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Photo of Boddington Reservoir, a reservoir near Badby, Northamptonshire, central England.

© Ian Rob / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Boddington Reservoir

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Boddington Reservoir sits in the far south-west corner of the county near Byfield, dug to feed the Oxford Canal. A path runs round the water, which is used for coarse fishing and dinghy sailing, and it stays fairly quiet. Access is free and open. Banbury is the nearest station, about 13km south.

More places to visit near Boddington Reservoir

Photo along the Macmillan Way, a 290-mile long-distance path running from Boston to Abbotsbury, England.Highlight

Macmillan Way

Long-distance path

Boston to Abbotsbury down the limestone belt — 290 miles waymarked in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

3.1 km SE · spans 10 counties

Photo of the Cotswolds, a National Landscape in England.Highlight

Cotswolds

National Landscape near Cirencester

Honey-coloured limestone villages scattered across rolling sheep country, and paths enough to link them all up

9 km SW

Photo of Badby, a village in Northamptonshire, central England.

Badby

Village

Stone village around two greens below Badby Wood, famed for its spring bluebells and Knightley Way walking.

9 km NE · Northamptonshire

Photo of Napton-on-the-Hill, a village in Warwickshire, central England.

Napton-on-the-Hill

Village

A hilltop village above the Oxford Canal with a windmill, a hilltop church and wide views over the Feldon.

9.2 km N · Warwickshire

Photo of the Grand Union Canal, a 137-mile canal running from Brentford to Birmingham, England.Highlight

Grand Union Canal

Canal

London to Birmingham by water — the trunk route of the canal age, with arms reaching Leicester, Aylesbury, Northampton and Paddington.

10.1 km N · spans 9 counties

Photo of Everdon Stubbs, a visitor attraction near Badby, Northamptonshire, central England.Highlight

Everdon Stubbs

Attraction near Badby

Woodland Trust ancient wood near Everdon that blazes with bluebells in spring, with views over the rolling west of the county.

12.5 km E