Grew up round there and went to school in Abingdon – so a lot of my formative riding was in Oxfordshire.
There’s great riding in the Berkshire Downs, endless bridleways – head towards the Ridgeway and Lambourn area, about 15 miles south of Oxford.
Not far north of Oxford you have the Cotswolds – again good riding.
Oxford itself has Shotover hill, which is a good place for blasting round of an evening.
Get on the A40 going west and you’re in the Forest of Dean in 1 1/2 hours.
The good thing about Oxford is it’s central location – some good riding nearby, and also fast road links to other good areas.