[OSS Oxon] OSS Swim the Thames #48 & #49 - Windsor Romney Lock to Runnymede Bell Weir Lock via Old Windsor Lock - Saturday 6 July 2013 2:00pm / Sunday 7 July 10:00am

[Jeremy Wellingham]

Pagans of the Thames, for the second time of asking,
                                     We've missed theLessor Sabbat of 
Litha and the Solstice weekend due to last weekend's oil spillage at 
Windsor.  We hope you been able to make good use of the time for plenty 
of catch ups, in lieu of the schedule swim.


*CAMPING SATURDAY 6 JULY 2013*
This weekend we have a Saturday #48 and a Sunday #49 swim, with a 
camping option on the night of Saturday 6 July at Runnymede in a Thames 
side garden, courtesy of http://campinmygarden.com/ at £20 per person. 
Not used this before but as we push ever deeper in to the unfamiliar 
territory of Thames suburbia it might be a useful option for more camps, 
as sites are either scarce or very regimented and commercial - not like 
us at all!

*Please let me know if you would like to camp ASAP, so I can firm up the 
booking.*


**Swim #48 *SATURDAY 6 JULY 2013 2:00pm Windsor Romney Lock to Old 
Windsor Lock*
Before the swim there is a test of your navigation skills to find the 
meeting place. We'll will meet on the single track Ham Lane, just as it 
crosses the river a short way upstream of the finish at Old Windsor Lock:

http://goo.gl/maps/g77B1

You can park on the verge at the edge of the road.  (At least that's how 
it looks from Street View.)

*We'll meet at 14:00pm on Saturday 6 July 2013.

*Get changed, walk up to Romney Lock crossing the Albert and Victoria 
bridges with a brief excursion into Datchet along the way. (We can, 
optionally, shuttle cars up to: Windsor Home Park car park (Free at 
weekends but only available if no events on. (Checking with RBWM): 
http://goo.gl/maps/LYo0V ) or Romney Lock Car Park 
http://goo.gl/maps/ofQVi (£5.00 All day)

We'll jump in at Romney Lock http://goo.gl/maps/gHMc4 and swim down to 
Old Windsor Lock http://goo.gl/maps/ZLFyW - this is swim 66 in Michael 
Worthington's /*'I ? the Thames*' /and is about 4.8kor almost half a Dart.

Haveelevenses half way down, at spot to be found on our walk up - around 
about Datchet.

FromOld Windsor Lock it is brief walk back to the carsand then for 
campers, on to the Thames side garden-details to be sent out to 
individual campers.


*Swim #49 SUNDAY 7 JULY 2013 10:00am Old Windsor Lock to Runnymede Bell 
Weir Lock*
We'll meet again, same as Saturday (Swim #48), on the single track Ham 
Lane, just as it crosses the river a short way upstream of the finish at 
Old Windsor Lock:*
*
http://goo.gl/maps/g77B1

You can park on the verge at the edge of the road.  (At least that's how 
it looks from Street View.)

*We'll meet at 10:00am on Sunday 7 July 2013.*

Get changed, walk the sort distance down stream to Old Windsor Lock 
http://goo.gl/maps/ZLFyW, jump in and swim down to Bell Weir Lock 
http://goo.gl/maps/969Cm , from where we'll have a magnificent view of 
the M25 in all it's 14 lanes of glory. This is swim 67 in Michael 
Worthington's /*'I ? the Thames*' /and is about 4.7kjust short of half a 
Dart. We can optionally shuttle some cars down to the Runnymede Pleasure 
Ground car park here, near the finish or walk back:

http://goo.gl/maps/jKmD0    (£4.50 / 3 hours or £6.00 all day.)

And the then off for lunch at the Jolly Gardners:

http://www.jollygardeners.com/

Sef and Jeremy

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