Small World Directions to
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Small World |
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By car from Oxford and the north
- Proceed to "Hinksey Hill Interchange" on the A34. South junction for Oxford with A423. The AA's on-line route planner (www.theaa.com) and Google maps (maps.google.co.uk) both recognise Hinksey Hill, Oxford as a valid destination
- Exit roundabout up Hinksey Hill (and the A4183) toward Wootton
- Proceed for 1 mile - up the hill, bearing left with the main road and through woods
- Look for a left turn, signposted "Kennington 1" into Bagley Wood Road
- Proceed for just over 1/2 mile, over the A34 just past the 30 mile speed limit signs
- Immediately after the 30 mile sign Small World is on the right
Look for the Small World sign
By car from motorways to Hinksey Hill Interchange
1. M40 going south from Birmingham - take junction 9 onto A34 south toward Oxford, ~12 miles
2. M4 going west from London and east from Bristol or Swindon - junction 13 onto A34 north toward Oxford, ~33 miles
3. M40 going north (from London) - Follow the instructions below...
- Junction 8 off M40 slip-road onto A40 into Oxford (~5 miles of dual carriageway)
- Left at end of A40 on "Headington" roundabout onto A4142/Ring road to 'The South'
- Proceed approx. 10 minutes - through three sets of traffic lights, past Mini car plant,
over a flyover and straight over three roundabouts
- "Littlemore" roundabout is controlled by traffic lights - go straight.
- "Heyford Hill" roundabout. Sainsburys supermarket is on the left; go straight over (the middle!) or take the 3rd exit towards Newbury (A34) and The Midlands, effectively bearing right onto A423.
- Keep left at "Kennington" roundabout. (Park-and-ride and Oxford are to the right.)
- Ignore the signpost on the left to Kennington /Radley after this.
- This brings you to the "Hinksey Hill Interchange".
Then follow directions above (by car from Oxford and the north)
- Proceed out of Abingdon on the Oxford Road
- Onto the A4183, up Lodge Hill, over the A34 for approximately 1 mile
- 2nd right into Bagley Wood Road, signposted "Kennington 1"
- Proceed for just over 1/2 mile, over the A34 just past the 30 mile speed limit signs
- Immediately after the 30 mile sign Small World is on the right
Look for the Small World sign
- Proceed to Oxford railway or bus station
- Find your way to St. Aldates (we can send you a map of Oxford if you'd like one)
- Catch the bus number 35 or 35A.
- Ask the driver to let you off outside St. Swithun's Primary School in Kennington
- Stay on the bus until the school, even if you notice 'Bagley Wood Road' beforehand
- Walk in the same direction as the bus to a small roundabout (~50m)
- Turn right into St. Swithun's Road and proceed for approximately one third of a mile
- Bear left (twice) and continue up the hill (no pavements)
- Do not turn right into a narrow road signposted Bagley Wood Road
- Small World is the 3rd entrance on the left up the hill
Look for the Small World sign
It should take approximately 15 minutes by bus and 5 minutes walk. Buses are every 15 minutes during the day (see www.oxfordbus.co.uk)
- Approach from the car park side of the building (not under the arch, nor through garden gate)
- Ring the doorbell of the 2nd door you come to; the one with vertical glass panels under an open porch