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Midsomer & Medieval Murders

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  GPX File of the Route   Midsomer & Medieval Murders This route uses minor roads and the Phoenix Trail to explores the Aylesbury Vale and some attractive old villages which were used as settings for the documentary series ‘Midsomer Murders’. It starts at Princes Risborough Railway Station. The initial 3 mile stretch to Chinnor is on a well used B Road and then turns north then west to continue towards Ewelme on quieter back roads. At Ewelme it pivots back to head for Thame on a more northerly route, passing through Chalgrove and the Haseleys before crossing the River Thame at Shabbington. From Thame it returns to Prices Risborough on the Phoenix Trail, a converted railway line.  There are some homeopathic climbs, the highest point being just 124m (near  Postcombe) and the lowest is around 40m. For more detail see the Route Tips. Zooming In Highlights are:   The ‘Midsomer Murders’ Villages. Almost every village here claims to have appeared in in...