Shipston-on-Stour - 80 miles

80 miles without a decent cafe - the best bet is to go onto Moreton-in-Marsh. I reckon this is quite a tiring ride; it's surprisingly hilly up towards Banbury, and up and down all the way.

• Marston - Islip - Bletchingdon.
• From Bletchingdon you can either go up through Kirtlington, Upper Heyford and Somerton to North Aston, or keep going through Bletchingdon to turn right upto Tackley, Rousham and Steeple Aston - turn right in Middle Aston to North Aston. Basically, it's whether you take one bank or the other of the Cherwell. I reckon it's nicer through Tackley.
• Either way, turn left in North Aston to Duns Tew (cross the A4260) then soon after, take the right fork to Hempton.
• Continue straight across the B4031 to Barford St. Michael and Bloxham.
• When you reach the A361 in Bloxham, turn left then right and keep going to Lower Tadmarton. From here it is eight fairly hilly miles to Shipston-on-Stour. You can go right into the town centre; otherwise turn off about one mile before (signposted to Willington).
• Just after the village, turn left, straight across the crossroads, cross the A3400 to Todenham and thence Moreton-in-Marsh . This is getting on for 50 miles, but it is only 34 back through Ascott-under-Wychwood.
• You can cut some of the distance by turning left about four miles short of Shipston in Lower Brailes (at the bottom of a long descent) through Sutton-under-Brailes, Stourton, Cherington onto the A3400, left then right immediately to Little Wolford, then via Great Wolford and Todenham to Moreton-in-Marsh.