🥾 Walk 153 - Oxford to Port Meadow and Swinford Bridge

Eight of us, including six regulars and two visitors set out on this enjoyable 14 mile walk from Oxford on Saturday 11th April.

We headed out of the town along the Thames Path in sunny but unexpectedly breezy weather. We paused for a drink stop by the ruins of Godstow Abbey and then continued on the path along through Port Meadows where sheep were busy tending their lambs - some of which had only just been born that morning - a sure sign of spring!

We had our lunch stop at a picnic table by one of the locks, some of us sampling some interesting Japanese cake courtesy of one of our visitors.

Continuing along the Thames path we eventually reached Swinford Bridge where we crossed over the bridge and toll booth towards The Talbot Inn at Eynsham where refreshments were enjoyed, sat outside by the river.

We then retraced our steps back along the river, stopping for a (brief) second pub stop at The Trout. The last leg of the walk took us along the other side of the river back towards Oxford, this time with no breeze, arriving back at the Station where we had started out for our journeys onward.

Many thanks to Julia for providing this write-up and the photos.

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