Oxfordshire's pub walks make the most of the Chilterns — beechwoods, chalk streams, and villages that have barely changed in centuries. Ewelme is the standout: a medieval almshouse and school sit beside the church, with the Shepherd's Hut waiting nearby for walkers who've earned it. At Stoke Row, the unlikely sight of an Indian-style well — built by a Maharajah in thanks for English hospitality — sits a short walk from the Cherry Tree, while Peppard Common's Red Lion serves the open heathland to the south.

Quiet walking country, with some genuinely odd history to go with it.