Oxford Water Walks

For pre-arranged, private WALKS see below.

 

Jericho 200 Walks with Oxford University Press Visit

Date:              Tuesday 13 MAY

Timing:          11am and 2pm (approximately 90 minutes)

Cost:               £12

A leisurely stroll through the 19^th-century suburb of Jericho, preceded by a short talk by the archivist of the Oxford University Press. The walk with local historian and author Mark Davies will trace Jericho’s transition from lush meadowland to vibrant, sometimes controversial, suburb. The tour will include Jericho’s rich literary and artistic associations, and will end inside the imposing church of St Barnabas. A Jericho 200 and Oxford Festival of the Arts event.

11am walk

2pm walk

 

 

Public WALKS

Museum of Oxford WEDNESDAY afternoon 90-minute walks, starting at 2pm.  Many different routes, led by five different guides. £15 per person. My ones are:

https://museumofoxford.org/series/museum-of-oxford-walks/

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Wonderland Walk – LYNDHURST, Hampshire – Saturday 10 MAY starting 2pm

A country walk with Lyndhurst-born Mark Davies, a trustee of the Lewis Carroll Society, author, and Oxford guide. The route will include sites in Lyndhurst and Emery Down associated with the real Alice, with – naturally! – a mid-walk tea break during which Mark will explain the factual Oxford inspiration for ‘The Mad Tea-Party’. Some steep and possibly muddy paths. Details of how to book will follow in due course.

https://www.newforestheritage.org.uk/eventsandexhibitions

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Private Walks

Most of my WALKS are for pre-booked groups (starting at £60 inclusive for up to 20/24 people). However, if you as an individual, or as part of a small group, would like to arrange a walk, do please still feel free to get in touch at oxfordtowpathpress@gmail.com. Or, for £30 for up to five people (lasting 90 minutes or so), you can suit yourself as to start time time and exact route.

Not sure? Please have a look at my (sadly unmaintained!) ‘Customer Comments’ page.

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This summer I will be leading many walks on the ever-curiouser-and-curiouser topic of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in association with Oxford’s famous Alice’s Shop. Dates and details to follow.

 

TALKS (see Talk topics)

Thursday 8 MAY, 1 pm

TALK: Artists in Wonderland: Pre-Raphaelite Adventures in Oxford

Main Hall of the West Oxford Community Centre, Botley Road, OX2 0BT.

Many Oxford people and locations (including Botley) helped and inspired the young, aspiring artists known as the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood as they struggled for acceptance. For instance, Thomas Combe of the Oxford University Press was a crucial early patron. He also oversaw the publication of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, whose author Lewis Carroll befriended and photographed the artists and their families. Mark’s relevant books include Alice in Waterland and Alice’s Oxford on Foot.

Tickets (all proceeds to West Oxford Community Centre): £7 (WOCA members £5).  https://www.woca.org.uk/

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I am happy to travel! I have given talks in numerous places in England and Wales, and on two short tours of the Republic of Ireland, but Assam in north-east India is the farthest away so far !