Local Roads Stowe and the Stowe Landscape Gardens are well sign posted.
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From M40 J10, take the A43 towards Northampton, then the A422 towards Buckingham. Continue for 4 miles then turn left at the brown Stowe Landscape Gardens sign at the Water Stratford Lodge (C19th stone lodge). Go straight on across 2 sets of cross-roads to the Stowe main gate.
From Bicester take the A4421 for 7 miles. At the A421 roundabout take the 2nd exit, following signs to Stowe Landscape Gardens, then bearing right towards the village of Tingewick. Turn left at the mini roundabout, through Water Stratford and then straight on across 3 sets of cross-roads to the Stowe main gate.
From Buckingham on the A422 towards Brackley, turn right into Stowe Avenue. Bear left with the main road past Chackmore and continue for about 1 mile. Turn right at the Stowe main gate.
From Towcester on the A43 after the second roundabout (with McDonalds and a BP garage on your left), ignore the first exit (with a NT signpost for Stowe) and take the second exit slip-road (signposted Silverstone Circuit, Dadford and Stowe), go past the motor-racing circuit and through Dadford. After 1 mile turn left at the Stowe main gate.
Bus services The following services operate in the Stowe area: - Stagecoach Express X5 Cambridge-Oxford (passing through Milton Keynes Central & Bicester North); - Jeffs 32 from Milton Keynes (passing through Milton Keynes Central); - Arriva 66 from Aylesbury (passing through Aylesbury). On all services, alight at Buckingham, then Stowe is 3 miles on foot or by taxi, which can be found in the town centre or arranged in advance.
Cycling View local cycle routes on the National Cycle Network website.
By train Bicester North station is 9 miles from Stowe. Then take a bus to Buckingham (see above) or a taxi direct to Stowe.
Ordnance survey reference 152:SP665366
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