North Oxfordshire triangle loop - Banbury, Bicester & Stow-on-the-Wold

North Oxfordshire triangle loop - Banbury, Bicester & Stow-on-the-Wold

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North Oxfordshire triangle loop - Banbury, Bicester & Stow-on-the-Wold

04:35

104km

900m

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: June 4, 2024

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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47.6 km

Artyard Café

Highlight • Cafe

A favourite summer café stop in a beautiful part of the country. Rolling hills, Cotswold stone villages, lovely quiet country roads. The Artyard Café is especially good for breakfast.

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54.5 km

Cafe de la Post, Chadlington

Highlight • Cafe

Cafe De la Post, Excellent coffee stop, in this peaceful village.

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55.7 km

Descent With View of the Cotswolds

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Climb or descent depending on your direction, but great surface and views either way.

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70.8 km

Stow-on-the-Wold Market Cross

Highlight • Monument

The market cross stands in the heart of Stow on the Wold's square. It was constructed in medieval times to remind traders to deal honestly and fairly.

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104 km

This building, designed by Edward George Bruton in the Gothic Revival style and built by Chesterman Brothers of Abingdon, was completed in October 1854 and is the fourth town hall building built in Banbury town from 1590 onwards.

The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with three bays facing the junction of the High Street and Market Place; the central section, which projected forward, featured an arched doorway on the ground floor and a balcony with an ogee headed window on the first floor. A clock tower and spire were added in 1860.

The principal room was an assembly hall on the first floor. The building was extended to the south west to create a council chamber in 1891.

The town hall was the headquarters of Banbury Borough Council until the council moved its administration to the mechanics' institute in Marlborough Road in 1930.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banbury_Town_Hall

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