Getting to Holycombe by Public Transport
Trains
The nearest railway station (five miles away) is Moreton-in-the-Marsh which is on the Oxford-Hereford line. From London you leave from Paddington Station. From Moreton you will need to get a taxi (see telephone numbers below) - it is a small country station so booking is a good idea. Traveline 0870 608 2 608 www.traveline.org.uk for public transport route and timetable information. Cost of taxi approximately £15.
Banbury Rail Station is 12 miles away and can be reached from Paddington and Marylebone Station. There are plentiful taxis there. Banbury Dial-a-ride 01295 263777
Buses from Oxford (Gloucester Green Station) come as far as Chipping Norton (5 miles away) so again a taxi is necessary. There are regular buses from London Victoria to Oxford - Oxford Citylink and Oxford Tube.
Bus companies: Stagecoach Travel centre Gloucester Green 01865 727000/772250 Oxford Tube 01993 702197. Oxford Bus Company 01865 785400 www.oxfordbus.co.uk includes Airline coaches from Heathrow and Gatwick, and Oxford Express Oxford - Central London
From the North there are trains via Birmingham to Stratford-upon-Avon, and buses from Stratford-upon-Avon to Shipston or Long Compton. From Shipston you would need a taxi. From Long Compton it is a 45 minute walk.
Taxi's
Moreton Taxis:0800 955 8584, and MH Taxis: 07779 939415
Chipping Norton Taxis: 01608 643808
Shipston on Stour Taxis: Clarkes 01608 661418, Shipston Taxis 01608 6661592, Roger Miles Taxis 01608 661555
Town and Country Taxis: 07968 763379
Oxford Taxis: AA Taxis 01865 430430, 001 Taxis 01865 240000/241641
Banbury Taxis: 01295 263838/267878 or 01295 272727 Ist Union Taxis: 01295 275050
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