[OSS Oxon] Saturday morning, Oxford?

Thu Mar 10 12:31:25 GMT 2011

Hi Bryn and everyone else,
I'm around Saturday morning, so count me in.  I'd opt for somewhere around Port Meadow too, either up Binsey Lane by The Peach Pub or up in Wolvercoat by The Trout pub (Can anyone with better local knowledge suggest a meet point?).  Just let me know where and when and I'll be there!
Claire x 
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:54:37 +0000
From: andrewsansum at pobox.com
To: ossoxon at earth.li
Subject: Re: [OSS Oxon] Saturday morning, Oxford?

    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 :)

    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.

    Regards

    Andrew

    On 07/03/2011 21:54, Mary-Jennifer McDowell wrote:
    Hi Bryn,

      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!

      All the best,

      Jenny

      On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 8:08 PM, James
        Lowe <James.Lowe at datacore.com>
        wrote:

          Bryn,

            -----Original Message-----

            From: bryn dymott <bryn.dymott at btinternet.com>

            Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 14:00:05 +0000

            To: James Lowe <james.lowe at datacore.com>,
            <OSSOxon at earth.li>

            Subject: Saturday morning, Oxford?

            >Hi, anyone likely to be in the Thames in Oxford this
            Saurday morning?  I

            >have the  pleasure of an overnight at the Four Pillars
            Hote,l off

            >Abingdon Road  (opposite the Hinkey Pool) Friday and
            wondered if I could

            >gate crash a cold water plunge before I get off home to
            the Great Ouse?

            >

            >It looks like the river runs adjacent to the grounds of
            the hotel -

            >anyone know if this is a good swimming spot?

            >

            >Regards all, spring is a coming - sometime soon,

            >Bryn

          The water literally next to the hotel is not the Thames
          proper, that's a

          few hundred metres east - not sure what exactly you are
          looking at as I

          haven't been to the 4 pillars to stay. I haven't swam that
          part (we plan

          to do this stretch sometime this year swimming the Thames
          between the

          Oxford Ring Road north to south) but have swum extensive north
          of the city

          so I expect it to be similar, but I expect this will be busy
          with rowers -

          probably - you can see the boat house on the other side of the
          river but

          swimming wise, if it is anything like the Thames further up it
          will be

          fine, the grounds that are either side are owned by the
          colleges so you

          don't tend to get the detritus you can on more public ground.

          The public foot path is on 'the hotel side' of the river so
          you can walk

          back all the way, what I am not sure about are access points
          in and out.

          Hope this helps.

              James

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