Oxford Water Walks

For pre-arranged, private WALKS see below.

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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Watch out too for special Alice in Waterland walks in 2025, exclusive to Alice’s Shop, 83 St Aldate’s.

 

 

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

 

 

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 !