[OSS Oxon] Saturday morning, Oxford?
Louise & David
lou.david at virgin.net
Sat Mar 12 00:13:35 GMT 2011
Hi - have done the swim before, but not without support team who
carried stuff etc! Just wondering what the deal is - do we just turn
up in wetsuits, walk up the river barefoot, then swim down, and run
back to the cars? Curious about the whole etiquette thing - hoping to
make it afterall now as kids football match cancelled
Louise
On 11 Mar 2011, at 21:57, Andrew Sansum wrote:
> Bob,
>
> We are meeting at (or just before) 10:00 at the Walton Well car park.
>
> Regards
> Andrew
>
> On 11/03/2011 19:22, Bob Bradley wrote:
>>
>> I've not seen anyone suggest a time, so how about 10am at Walton
>> Well car park as suggested by Tim below. I've swum with Tim and
>> others 2-3 times from there and it doesn't seem too frequented by
>> rowers. Also I know the setup and can show Oxford newbies the way
>> to the river if noone else is around, although as usual I'll leave
>> entirely up to you any decisions you make to swim or not.
>>
>> Personally, I'll probably walk up river a bit and then swim
>> downstream - probably not too long given the time of year, but
>> we'll see how I feel in the morning!
>>
>> Cheers
>> Bob
>>
>> On 10 March 2011 12:42, Tim Bond <tim.bond at keble.oxon.org> wrote:
>> I can't make this weekend (away from Oxford) but in
>> terms of good meeting places I'd suggest the car park
>> at the end of Walton Well Road as a good southern
>> option:
>>
>> http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?&ll=51.762412,-1.273534&z=19
>>
>> or the Wolvercote car park off Godstow Road as a northern option:
>>
>> http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=51.78147,-1.295252&z=19
>>
>> With enough cars a shuttle between the two can save a
>> lot of time.
>>
>> Hope you have a fun swim; don't be put off by the
>> weather, swimming in the rain is fun!
>>
>> Tim
>>
>> Claire Tuckett wrote:
>> >
>> > 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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