At a glance
Port Meadow Walk
- Distance
- 4.5 miles
- Estimated time
- 2 hours
- Route type
- Circular
- GPS app guided
- Yes
- Parking
- Port Meadow South Car Park 51.76227, -1.27393
- Characteristics
- Water, Countryside, Town
Oxfordshire Walks
Port Meadow Walk & Route Map
This walk is a gentle, family-friendly circular route north of Oxford around the wide open spaces of Port Meadow and along the River Thames.
A mid-walk detour into Wolvercote offers the chance to pause at a welcoming village pub before returning across the meadow.
Download the Oxfordshire Walks App to follow this route with real-time GPS navigation.
The walk
Port Meadow Walk
This lovely stroll north of Oxford is a family-friendly circular walk along the River Thames and around Port Meadow.
The route takes a little detour out of the meadow half way around to visit the lovely pub in Wolvercote if you need refreshments as part of your day out.
Based on 4 user ratings
Community feedback
Overall rating4.0
A very popular walk
Dog heaven
Reasonable paths
Possible with care
Partly accessible
Some facilities
Quite good
Accurate
Real feedback from people who have completed this walk using the Oxfordshire Walks app.
First-hand experiences
User reviews
Walker review
Area on way back is almost inaccessible due to recent rain ...Be very cateful . I had water up around my calfs
Walker review
Love going here. Wonderful exposure to nature and the cows/horses whilst so close to the city!
Comments from walkers who have completed the Port Meadow walk.
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The app works without a phone signal, so you can keep following the route wherever the walk takes you.
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