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The Chiltern Sculpture Trail is about two miles from the M40, midway between Junctions 5 & 6. This picture was taken from the A40 to Christmas Common road which passes over the motorway. Click here to go to the sculptures page. The Chiltern Sculpture Trail is located in Cowleaze Wood, an 80 acre working wood managed by Forest Enterprise. It is free to enter and is open 365 days a year during daylight hours. Click here to go to the sculptures page. There is free parking for approx. 60 cars at the Chiltern Sculpture Trail. Access is during daylight hours only and is usually limited to vehicles under 6ft 6" (approx. 2m) tall. Click here to go to the sculptures page.

The Chiltern Sculpture Trail is well sign-posted from the A40 and is easy to find from Christmas Common by following signs for Stokenchurch. Situated in the Chiltern hills, a designated area of outstanding natural beauty, the Chiltern Sculpture Trail is between Junctions 5 & 6 of the M40 and within easy travelling distance of Oxford, London and Reading. The Trail is located in Cowleaze Wood on the Oxfordshire-Buckinghamshire border, beside the road from the A40 to Christmas Common, approx. 2 miles from them both. It is well sign-posted from the A40 and can be found on Ordnance Survey Landranger map 165 - Aylesbury & Leighton Buzzard area - Grid reference SU725955. GPS users can pinpoint the Trail at N51º 39.276 / W000º 57.102. Click here for a basic information page - including a map and directions - which is ideal for printing out and taking to the Trail.

The Trail is open 365 days a year during daylight hours. Entrance is free, but access is usually limited to vehicles under 6ft 6" (approx. 2m) in height. To enter with a taller vehicle please contact the Chiltern Sculpture Trust or Forest Enterprise in advance of your visit. Limited parking space for over-height vehicles is also found beside the gate into the car park. There is ample free parking space for around 60 cars and picnic seating is available near the Trail's Information Point. There are no toilets on site.

Wheelchair and pushchair access is very good on the majority of woodland paths as there are no gates, steps, stiles or steep inclines. However some trails can become rutted, especially after wet weather. If it has been raining caution is advised as some paths are unsurfaced and you may find them slippery. Read more about the Chiltern Sculpture Trail on the background pages.

Close to the Trail are the Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve and the ancient Ridgeway path which runs from Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire to Overton Hill near Avebury in Wiltshire, via many historic landmarks including the Uffington White Horse and Wayland's Smithy. The nearest Railway station is at Saunderton, approx. 8 miles northeast of the Trail. A map to help you find the Chiltern Sculpture Trail is provided below.

The Chiltern Sculpture Trail is well sign-posted from the A40 and is easy to find from Christmas Common by following signs for Stokenchurch. Click here to go to the sculptures page.
Link to a zoomable map at www.streetmap.co.uk. The Trail is where the arrow is

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