Directions to the show

Directions to the

Abingdon Air & Country Show

Abingdon Airfield is situated in the heart of Oxfordshire, just five miles away from Oxford and one mile west of Abingdon town.

The easiest way to reach the Abingdon Air & Country Show is by car

Please follow the instructions on your E-ticket which has a map and postcode to lead you to the gate.

Directions/Transport Links

Public Gate - OX13 6BX

For users of satellite navigation, OX13 6BX is the closest postcode to the airfield entrance on Honeybottom Lane. As soon as you see the AA signs for Abingdon Air & Country Show, please follow them for the fastest route! YOU MUST obtain an E-Ticket for entry from our ticket page which will also contain a map for directions.



More precise instructions can be found below:



From the A34 by vehicle:


Leave the A34 at Hinksey Hill interchange. Drive up towards Boars Hill / Youlbury Scout camp on the Hinksey Hill road and turn right at the top of the bend on the hill. Head onto Foxcombe Road towards Youlbury Scout camp / Boars Hill / Wootton (30mph zone). Pass the Fox Inn public house on the right before dropping down the hill. At the 'T' junction (Premier Bikes garage immediately on your left side), turn left and almost immediately right onto Honeybottom Lane. The show entrance will be after the line of bungalows on your left side. Will be signposted from Hinksey Hill.



From the A338 (Wantage Road) by vehicle - reccomended route:


At the traffic lights junction whereby the A415 Marcham road starts & opposite the Shell Garage, turn onto the A415 passing the Shell Garage on your left. Drive carefully through Marcham village, to follow the A415 to the A34. Turn left and onto the A34. Leave the A34 at Hinksey Hill interchange. Drive up towards Boars Hill / Youlbury Scout camp on the Hinksey Hill road and turn right at the top of the bend on the hill. Head onto Foxcombe Road towards Youlbury Scout camp / Boars Hill / Wootton (30mph zone). Pass the Fox Inn public house on the right before dropping down the hill. At the 'T' junction (Premier Bikes garage immediately on your left side), turn left and almost immediately right onto Honeybottom Lane. The show entrance will be after the line of bungalows on your left side. Will be signposted from Hinksey Hill.



From the A420 by vehicle:


Leave the A420 at the Cumnor junction. At the 'T' junction turn right and onto the main road B4017 that heads into Wootton, then Whitecross. Opposite the Premier Bikes garage (on your left side), turn right onto Honeybottom Lane. The show entrance will be after the line of bungalows on your left side. Will be signposted from Wootton.



From Abingdon Town by vehicle - main route:


From Abingdon Town, head onto the Wootton Road heading past John Mason school on the left and the Abingdon and Witney College further up on your right side before coming to a main roundabout. Head straight across, passing Aldi on your left side and under the A34, still on the Wootton Road, into Whitecross. Pass 2121 Abingdon Air Training Corp on your left side and opposite the Premier Bikes garage (on your right), turn left into Honeybottom Lane. The show entrance will be after the line of bungalows on your left side. Will be signposted from the one way system, Abingdon adjoining the Wootton Road.



From Abingdon by vehicle (from Larkmead School direction):


From Spring Road / Faringdon Road roundabout, head towards Larkmead School (& Larkmead School Bridge). As you drop down the hill, head straight on and follow the road (passing military housing and sports field on the right side). The road bears right (DO NOT TURN LEFT INTO THE BARRACKS) , and follow until the 'T' junction. At the 'T' junction, turn right onto the Wootton Road, into Whitecross. Pass 2121 Abingdon Air Training Corp on your left side and opposite the Premier Bikes garage (on your right), turn left into Honeybottom Lane. The show entrance will be after the line of bungalows on your left side. Will be signposted from the roundabout adjoining Spring road.



Walking or by Bicycle only: 

From either the Larkmead School bridge end or from the Dalton Barracks Sports field end (Cholswell Road), on a road bend there will be a sign for 'Pedestrians' which is the onto the Faringdon Road. Then you will pass Chestnut Tree Close and then Elm Tree Walk (both on your left side) and head towards the set of RAF Gates ahead. From there, follow the signs to the Pedestrian entry / exit point. 


PLEASE NOTE: No vehicle traffic to the airshow is to enter this area or enter via Sycamore Close / Hawthorn Avenue.



Public transport links:  

Oxford Bus company are running a route 33 service,you will require the Shippon (Dalton Barracks) stop which is opposite Cherry Tree Avenue / Laburnam Drive (& just before the marked 'Pedestrian' route on Faringdon route). Please click on their link below:


https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/services/THTR/33


Taxis Service:  Su's Taxi's - 01235 554085,  Abingdon Taxis - 07515 163031,  Henry Taxis 07975 807323.


You must request to be dropped off & picked up at the corner of Elm Tree Walk (on Faringdon Road) & signs will direct you to walk to the Pedestrian gate from there.


NO VEHICLE OR WALKING / CYCLING ACCESS from Barrow Road.

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