Thame (England)

Thame is a small town lying on the River Thame. Habitation at the site dated back to Anglo-Saxon times and there have been finds of jewellery & pottery.
In 1940 a couple walking their dog inadvertently discovered "the Thame Hoard" (they were looking for a stone to throw for their dog). Maybe not the largest "Hoard" found in the UK, it comprised of five medieval gold rings and ten silver groats (c.1351 – c.1457) and can be seen today in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.

By road

Good link to the M40 motorway, 6 miles on A418 to the W and A418 to Aylesbury 10 miles E.

By train

Haddenham & Thame Parkway

A good railway service through Chiltern Railways.

By bus

Thame is served by the 280 & X8 buses which runs along the A418 from Aylesbury to Oxford.

By bicycle

• The National Byway cycle route passes 2½ miles to the N of the town.

• National Cycle Route 57Sustrans has converted an old rail bed for the Phoenix Trail Cycle Route (part of National Cycle Route 57). Passes through the town. Runs Farmington, Gloucestershire near Northleach to Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire.

On foot

• Oxfordshire WayRuns 2½ miles (4 km) W of the town. Long distance footpath (68 miles, 110 km) running Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire to Henley-on-Thames. The footpath connects with the Heart of England Way and the Thames Path. Zoomable online maps available at Long Distance Walking Association

The town is small enough to see on foot.

• Long Crendon Courthouse

  phone: +44 1280 817156
  address: Long Crendon, HP18 9AN

• St Mary's Church

  address: Church Rd, Thame OX9 3AJ

• Rycote Chapel

  address: Rycote Lane, Thame OX9 2PE

• Thame Museum

  phone: +44 1844 212801
  address: 79 High St, Thame OX9 3AE

• Waterperry Gardens

  address: Waterperry
  A lovely wander through manicured gardens.

• Thame Farmers Market

  phone: +44 1844 217437
  address: North St, Thame OX9 3FP
  Whilst targeted at local farmers and visitors will be unlikely to be wanting to purchase livestock, it can be interesting to watch a rural agricultural livestock auction.

• Thame CarnivalParade and all sorts of fun competitions, etc.

• Tiggywinkles

  phone: +44 1844 292292
  address: Aston Rd Haddenham HP17 8AF

• Wizz Kids

  phone: +44 1844 217555
  address: 2-6 Jefferson Way, Thame OX9 3SZ

• Midsomer Murders Walking Tours

  address: leave from Thame Museum, 79 High St, Thame OX9 3AE
  The town was used extensively for location filming for the UK TV detective series Midsomer Murders. Many Thame landmarks feature in the series.

• Phoenix TrailBetween Thame & Princes Risborough, 5 miles (8 km). Being on a dismantled railway, not too many hills!

• Tuesday Market

  phone: +44 7966 202494 (mobile)
  address: Upper High St, Thame

• Spirit Walker Crystals

  phone: +44 1844 281239
  address: The Old Coach House, Adwell OX9 7DQ

• Waitrose

  phone: +44 1844 260360
  address: Greyhound Lane, Thame OX9 3ZD

• Prezzo

  phone: +44 1844 218542
  address: 12a Butter Market, Thame OX9 3EW
  Wi-Fi

• Dewani Shah's

  phone: +44 1844 260066
  address: 8 Swan Walk, Thame OX9 3HN

• House of Spice

  phone: +44 1844 216689
  address: 7 Upper High St, Thame OX9 3ER

• Harvest Moon

  phone: +44 1844 215272
  address: 1 Pump Lane, Thame OX9 3BT

Thame has a large number of pubs for a small town.

• The Rising Sun

  phone: +44 1844 214206
  address: High St Thame OX9 2BZ

• The James Figg (formerly Abingdon Arms)

  phone: +44 1844 260166
  address: 21 Cornmarket, Thame OX9 2BL

• The Black Horse

  phone: +44 1844 212886
  address: 11 Cornmarket, Thame OX9 2BL

• The Birdcage

  phone: +4 1844 217911
  address: 4 Cornmarket, Thame OX9 3DX

• Treacles Tea Rooms

  phone: +44 1844 260840
  address: 12 High St, Thame OX9 2BZ

• Spread Eagle Hotel

  phone: +44 1844 213661
  address: 16/17 Commarket, Thame OX9 2BW

• Travelodge

  phone: +44 8719 846215 (premium)
  address: A418 Long Crendon Rd, Thame OX9 3SB

• Field House

  phone: +44 1844 215395
  address: 5 Fish Ponds Lane, Thame OX9 2BA

• The Swan Hotel

  phone: +44 1844 260399
  address: Upper High St, Thame OX9 3ER

• Post Office

  address: 3 High St, Thame OX9 2BU

• Oxford
• Aylesbury
• Princes Risborough
• High Wycombe
• Bicester