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How to find Long Furlong Community Centre in Abingdon

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From the M4 - leave at Junction 8/9

Take the 404M exit - signposted Henley/Oxford. The 404M ends and turns into an 'A' road .

Leave at sign for A4130 - signposted Hurley/Henley. Shortly after joining the A4130 you will come to a roundabout - go straight across.

You will pass through Hurley and eventually come to Henley. You will enter Henley via a bridge with traffic lights, go straight ahead at these lights, take the right hand lane just before 2nd set of lights. You need to go right at these lights and keep to the left side of the road, next is a mini roundabout, go straight ahead. (You are still on the A4130 signposted Wallingford/Oxford).

The next place you need to turn off will be a large roundabout on the outskirts of Wallingford. Take the third turning off the roundabout - the A4074 signposted Oxford.

The next roundabout is new, there is a garage on your right - go straight ahead.

Eventually you will come to a small roundabout - go straight ahead.

Just past the roundabout you will go onto a bypass which will take you to the next large roundabout (cafe on your left). Take the left turn here onto the A415 signposted Abingdon.

Follow this road without turning off anywhere and you will eventually arrive in Abingdon, via a Large Bridge. Just past the bridge on the right is the Crown and Thistle Restaurant. At the junction take the road IN FRONT of the large building set in the middle of two roads, (you are now in the High Street) get into the Right hand lane.

Landmarks to look out for - a set of traffic lights, then a Post Office on your right.

Then another set of traffic lights -on a bend - go around this bend and get into the left-hand lane (Coxeters shop on your left). You are now in Stratton Way.

Follow this road around staying in the left lane - another set of traffic lights - go straight ahead. At mini roundabout - go straight ahead. At next set of traffic lights (the Boundary House pub on your right) go straight ahead.

At next Large round-about take the first turning left into Dunmore Road, next take the second turning on your left into Boulter Drive. Continue to the end of this road, and just past a school on your left - is the centre with parking opposite.


From the M40 to Oxford.

On the approach to Oxford - ON YOUR LEFT - you will pass the THORNHILL PARK AND RIDE,

Proceed to the next roundabout - take the road sign-posted COWLEY

Proceed to the LITTLEMOORE roundabout - go straight ahead.

At the next roundabout – SAINSBURYS ON YOUR LEFT - not counting Sainsburys entrance – take the second turning.

Keep to left lane to next roundabout - take left turning.

Go ahead to next roundabout - take left turn onto the A34 (South)

Leave the A 34 at next turn-off – ABINGDON NORTH

At top of slip road bear left - go down the hill to next roundabout

Take third turn off the roundabout into DUNMORE ROAD

Take second turning on left into BOULTER DRIVE – just before the end of this road on your left you will see a school – the centre is just past the school with a car park opposite.


The nearest Rail Station is at Radley (3 miles approx); it is unattended.
There are bus services from Didcot and Oxford.

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