Wolvercote, Oxford to Lechlade
Not really Wolvercote, although that’s the nearest village.
It’s actually within the ‘Oxford’ city signs, so, technically, I’m IN Oxford, although it’s about a 30 minute ride on the bike. The cycle path from entering ‘the City’ becomes made up asphalt for the 6 or so miles into town.
Means it’s an easy and pleasant ride. Lot’s of walkers, boaters and cyclists, tourists, locals and families.
I’ve been here now for 2 weeks. I will be leaving today to move closer in to town.
I’m mooring about 1/4 mile from ‘Dukes Cut‘ named after the Duke of Marlborough who commissioned it’s creation in 1789. This is the northernmost entry to the Thames, by-passing Kings Lock.
It’s got solar. It’s got mobile. It’s got parking (for now). The parking is only temporary whilst the landowner is providing access to the navies working on the A44 improvements to store their equipment.
There’s room for 3 boats.
Here’s what it looks like.
Enslow to Wolvercote
Skipping Kidlington, which is the next stop down.
There’s places to stop, but they don’t provide me with three things I need, parking, solar and mobile.
Enslow was a nice stopover. On the edge of a nature reserve.
Spiders like it there too.
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