Wantage

Wantage is a small town in Oxfordshire, 16 miles southwest of Oxford. It's on the edge of the Berkshire Downs and nowadays administered as part of the Vale of White Horse district.

Understand
The Vale of White Horse district contains a number of small village and places of interest including the small market town of Faringdon. The town is particularly proud of one ex-resident, King Alfred the Great (849-899) who was born in the town (although it was the village of Wanating at that time). Alfred probably had little memory of the town as he was sent to Rome at the age of 4.

By road
The main road connection to the town is the A417 running eastwards from the town to the A34 Winchester to Salford main road (7 miles) and westwards to theA420 Oxford to Swindon main road (10 miles).

By train
The nearest station to the town is in Didcot.

By bus
Local area bus map published by Oxfordshire Council.
 * Stagecoach services 31 & 34 Wantage to Oxford via Abingdon.
 * Thames Travel service 32 runs Grove-Wantage-Didcot-Abingdon. Service 36 & X36 run Wantage-Grove-Didcot-Wallingford.
 * Other operators running more limited services

By bicycle
National cycle Route 544 runs between the town and Didcot where it connects to National Cycle Route 5 Reading to Holyhead.

Get around
The town is small enough to get around on foot.

Go next

 * Faringdon
 * Abingdon
 * Didcot
 * Swindon
 * Hungerford
 * Newbury and Thatcham