End: Broadway ← Start: Bletchley
Stage 3 of the 52°N walk travels from Bletchley in Milton Keynes, through Buckingham-, Northampton-, Oxford-, Warwick-, Gloucester- and finally Worcestershire, ending in Broadway.
This stage of 52°N goes through the beautiful Cotwolds ending with spectacular views from Broadway Tower over as many as 16 counties:
Picture source: Broadway Tower in the Cotswolds AONB
The amazing places on 52°N in Stage 3 (shown as red boxes on the map above) are:
Day 1 – an independent university (Buckingham)
Picture source: University of Buckingham website
Day 2 – an international intelligence & communications headquarters (RAF Croughton)
Picture source: Independent website
Day 3 – an historic brewery (Hook Norton)
Picture source: Author’s own photograph
Day 4 – an international fire training centre (Moreton-in-Marsh)
Picture source: Fire Service College website
Day 5 – Britain’s largest private collection of trees & shrubs (Batsford)
Picture source: Batsford Arboretum website
These different places all represent important different aspects of public service: education, intelligence & communications, fire & rescue, conversation, and, of course, beer production!
Use the Stages menu above, or the links below, for details of each day’s walk:
Stage 3 Day 0 – Tue 9 Jul: Travel by train from Wokingham to Milton Keynes (Bletchley)
Stage 3 Day 1 – Wed 10 Jul: Bletchley to Buckingham
Stage 3 Day 2 – Thu 11 Jul: Buckingham to Charlton
Stage 3 Day 3 – Fri 12 Jul: Charlton to Hook Norton
Stage 3 Day 4 – Sat 13 Jul: Hook Norton to Moreton-in-Marsh
Stage 3 Day 5 – Sun 14 Jul: Moreton-in-Marsh to Broadway, and return by train from Honeybourne to Wokingham