There are two ways without a car. Take the direct train from London Paddington to Moreton-in-Marsh (84–93 minutes, from £14) and join a tour that starts at the station. Or go on your own: train from Oxford to Charlbury, a ten-minute walk and the X9 bus to the shop, about £20.40 return.
Updated 7 Oct 2026 · Prices checked 7 Oct 2026From London there are two sensible routes without a car. One gets you every place from the show with a guide; the other gets you the shop and its queue for the price of the fares.
Opening hours. Diddly Squat opens Tuesday to Sunday from 09:30 to 16:30 and is closed every Monday, so a Monday trip by bus finds it shut. The café serves food until 15:00 and the bar stays open until 16:30.
Getting back. On very busy days the shop can close the queue a little before 16:30, so plan your bus back with time to spare rather than for the last minute. On a tour this is the operator's job: the mini coach is back at Moreton-in-Marsh at about 18:00.
The Farmer's Dog is near Burford, about nine miles from Diddly Squat, and Hawkstone is outside Bourton-on-the-Water; the three are within 30 minutes of each other by car. Two tours include both and start at Moreton-in-Marsh station: the mini-coach tour (4 hours, £62) and the local-host tour (7 hours, £175).
By taxi. A taxi is the other option. Book one in advance rather than expecting one at a small station; we don't list taxi firms or fares, as they change.
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Charlbury, then the X9 bus towards Chipping Norton. Kingham is about as close in a straight line and has direct trains from Paddington, but plan on a taxi from there.
Yes, the X9 towards Chipping Norton from near Charlbury station, about 20 minutes and £2. Take the Chipping Norton bus, not the Witney one. Buses are infrequent, so a missed connection can mean a wait of an hour or two.
About £20.40 return: £8.20 each way on the off-peak train from Oxford to Charlbury, and £2 each way on the X9 bus.
Yes, but book it in advance; small Cotswold stations rarely have cabs waiting. We don't list firms or fares, as they change.
The mini-coach tour (14:00, £62, four hours) and the local-host tour (£175, about seven hours), both from Moreton-in-Marsh station, 84–93 minutes by direct train from Paddington.
No. Diddly Squat Farm Shop is closed every Monday, and so is the Farmer's Dog. Plan a trip without a car for Tuesday to Sunday, ideally a weekday morning.
No. The nearest stations are Charlbury, with the X9 bus to the shop, and Kingham, where you would need a taxi. Tours start at Moreton-in-Marsh.
Yes. The easiest way is the direct train from Paddington to Moreton-in-Marsh and the 14:00 mini-coach tour, back at the station at about 18:00. On your own, allow a full day for the train via Oxford and the X9 bus.
Only by taxi or on a tour; there is no useful bus. The mini-coach and local-host tours include both.
Starts at the station at 14:00, so the train from Paddington is all you need.