Where
Weekend 14 & 15 July 2007
Venue: Abingdon Airfield, 5 miles south of Oxford
(follow signs to Dalton Barracks from A34)
No need to book, if the festival reaches capacity, visitors numbers will be regulated.
Shuttle Buses
Shuttle buses will be provided from Abingdon and Didcot Parkway station.
From Abingdon:
Bus stop will be in Stratton Way - the bus stop nearest to Bath Street.
Adults £2 Children under 16 free
From Didcot Parkway:
Bus stop at the station entrance.
Adults £3 Children under 16 free
Reproduced from Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland mapping with the permission of the Director and Chief Executive, © Crown Copyright.
How to get to the Children's Food Festival
By Car
Abingdon Airfield is situated in the heart of Oxfordshire just 5 miles away from Oxford and 1 mile west of Abingdon town, just west of the A34 road. Follow the signs to Dalton Barracks.
By Train
The nearest train stations to the festival site are Oxford and Didcot Parkway.
Plan your journey with www.transportdirect.info
By Bike
From Abingdon - approx 1.5 miles
Safest access from Abingdon is along Farringdon Road, past Larkmead School and over the bridge over the A34.
Then turn 1st left into Shippon Village. Carry on until Abingdon Airfield.
From Oxford - approx 8 miles
The most off-road option would be route 5 into central Abingdon, then cycle along the High Street and into Ock Street. Then take 1st right into Conduit Road. Cycle up Conduit Road until it bears left around the top end of Albert Park. Then take the first right which leads through some car barriers and into Farringdon Road.
Cyclists happier with ordinary country roads can come over Boars Hill down to the staggered junction by the Harley Davidson dealership near Wootton. Go across this junction towards Cothill. As you leave Cothill turn left and cycle into Gozzards Ford. Turn left again and cycle 0.75 miles south to the Shippon turn. Turn left to the Abingdon Airfield entrance.
From West Oxford/Botley - approx 8 miles
Cycle up Cumnor Hill and down to Wootton. Then through Wootton to the Harley Davidson dealership and follow directions above.
