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Wheatley Windmill – Stanton St John Village loop from Oakley

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Wheatley Windmill – Stanton St John Village loop from Oakley

Moderate

4.8

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Wheatley Windmill – Stanton St John Village loop from Oakley

02:20

38.3km

240m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 20.5 km for 201 m

After 20.9 km for 206 m

After 21.7 km for 103 m

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11.8 km

Wheatley Windmill

Highlight • Historical Site

Wheatley Windmill is an 18th-century tower mill at grid reference SP 589 053 between the hamlet of Littleworth and Wheatley in Oxfordshire, England. The windmill has an octagonal plan which narrows to form the circular rotating cap.

The Mill Building.
The octagonal shape of this 18th-century tower mill is distinctly unusual; there are only two or three such towers in the UK. The tower has three storeys. There are two fireplaces on the ground floor (some mills only had one, and others none at all) and a properly framed staircase leads to the 'stone floor', i.e. the first floor, where the mill stones are set. The original curved dome cap was copper clad and has been described as being 'picturesque without being elegant'. There were originally four sails (which turned clockwise rather than the more usual anti-clock) but for a time the windmill operated on two sails only. These were of the 'common' type with a wooden frame rigged with canvas which could be set according to the state of the wind and the amount of work the miller had to do. The canvas used was similar to that used on Thames barges.

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19.6 km

BrewDog Oxford

Highlight • Pub

21.8 km

Punting from Magdalen Bridge

Highlight • River

Punting has been a quintessential Oxford experience since Victorian times. What better way to while away glorious summer days punting with friends along the River Cherwell? But be prepared for a steep learning curve on learning to punt. Please note that according to a tradition dating back from before 1880 - and in contrast to the other place - in Oxford the proper way to punt is from inside the boat rather than from on top of the box and to propel the punt with the box end facing forwards.

The punting station just below Magdalen Bridge dates back to 1911 and is currently one of three places in Oxford where punts, rowing boats and pedalos are available for hire. You can punt north towards Parson's Pleasure or south towards Folly Bridge on the River Isis (as the Thames is known locally). The southern route will bring you to where mathematician Charles Lutwidge Dodgson set out on boating trip with the young Alice Liddell in 1862, and told her the stories that became "Alice in Wonderland". The northern route is perhaps a more tranquil option and will eventually bring you to further refreshments found at the Cherwell Boathouse and Victoria Arms along the river Cherwell.

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22.4 km

Peloton Espresso

Highlight • Cafe

Perfect watering hole for intrepid cyclists; providing much needed sustenance with delicious coffee using home roasted speciality beans and a wide selection of cakes and pastries. Special tip: Ask for the professor's special menu to get chocolate with the scrumptious banana cake.

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25.0 km

The Headington Shark

Highlight • Monument

The Headington Shark is a rooftop sculpture located at New High Street, Headington, Oxford, England, depicting a large shark embedded head-first in the roof of a house.

Placed by a local radio presenter in 1986 was done so as a statement to "Express someone feeling totally impotent and ripping a hole in their roof out of a sense of impotence and anger and desperation... It is saying something about CND, nuclear power, Chernobyl and Nagasaki".

After initial objections to its installation, the local area got behind the shark to prevent its removal. There are now plans to have the building listed.

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