Tour 2025 Oxford

Introduction

Based at the exclusive Travelodge Oxford Abingdon Road hotel, we will be exploring the roads of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and the Chiltern hills between Thursday, 15 May and Sunday, 18 May 2025.

Baggage

For those cycling to Oxford who require a baggage service, Colin has kindly offered to take and return people’s bags. You will need to drop your bag at Colin’s house by the evening of Wednesday, 14 May and collect it again on your return on Sunday, 18 May.

Space for baggage will be tight, so one holdall or similar would be ideal.

Further instructions to follow by email.

Independent Travel

Parking

There is a car park at the hotel which is operated by Horizon Parking on behalf of Travelodge.

Parking charges: £3.30 per 24 hours for guests.

Pay for parking at the car park pay and display machine, via QR Code, phone, Horizon website or Horizon parking app.

This car park is managed with Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras. Please provide your vehicle registration number when paying for your parking and register your vehicle at the tablet in reception to validate the resident parking fee.

Alternative parking is available close by at the Oxford Redbridge Park and Ride at Abingdon Road, OX1 4XG. Parking charges: £4.00 per 24 hours.

Thursday 15 May 2025

For those cycling to Oxford, meet at the club ready for a 09:30 start.

Anyone living along the route is free to meet up at some other convenient, pre-arranged place and time.

Route Staunton to Oxford (67 miles).

Coffee stop around Winchcombe. Lunch in Northleach. Tea in Burford.

Evening meal at the Travelodge 19:00.

Friday 16 May 2025

Ride to Princes Risborough (58 miles).

Shorter ride to Haddenham (50 miles).

Evening meal to be decided but probably a short walk/bus/taxi to central Oxford.

Saturday 17 May 2025

Ride to Henley-on-Thames (65 miles).

Shorter ride to Stoke Row (49 miles).

Evening meal to be decided but probably a short walk/bus/taxi to central Oxford.

Sunday 18 May 2025

Route Oxford to Staunton (63 miles).

Possible short ride for those not cycling back to the club TBC.