There's a good swimming section upstream of Parson's Pleasure, and it's easy to get out at Parson's Pleasure (which is near the corner of the University Parks, where the cycle route to Marston crosses over the Cherwell, near Mesopotamia). Not sure where the best place to get in would be, depends on how long a swim is required, but there are plenty of places suitable for getting in, as I recall.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=oxford&ll=51.760373,-1.246133&spn=0.00...
Sharon
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 4:34 PM, Pam Jones pamjones@btinternet.com wrote:
Will plan times etc later. Chloe: do you know any good swims on the Cherwell?
-----Original Message----- From: Chloe Jeffries [mailto:chloe.jeffries@merton.ox.ac.uk] Sent: 17 August 2011 09:28 To: Jo-Anne Rutterford; sacurtis2@gmail.com; pamjones@btinternet.com Cc: ossoxon@earth.li Subject: RE: [OSS Oxon] Oxford swim September 16 and 18
Yes. Definitely in Ox that weekend because tied down with a conference. But free after midday on the Sunday and potentially up for an evening / night dip on the Friday (it might give me an excuse to get out of a dire conference dinner!).
Chloe, leafing through the diary. x ________________________________________ From: ossoxon-bounces@earth.li [ossoxon-bounces@earth.li] On Behalf Of Jo-Anne Rutterford [jorutterford@hotmail.com] Sent: 16 August 2011 19:52 To: sacurtis2@gmail.com; pamjones@btinternet.com Cc: ossoxon@earth.li Subject: Re: [OSS Oxon] Oxford swim September 16 and 18
Crikey! that's forward planning!! Am sure I will be around at some point - Pam did you need somewhere to stay, we have a spare room - though a houseful of dogs!
Jo
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:26:36 +0100 From: sacurtis2@gmail.com To: pamjones@btinternet.com CC: OSSOxon@earth.li Subject: Re: [OSS Oxon] Oxford swim September 16 and 18
Am interested and free that weekend; can be flexible.
Sharon
On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 7:18 PM, Pam Jones pamjones@btinternet.com
wrote:
Am in Oxford for weekend of Friday 16th to Sunday 18th September. Free
for
a Port meadow, Perch at Binsey or Cherwell swim on Sunday afternoon and, possibly a late evening/night swim on Friday. Anyone interested?
Pam
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