 Tuesday 11th August 2009Heading South from Oxford we pass through some more picturesque countryside. Day 4 Details Start location Site Name
| Osney Marina
| Site Address | Mill St
Oxford OX2 0NA
01865 240 480
view map | | Distance from start of journey (miles) | 37 | Estimated departure time
| 1800
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Our Journey Distance from start of the day (miles)
| Points of interest | | 0.7 | Road Bridge
| | 0.8 | Footbridge | | 1.2 | Folly Bridge - built in 1827 - carries the A4144
The next mile and a half to Iffley lock is the main punting stretch so we will need to be a bit careful. | 2.2
| Donnington Road bridge | | 2.7 | Iffley Lock - we could always stop here for a little evening sundowner we fancy it.
| | 2.9 | Isis Bridge - A little reminder that the Thames at this stage is also called The Isis
| | 3.2 | Kennington Railway Bridge
| | 4.2 | Sandford Lock | | 6.2 | Radley College boathouse
| | 7.7 | Nuneham Railway Bridge
| 8.7 | Abingdon Lock | 9.7
| Abingdon Bridge River Ock - enters from the right | 10.2
| Abingdon Marina | 10.7
| Culham Cut - Here the canoes cut to the right to head to Sutton Courtneay for lunch | 11.7
| Culham Lock (main stream only) | 12.8
| Sutton Bridge - built in 1811 | | 13.9 | Clifton Cut footbridge | 14.2
| Clifton Lock | 14.7
| Clifton Hampden Bridge - Designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott who also designed the Albert Memorial.
| | 17.2 | Day's Lock
| | 17.3 | Little Wittenham footbridge The River Thame joins from the left. From here on downriver we a absolutely, definitely on The Thames | | 19.7 | Shillingford Bridge
| | 19.9 | Benson Waterfront Camping, let's call it a day |
End of day location Site Name
| Benson Waterfront Camping | Site Address | Benson, Wallingford, Oxon OX10 6SJ View Map For more information please visit their website: www.bensonwaterfront.com | | Distance from start of journey (miles) | 56.9
| Estimated arrival time
| 1730
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Last Updated ( Friday, 31 July 2009 )
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