[OSS Oxon] Saturday morning, Oxford?
Louise & David
lou.david at virgin.net
Sat Mar 12 08:44:37 GMT 2011
OK - are you all hardy people planning on taking a dip without
wetsuits/gloves/boots, or like me, planning on going fully togged
up?! 6 degrees is pretty cold isn't it?
On 12 Mar 2011, at 00:13, Louise & David wrote:
> 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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