Whipsnade. Return through Great Gaddesden and the Bulbourne valley rather than retracing the woodland approach.

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Ashridge Estate
Ivinghoe Beacon

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Wiltshire, England

Marlborough, Avebury and Pewsey Downs Loop

35 miles1 hr 1 minCircular

Closest point on route: 31 miles from Oxford · straight-line distance

Circle the Wiltshire downs from Marlborough through Avebury and Devizes, returning by Pewsey. The drive links open chalk landscapes with a major prehistoric stopping place and market towns.

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Avebury
Vale of Pewsey

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Frequently asked questions

About the drives in this collection.

Which drive passes closest to this location?

Oxford, Cotswolds and Chilterns Grand Tour has the closest point on a route in this selection, approximately 0 miles from Oxford in a straight line. This is not the distance to the route start or a driving-distance estimate.

Which is the shortest drive in this collection?

B4494: Wantage over the Downs to Newbury is the shortest by route distance, at 13 miles, with an estimated driving time of 18 min. Allow extra time for stops and the journey to the route.

Which is the longest drive in this collection?

Oxford, Cotswolds and Chilterns Grand Tour is the longest by route distance, at 106 miles. Its estimated driving time is 3 hr 2 min, excluding stops and travel to the route.

Are there circular drives in this collection?

6 routes start and finish in the same place, including Oxford, Cotswolds and Chilterns Grand Tour. Check the route map to find a convenient starting point.

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