Haddenham – Thame active travel route

Overview

Buckinghamshire Council and Oxfordshire County Council are considering options for a walking, cycling, and wheeling route between Haddenham and Thame, including Haddenham and Thame Parkway Station. Your feedback is important to help inform decisions to be taken by both councils.

There has been a longstanding local desire for a safer and easier route for walking, cycling and wheeling to be provided between Haddenham (including Haddenham & Thame Parkway Station) and Thame.  

Buckinghamshire Council and Oxfordshire County Council are together carrying out an assessment to compare different high-level options for a route and understand the challenges involved. This assessment will identify any major problems that that could prevent a route from being delivered, or make it much more expensive or difficult to build.

No preferred option has been selected at this stage or any decisions taken on delivery. We are seeking your views to help inform decision making and the next phase of work. 

Events

We are holding two drop-in information events where you can see the options in person and speak to the project team:  

• Thursday 5 November, 3pm – 8pm, Haddenham Village Hall (in the Conference Room), HP17 8EE
• Saturday 14 November, 10am – 3pm, Thame Town Hall (in the Upper Chamber), OX9 3DP

Further information and how to have your say

Buckinghamshire Council and Oxfordshire County Council are carrying out joint public engagement, hosted on the Oxfordshire County Council website. Visit Let’s Talk Oxfordshire for more information on the identified options and how to have your say. You will need to create an account to take part.

Please tell us your views by 11:59pm on Tuesday 24 November 2026.

What happens next

After the engagement period closes, the feedback will be reviewed alongside the technical evidence. Buckinghamshire Council and Oxfordshire County Council will then decide what happens next.

If the project progresses, further work may include assessments, design development, environmental studies, business case preparation. Further engagement with landowners, statutory bodies and consultation with local communities is expected as more detailed work is developed and future decisions are considered.