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M o n d a y , J u l y 8 , 2 0 1 9Oxford Exploration
11:15 Oxford Eco-House Tour with Sue Roaf 26 Blandford Avenue
13:00 Sketching Session St. Clare’s College Art Studio visit 121 Banbury Road
13:20 Visit St. Clare’s College Art Studio with John Rolfe
N o t e sGETTING THERE.
• To Eco-House
Train. 09:21 Great Western from Paddington (PAD) to Ox-ford (OXF) ar 10:17
Off-peak day return £18.10 or advance singles out and back £8.10; plusBus £2.65
Walk. From Oxford Train Sta-tion to Magdalen Street bus stop via Botley Road, Hythe Bridge Street, Worcester Street, and Beaumont Street. The bus stop is just to your right when you reach St. Giles. (about 15 min.).
Bus. Take the City 6 bus to First Turn.
Walk. Cross Woodstock Road to Blandford Avenue walk to the Eco-House at 26 Blandford Avenue (it’s on your right).
• To St. Clare’s Coll. Art Studio
Bus. Take City 6 bus from First Turn to Lathbury Road.
Walk south on Woodstock Road, turn left on Staverton Road, go one block to Banbury Road, turn right to 121 Banbury Road.
• To Keble College
14.20 Keble College tour with Nick French
15.30 Oxford University Museum of Natural History sketch-ing session. Go inside, it’s free and open until 17:00 . You’ll find an amazing collection in an amazing skylighted Victorian hall.
16:00 Discovery Points of interest in Oxford (plan ahead):
• Punting on the River Cherwell <http://cherwellboathouse.co.uk/#section-04> Cherwell Boathouse, Bardwell Road, Oxford OX2 6ST open until dusk. £18/hour. Punts fit up to 6 people.
• Oxford Covered Market, Market St. Oxford, OX1 3DZ <http://oxford-coveredmarket.co.uk/traders/> open until 17:00.
• Tower Ascents and Sundial Trail; Carfax Tower OX1 1ET (£1, open until 17.30); University Church of St. Mary the Virgin OX7 4AH (on High Street between Oriel and Catte Streets; Church £0, tower £3; open until 18.00) <https://www.britainexpress.com/cities/oxford/map.htm>.
• Oxford Botanic Garden, Rose Lane, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, OX1 4AZ <https://www.botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk/>. Last entry 17:15.
Bus. Take City 2, 2A, 2B bus from the Linton Road bus stop (on Banbury Road) to Kebel Road bus stop.
Walk north on Banbury to Kebel Road, turn right, go one block to Parks Road, turn rightfor 1/2 block. Enter Kebel College via the Porter’s Lodge.
• To Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Walk across Parks Road from Kebel College.