Start : The walk starts from Woodstock Town Hall close to "The Bear Hotel" and the post office. OX20 1SL
(S/E) From Woodstock Town Hall, walk West along Park Street for 150 metres and turn right North in Chaucer's Lane (dead-end signpost). Then, ignore Harrison's Lane which bends right but go down the stairs in front of you.
At the road, walk along the pavement in Oxford Street for 150 metres until you join a green entrance gate that leads to Blenheim Park. Turn left (West) towards Queen Pool. At the junction, bear left to the concrete path with great views to Queen Pool and Blenheim Palace far away.
(1) When you reach a building (renovation work), bear left following the concrete way for 100 metres (with Queen pool on your left-hand side) before you go through the stile on the right (West) and ascend straight the grassy slope which leads to the Column of Victory you catch sight of far away.
(2) From the top of the hill, the column (134 feet) and the view are really impressive!!! Descend the grassy way left (South-West) leading to the Grand Bridge over the Queen Pool. Don't cross the bridge (No free public access), head to the concrete way on the sharp right (North-West) for 100 metres.
(3) Bear left (South) when you see a small gate. Follow the path which slightly goes down with the Great Lake on your left-hand side until you reach a famous and impressive Cedar of Lebanon tree (probably from the 18th century). This is an iconic feature site because it's known as the "Harry Potter tree"! Enjoy the view of Blenheim Palace and the Grand Bridge as well! Continue this path, go past Rosamund's Well (Built by Henry II) until you reach a junction at the end of the Great Lake.
(4) At a path junction, ignore the way which goes up on your right, bear left (West-South-West), go through a gate following the path in fields, entering New Park leading to the road. Turn left (South-West-South), walk this road for almost half a mile enjoying beautiful Oak trees through New Park/Great Park.
(5) At the next junction, bear right, go through a green massive portal and turn right immediately (West) on East End Road. Follow the road for 300 metres before you turn left (South-West) on Bolton Lane at a grassy triangle in the middle of a fork.
Go slightly down the road for 250 metres until you reach the footpath to Combe on the right (Green sign post with yellow arrow written Combe 1). Go West across the open field (can be muddy!) parallel with the electric lines, then, walk along the edge of Frogden woods on your right-hand side as it curves right. When you reach the end of the woods, go North-West- West across fields again targeting for St Laurence Church far away.
(6) Go past playing fields, walk across St Laurence Church cemetery until you reach Combe. Have a look at the beautiful church! When you are out of the churchyard, then turn left, walk along Park Road and continue straight ahead to the paved road (Church Walk) for 250 metres. Then, continue Horns Lane on your left (South-West) past Combe Primary School on your left-hand side until the road bends sharply left.
(7) Leave this road and take the footpath "North Leigh" in front of you (South-West). Cross the bridge over the railway (Grintleyhill overbridge) before you cross a footbridge over the River Evenlode. Over the bridge, carry on this path in the same direction South-West with the river on your left-hand side.
(8) Cross two other footbridges, then, go straight along the brook ignoring a path in the woods on your left!
(9) Carry straight on South-West) and at the next junction, leave Wychwood Way, by going down to the path on the right (West) . When you get close to the hamlet, ignore the track from the left and bear right (North-East) along the fence.
(10) After 200 metres, enter the woods and take immediately the left narrow path. This way overlooks the River Evenlode for 500 metres on your right-hand side.
(11) At an unwell-marked junction, bear right North (if you reach a road, you went too far), descend the path a bit steep down hill along the fence which leads to an open meadow going North towards Roman Villa. Cross the meadow until you reach North Leigh Roman Villa. (If you reached the road, turn right (North) along the path and carry on at waypoint (12) Roman Villa)
(12) Visit the remains of the villa with a gorgeous nearly complete mosaic tile floor!!! Then, head to the path next to the hedge on the left which joins a track. Turn right (North), follow this track for 300 metres crossing a bridge (White Hill bridge). When the track bends right, enter the path across the meadows and go straight ahead for half a mile with the river on your left-hand side until you find a footbridge that crosses River Evenlode.
(13) Past the bridge, go through the gate on the right to follow the "Oxfordshire Way". Then, after the gate, follow the straight path (East then North-East) along fields for 700 metres.
(14) When you reach a read, cross over Combe Road and continue in the same direction on the path "Oxfordshire Way" in front of you for one mile. Cross over a second road (Akeman Street) still following "Oxfordshire Way" in the same direction.
(15) You finally reach a high wall and stairs. Go through this wall, and turn right (South-East) immediately following "Shakespeare's Way. Go through a gate at the end of the woods and go across the field for 350 metres. Past another gate, follow the track on the left (North-East) along the woods.
(16) At the gravel road, turn right (footpath signpost) for a few metres and go through two gates on your left leaving this road which leads to Park Farm. The path goes straight (South-East) across the park, then sharply goes left (North-Esat) before it bends right to reach an asphalt road.
Turn right and walk this road on the right side between trees. The road bends left and goes down until you reach the building next to Queen Pool you've seen at the beginning. (1) From now on, you just need to use the way you know to go back to Woodstock.(S/E)
