Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire
Thames Path Section 16: Newbridge to Lechlade
A long, remote upper-Thames day with limited public transport.
Train Plan
Trains There
- Stations
- London Paddington or Marylebone to Oxford (then X15 bus to newbridge)
- Duration
- About 55-75 min, then bus or taxi to Newbridge
- Frequency
- Frequent trains; local transfer varies
Trains Back
- Stations
- Swindon (via 64 bus from Lechlade) to London Paddington
- Duration
- About 55-70 min (after 35 min bus or taxi from Lechlade)
- Frequency
- Frequent trains; local transfer varies
Time Estimate
Estimate based on 26.1 km and 120 m ascent.
- Walking
- 5 hr 40 min
- Breaks
- 1 hr
- Route Total
- 6 hr 40 min
- Whole Trip (incl. trains)
- 8 hr 35 min
- Sunrise
- 5:08
- Sunset
- 20:57
Long Route
Part of Thames Path
Elevation Profile
- Low
- 63 m
- High
- 78 m
Route Overview
This is one of the hardest Thames Path day trips from London because the railway is no longer close to the river. Treat it as a long rural day and plan the transfers before setting out.
Alternatively stay at Rose Revived in Newbridge, camp at Newbridge Farm or The Trout at Tadpole Bridge at the trailhead. Then in lechdale there are multiple hotels and campsites.
Bus / Taxi Warning
This section cannot be completed by train alone. Both ends sit away from the railway, so treat the buses or taxis as part of the route plan, not a backup.
Train, Bus and Taxi Notes
Use Oxford or Swindon as the main railheads. For Newbridge, plan a taxi or local buses via Abingdon/Oxford where the timetable works. For Lechlade, check Pulhams route 64 between Swindon and Lechlade, and pre-book a taxi if the limited bus times do not fit the walk.
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