You could park at the Pub on that stretch of the Thames at Marston Ferry and get in at that point.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=oxford&ll=51.776895,-1.247302&spn=0.00...
It's a good long swim though.
James
)-----Original Message----- )From: ossoxon-bounces@earth.li [mailto:ossoxon-bounces@earth.li] On )Behalf Of Sharon Curtis )Sent: 17 August 2011 17:42 )To: Pam Jones )Cc: ossoxon@earth.li )Subject: Re: [OSS Oxon] Oxford swim September 16 and 18 ) )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=0.002377,0.005112&oe=utf-8&t=h&z=18&vpsrc=6 ) )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 )>> > )>> )>> _______________________________________________ )>> OSS Oxon mailing list )>> OSSOxon@earth.li )>> http://www.earth.li/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ossoxon )>> )>> Please note that OSS Oxon exists to put swimmers in touch with other )> swimmers, not to organise swim events or in any way suggest that )> outdoor swimming is a safe activity or that you should go swimming. If )> you choose to swim you do so entirely at your own risk and on your own )> initiative, and any plans you make are your own responsibility. )> )> ) )_______________________________________________ )OSS Oxon mailing list )OSSOxon@earth.li )http://www.earth.li/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ossoxon ) )Please note that OSS Oxon exists to put swimmers in touch with other )swimmers, not to organise swim events or in any way suggest that )outdoor swimming is a safe activity or that you should go swimming. If you )choose to swim you do so entirely at your own risk and on your own )initiative, and any plans you make are your own responsibility.