Jeremy Wellingham
In our relentless journey downstream in the
Thames towards the Teddington Obelisk, and beyond, the next
step (stroke?) will be Swim #14 from Pinkhill Lock to
Cassington Cut, or thereabouts. We now have the delights of the
Georgian Toll Bridge at Swinford to look forward to. One
shilling to cross but free to swim under. (5p in new money . . .) To make the swim worthwhile, but
keeping it to this side of excessive, it corresponds to Swim
#26 and part of #27 in The Book according to Michael
Worthington and is around 3.3km, or less if we decide to get
out earlier.
We will meet at the car park at Swinford at 10:30am on
Sat24Sep11, marked by the Green arrow, on the north side of
the Thames (Thanks to Jo for the local knowledge):
http://g.co/maps/t3mbk
We can then shuttle (5p at the ready) up to the housing estate
at Meadow Way, park, at 'A', and make our final preparations
in the field, Green arrow, on the way to the lock:
http://g.co/maps/46tjw
We will then walk to Pinkhill Lock, jump in and swim down
towards Swinford, under the Georgian Toll bridge (better
practice butterfly beforehand), skirting Eynsham Lock, and on
to an exit on the south bank and the Thames path, opposite the
Cassington Cut. This is where the Wytham Great Wood, on the
south bank, starts receding from the Thames Path (Green
Arrow):
http://g.co/maps/gfu47
Advanced tri-athlete party to keep eyes peeled to avoid going
on to King's Lock, which is another 3.5km away, and is to be
swim #15 on Sun09Oct11!
We will then walk back to the Swinford car park, get changed,
shuttle drivers to cars left at Meadow Way (More 5p at the
ready) before putting the Landlady at the nearby Talbot to the
test for lunch (Green arrow):
http://g.co/maps/gcaz6
Look forward to meeting all the regulars but to all those
recently inspired by David Walliams we'd welcome you to come
along and sample the water with us as well. Contrary to the
BBC and Walliams' PR crew we've not found it to be 'filthy' .
. . .
Any questions, drop us a line.
Jeremy and Sef and the gurgling gudgeon of the Thames.
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