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I'd be interested in a swim on Saturday morning. I would need to be
back at Wantage by late lunch - twins at party in afternoon :)<br>
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Have never swum up at Port meadow but would be keen to try. I'd want
to confirm on Friday - current Saturday forecast is heavy rain which
isn't particularly tempting for me at this time of year.<br>
<br>
Regards<br>
Andrew<br>
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On 07/03/2011 21:54, Mary-Jennifer McDowell wrote:
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type="cite">Hi Bryn,<br>
<br>
I haven't had a swim for a long time as I had twwin boys in July
but I live ten mins walk away from the Hotel and would love to
accompany you for a dip. As James said, there are rowers on that
stretch and it may be quite busy on a saturday, especially as the
weather is improving and there are regattas starting but we could
swim a bit further yet towards Port meadow, I've been there
several times, last when I was pregnant in the summer. Let me know
as it depends on how much time you have, the walk would take about
half an hour but it's a lovely walk!<br>
All the best,<br>
Jenny<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 8:08 PM, James
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Bryn,<br>
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Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 14:00:05 +0000<br>
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Subject: Saturday morning, Oxford?<br>
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>Hi, anyone likely to be in the Thames in Oxford this
Saurday morning? I<br>
>have the pleasure of an overnight at the Four Pillars
Hote,l off<br>
>Abingdon Road (opposite the Hinkey Pool) Friday and
wondered if I could<br>
>gate crash a cold water plunge before I get off home to
the Great Ouse?<br>
><br>
>It looks like the river runs adjacent to the grounds of
the hotel -<br>
>anyone know if this is a good swimming spot?<br>
><br>
>Regards all, spring is a coming - sometime soon,<br>
>Bryn<br>
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The water literally next to the hotel is not the Thames
proper, that's a<br>
few hundred metres east - not sure what exactly you are
looking at as I<br>
haven't been to the 4 pillars to stay. I haven't swam that
part (we plan<br>
to do this stretch sometime this year swimming the Thames
between the<br>
Oxford Ring Road north to south) but have swum extensive north
of the city<br>
so I expect it to be similar, but I expect this will be busy
with rowers -<br>
probably - you can see the boat house on the other side of the
river but<br>
swimming wise, if it is anything like the Thames further up it
will be<br>
fine, the grounds that are either side are owned by the
colleges so you<br>
don't tend to get the detritus you can on more public ground.<br>
<br>
The public foot path is on 'the hotel side' of the river so
you can walk<br>
back all the way, what I am not sure about are access points
in and out.<br>
<br>
Hope this helps.<br>
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