The Saxlingham Gents Return Tour to 7-10th July 2011 - Itinerary

(The large-print version, in deference to Mr. Mantin)

Thursday 7th July

12pm onwards - meet at the Victoria Arms, Marston, Oxford, OX3 OPZ. It has a large garden bordering the . Food stops being served at 2.30pm.

Thursday - Directions to the Victoria Arms and the Sportsview Guest House

1. Come off the M40 at junction 9, signposted 2. Keep going on the A34 for about 5 miles and take 3. Take the next turning after the services, A34 Oxford & Newbury the A44 Oxford & Eynsham turning. signposted A44 Oxford and Park and Ride.

4. After only half a mile, you come to another 5. Very shortly, you come to another roundabout. 6. Keep going, past all the shops, and turn left at roundabout. Take the 2nd turning, signposted Turn right onto A4165 Banbury Rd towards the next major junction, signposted Marston. A40 Ring Road and London. Summertown.

7. This is the Marston Ferry Rd. Keep going for a 8. At the speed camera, turn immediately left 9. Go past the Red Lion and bear left at this fork mile or so until you hit the 30mph zone. onto Oxford Rd. You are now in Old Marston. onto Mill Lane (a no through road).

Congratulations, you have reached the first stage of your journey. Have a drink or six to celebrate.

10. Half a mile further up on the left is the 11. At the end of Marston Ferry Rd, turn left entrance for the Victoria Arms. towards the city centre on the Banbury Rd

12....and keep going. 13. Eventually, you enter St. Giles. At the far 14. At the next T-Junction (with Worcester end, take the right-hand filter lane. College in front of you), turn left.

15. ...immediately bearing round to the right onto 16. At the end of Hythe Bridge St, get in the left- 17. ...which then turns into Oxpens Rd. Keep going. Hythe Bridge St. hand lane, and turn left

18. Avoid any left-hand filter lane. Keep going 19. Turn right at the end of Thames St, , onto St. 20. ...past the pub. Keep going on the Abingdon Rd. straight on Thames St. Aldate’s. for half a mile

For those of you with SatNavs, the post code of the guest house is OX1 4PX

Parking is at rear of the guest house with ten spaces available. Miss one of these and you’ll have to find

21. When you see this barbers’ shop on the right, 22. A quarter of a mile further up, with tennis street parking. you are very close. courts on your left, you will see the Sportsview Guest House on your right.

Getting from the Sportsview Guest House to Brasenose College Ground

This is walking distance, even for the fat wheezy kids with the note from matron. From the guest house, turn left up the Abingdon Rd with the sports fields to your right.

With this Launderette on your left (on the corner This little entrance, which will take you to Brasenose of Kineton Rd, you will see, on the opposite side College ground. of the road.....

Brasenose College Ground

Team v Far From The M.C.C. (6pm start): Pearson, Barrow, Woodward, Pointer, Phelan, Brownlow, Royse, Stickney, Sheppard, Bradley, Parkinson.

No Excuses – we only have 11. Be at the Folly Bridge Arms opposite the ground at 5pm for a pre-match pint.

Friday 8th July 2011 - Directions to Keble College (See overleaf)

We are staying at Keble College again on the Friday and Saturday. Breakfast is served in the Great Hall and your mail will be delivered by owl.

Keble College

Parking – parking in Oxford is an absolute bloody nightmare. Those not taking their cars to the Friday game need to sort your own parking out. Try either Gloucester Green underground car park (locked overnight) on Beaumont St or the Westgate car park (with security patrols). It will work out something like about £24 per car for 24 hour parking. Not cheap per car but works out about £6 per person per day. Failing that, there are plenty of Park and Rides around the city, but that’s up to you.

I am fairly sure that from Saturday 1pm right through to Sunday evening, parking should free along Norham, Bradmore, Crick and Fyfield Roads (see picture, top right), about 10 mins. walk max. from Keble. After Saturday’s game, we can leave the rest of our cars in these roads until we depart on Sunday. These roads are perfectly safe but if these don’t appeal and you want properly secure accommodation, you’ll need to sort your own parking out.

FRIDAY 8/7 - Getting from the Sportsview Guest House to Keble College

1. Left out of guest house. Drive back up 2. Over Folly Bridge and past the Head of 3. after which you will eventually bear to Abingdon Rd towards the city for 2 miles. the River pub. the left onto Thames St.

4. Keep going straight for about 3 miles 5. At the big crossroads, go straight ahead 6. ....At the smoked glass building. but prepare to turn right very quickly

7. Onto Hythe Bridge St. Keep going. 8. At the end, turn left. 9. And then almost immediately right.

10. At the top of Beaumont St, turn left. 11. . After about 150 metres, follow right-hand 12. After about ¼ mile, turn right at this junction fork onto the Banbury Rd (A4165). (Parks Rd), probably signposted Sheldonian & Pitt Rivers

13. Ignore the turning immediately on the left. 14. Shortly, you will see Keble on your right. Park 15. The entrance to Keble is further up on the Continue round to the right. in either Keble or Museum roads, on your right right, but you remember that, right?

AND YOU’LL HAVE JUST ENOUGH TIME TO UNPACK BEFORE WE ALL HAVE TO GET BACK IN OUR CARS AND HEAD OFF TO JESUS COLLEGE GROUND. WHAT LARKS!!!

FOR THOSE ARRIVING ON THE FRIDAY, WE’LL MEET AT 12.45PM THE CITY ARMS PUB ON COWLEY RD (ON THE CORNER OF MAGDALEN RD) WHERE WE DRANK AFTER THE 2009 GAME. THE PUB’S POST CODE IS OX4 1UR

FRIDAY 8TH JULY - University Offices C.C. Vs. Saxlingham Gents (2pm)

1. Go past Keble towards the city centre on Parks 2. Turn Left at lights on to South Parks Rd 3. Keep going. As you take the right hand bend, Rd the road becomes St. Cross Rd.

4. And keep going again. 5. …past the church (ignore the left-hand 6. The road narrows. Ignore all turnings until you turn). come to this junction. You then have to go Left!

7. Past Magdalen tower until you come to…. 8. …a roundabout with three turnings (The 9. Take the middle one, towards Plain). Cowley and keep going straight...

10. Past lots of shops and pubs. 11. When you see this redbrick building on the 12. ..this speed camera a little way up. Turn left right, watch out for.. here onto Bartlemas Close.

As in 2009, Uni Offices CC are going to kindly feed us after

13. Jesus College ground is 200yds up the road. the game.

Map of route to Jesus College Sports Ground (Friday).

th Friday 8 July -

Match Vs. University Offices CC. 2pm at Jesus College Ground on Bartlemas Close. For directions, follow map and instructions (below & previous page).

Keble College

GETTING BACK AGAIN???? OH, USE YOUR IMAGINATION.

Saturday 9th July - Map of route to St John’s College Sports Ground.

Demijohns C.C. Vs. Saxlingham Gents (2pm)

1. At the top of Parks Rd, turn RIGHT onto 2. After 400m or so, take the 3rd left turn, onto 3. At the end of Canterbury Rd, turn right onto Banbury Rd, Canterbury Rd. the Woodstock Rd.

There is plenty of parking at the St John’s ground.

SEE AERIAL VIEW OVERLEAF FOR MORE DETAILED VIEW.

4. The fourth turning on your left is Frenchay Rd. 5. ...hidden left turning into St. John’s College DO NOT turn here but be prepared, after the 9th ground. TURN IN HERE. house on the left further up Woodstock Rd, for a ..

Woodstock Rd

Ground Entrance

Frenchay Rd

Great pubs within easy reach of Keble

The Kings Arms – Parks Rd./Holywell St. The highest IQ per drinker of any pub in the UK (but then we don’t count the Saxon Club).

The Lamb & Flag – St. Giles. Brilliant pub. Far enough from the main centre to be away from the plebs but about 2 minutes walk from Keble.

The White Horse – Broad St. A real Morse pub, next door to Blackwells bookshop. Can get quite busy and cramped. Good fish and chips.

The Bookbinders Arms – Victor St, Jericho. Featured in the very first Morse episode. Don’t think the old barmaid with massive hooters is still there though. Extensive and well-kept beer and not the bleak empty dive that was shown in the episode.

The Turf Tavern – A sod to find and very popular but an absolute classic. It is off New College Lane, down St. Helen’s Passage (). A great range of ales and a little garden out back.

The Eagle & Child – St. Giles. The Tolkein pub, for those of you who are interested.

The Royal Oak – Woodstock Rd. Good selection of beers/whiskies.

The St. Aldate’s Tavern – St. Aldate’s. Not a great pub per se but it does have Sky TV for those wanting to watch the British Lions match.

The Bear – Corner of Blue Boar St. & Alfred St. Cosy and atmospheric pub.

The Jude the Obscure – Walton St, Jericho. Good Oirish pub for those that don’t like drinking proper beer.

The Harcourt Arms – Cranham Terrace, Jericho - Very well kept Fuller’s ale.

The Victoria – Walton St, Jericho. Very friendly and recently renovated. Plenty of space and worth seeking out.

The Kings Arms

The The Turf Tavern Bear Eagle & Child

Good places to eat.

For a quick drink or snack during the day, you could do a lot worse than the Covered Market in Market St (it’s closed on Sunday though), where there is a Pie & Mash stall, some great cafes (Brothers, Mortons & Georgina’s), numerous other snack places, plus butchers where you can pick up some of Oxford’s famous sausages. The city is replete with all manner of cafes so you’re not going to starve.

The best concentration of good places to drink in the evening is either around the junction of Parks Rd., Holywell St. and Broad St. or the Jericho area along Walton St., away from the main tourist areas and 5 minutes walk away from Keble. On Walton St. is an inexpensive and dedicated Bangers & Mash restaurant (The Big Bang), a Loch Fyne fish restaurant, the Blanc Brasserie and a good curry house (Jamals). During the daytime there are plenty of cafes to grab a sandwich and coffee. For a dramatic place for a coffee/lunch, try FREVD on Walton St, situated in an old Georgian church. An old fave is Browns (remember Bristol?) on Woodstock Rd. There are some very good Indian and oriental restaurants (e.g. Mongolian Wok, Oriental Condor, Paddyfield, 4500 miles from Delhi) on Hythe Bridge St and Park End St. which run parallel to each other. Nearby George St. also has quite a few to choose from. For a good Indian meal, try Chutney’s in St Michael’s St. For a really good Chinese meal, try Shanghai 30’s at 82 St Aldate’s; it’s not cheap though.

The Covered Market Frevd Browns The Big Bang The Old Bank

And when you discover you’ve forgotten.....

....your boots/jockstrap/trousers/bat, there is an excellent traditional sports shop 5 minutes walk away from Keble - Elmer Cotton on Turl St. (see map).

Punting If you fancy a watery death, there are a couple of places to hire a punt, but you’ll have to get there soon after breakfast to get one. Go either to Magdalen - pronounced Maudlin - Bridge or to the cheaper and closer Cherwell Boathouse (open 10am) down an alleyway off Bardwell Rd just past the sports field, a 10-15 minute walk North of Keble. Punts cost £12/hour. There is also a restaurant and bar at the Cherwell Boathouse and a great pub 30 minutes by punt heading North on the river (The Victoria at Marston).

Cricket in the Parks With the exception of the ground at Arundel, the ground in the is the most beautiful in the country. Even better, it’s free and is smack opposite Keble. The ‘Blues’ are playing the MCC on the Friday and Saturday. There are toilets but no food outlets.

Colleges Some colleges tend to open their doors to the public between 2-4pm, but not all do this. All are immaculately maintained with their own chapel and dining halls. Some have fabulous gardens. If you fancy having a look, any of the older ones are worth looking at, if open: St John’s, Exeter, Balliol, Trinity, New, Lincoln, All Soul’s, Wadham, Magdalen, Christ Church, Queen’s, Worcester, University, Oriel, Corpus Christi, Pembroke, Brasenose, Jesus and Merton. Alternatively, go up the tower of St Mary’s, the university church in Radcliffe Square for the best view of the city (it’s £3 to go up).

Second-hand Bookshops I know some of you are into your old books, so here are the best of the second-hand bookshops in the city. The best of them is probably Blackwells in Broad St. (go to the top floor) There is a very good section on history and it also has a nice cafe. There are also two very good Oxfam Bookshops, one on St Giles and the other on Turl St. Waterfield’s on the High St is also worth a look, as is Arcadia on St. Michael’s St. A little further out, Book Lover on Woodins Way (off Paradise St.) has good sections on military history.

A Picturesque Walk... Go down the High St. Just before you get to Magdalen College (on your left), turn right onto Rose Lane. At the end, go through the gates and turn right onto Deadman’s Walk, following the wall of Merton College. At the end, turn right towards Christ Church College and the cathedral. Marvellous!

ROLL-CALL

Gent Thurs Night Fri Night Sat Night 1 Pat Barrow √ √ √ 2 Richard Pearson √ √ √ 3 Tony Woodward √ √ √ 4 Kevin Stickney √ √ √ 5 Kim Parkinson √ √ √ 6 Bob Turner X √ X 7 Howard Royse √ √ √ 8 Rick Mantin X √ √ 9 Stewart Bradley √ √ √ 10 Tim Sheppard √ √ √ 11 Roger Durrant √ √ X 12 Steve Brownlow √ √ √ 13 David Pointer √ √ √ 14 Sam Daisley X X √ 15 Nick Phelan √ √ √ 16 Sean Morgan X √ √ 17 Angus Hodge X X √