A major Oxfordshire car park has been closed for months by the council.

The car park located at Kilkenny Lane Country Park was shut by West Oxfordshire District Council on Wednesday, May 15.

Popular with tourists, the country park is visited by many, especially in the summer but the public will have to find other areas to park in for the next eight weeks.

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The reason provided by West Oxfordshire District Council for the closure is expansion works which will see the car park unavailable for a couple of months.

A spokesperson for the council said: “The car park at Kilkenny Lane Country Park is now closed for expansion work. Please note that the car park will be out of use for approximately 8 weeks.

“Contact customer services for assistance or more info on customer.services@westoxon.gov.uk or 01993 861000.”