I had a trouble free train ride to Oxford, then followed my stored route out of town. I’d used CycleStreets & selected the “quiet route” option. This was mostly OK, quiet back roads though little villages. Then it routed me on a short stretch of bridleway. No problem in the dry & I was feeling quite pleased with the route. Then it led me onto a “restricted road” which started a bit rough & then became a dead straight line of waist high grass between 2 wheat fields, then a narrow lane between hedges with knee high nettles, as I was wearing shorts & sandals this did not please me. Ankle deep mud in places as well.
This came out into a lane near Watlington, where I encountered Cycleman & Apollo who led me to the Co-op where I stocked up.