Checkendon Village Sign – Moss-Covered Horse Sculpture loop from Stoke Row

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Checkendon Village Sign – Moss-Covered Horse Sculpture loop from Stoke Row

Moderate

5.0

(7)

hikers

Checkendon Village Sign – Moss-Covered Horse Sculpture loop from Stoke Row

02:34

9.70km

90m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Chilterns National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

24 m

The Cherry Tree Inn

Highlight • Restaurant

Excellent pub. Great food. thecherrytreeinn.co.uk

Tip by

3.32 km

Rumerhedge Wood

Forest

3.92 km

Quiet Lane to Checkendon and Hook End

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful quiet country lanes through the Chilterns landscape between Sonning Common and Woodcote.

Tip by

6.47 km

Checkendon Village Sign

Highlight • Monument

Standing on a small green near the church of St Peter and St Paul, the double-sided sign depicts a delightful scene of the church and a path through the bluebell woods for which the village is noted.

Tip by

6.54 km

St Peter and St Paul Church, Cleeckendon

Highlight • Religious Site

This is a beautiful and striking church, set in beautiful grounds. It is unsurprising that it's Grade I listed. The church dates back to the Norman times. The semicircular apse …

Tip by

7.00 km

Moss-Covered Horse Sculpture

Highlight • Structure

9.21 km

Maharajah's Well

Highlight • Monument

Historic well donated by the Maharajah of Benares (modern day Varanasi). Well worth a visit

Tip by

9.32 km

Maharajah's Well and the Golden Elephant Statue

Highlight • Monument

A gilded elephant stands on top of the cast iron machinery of this unique Victorian well at Stoke Row, Oxfordshire, an amazing gift from an Indian prince.

Tip by