Bishopstone Pond – Rural Lanes North of Aldbourne loop from Ramsbury

Bishopstone Pond – Rural Lanes North of Aldbourne loop from Ramsbury

Moderate

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Bishopstone Pond – Rural Lanes North of Aldbourne loop from Ramsbury

02:09

48.3km

480m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

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North Wessex Downs National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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8.83 km

Lottage Road Lane

Highlight • Cycleway

Quiet Lane in the Wiltshire Countryside

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13.4 km

View of the Oxfordshire Plains

Highlight • Viewpoint

From the summit of this climb heading North you get your first views of the long flat lands of Oxfordshire to the North

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15.4 km

Bishopstone Pond

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice benches around the pond. Perfect for a quick break to relax

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21.9 km

Sarsen Field

Archaeological Site

27.8 km

St Michael and All Angels Church, Lambourn

Highlight • Religious Site

"St Michaels is located in the heart of the village at the intersection of the two main roads. It is the largest church in Lambourn and dates back to Saxon times.

The first written record of a church at Lambourn is from 1032, in a charter of Cnut, but it seems highly likely there was a Saxon church here several centuries earlier. Charters in 934 and 955 mention Lambourn, and Alfred the Great mentions a royal manor at Lambourn in his will. Though circumstantial, these documents suggest that an important Saxon church, perhaps a minster, stood here at least as early as the 9th century (a minster acted as a ‘mother’ church for a region, and may have had resident priests who traveled out from their base to preach and minister to their far-flung flocks). The circular shape of the churchyard suggests that the site may have been in use in Roman times, or even earlier.

The current church of St Michael and All Angels was begun in the 12th century, with major rebuilding in the 13t, 15th, and 19th centuries. The core of the building dates to about 1180, and is constructed on a cruciform plan. To the 12th century core was added a pair of transepts in the 13th century, several 14th century chantry chapels, and the chancel and upper portion of the tower were rebuilt in the 16th century."

Cit. lambourn.org/st-michael-and-all-angels

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33.9 km

Fancy

Highlight • Restaurant

33.9 km

Baydon Turkish Restaurant & Coffee

Highlight • Restaurant

Renamed, and much improved, PH in Baydon (was the Red Lion). Turkish restaurant and not geared up for major coffee stop. Does do very good coffee but no cake.
Open from lunchtime most days except Monday.
Garden but not easy to get bikes into
Some seats out the front if wanting a quick coffee ( and great Turkish mezze)

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