Le Boat interactive map of the Thames: is a fascinating new way to find the places of interest close to the Thames between Oxford and London.
Abingdon also has a couple of mentions, for the historic town centre, and one for the Abbey Meadows.
The Swan Uppers arrived at Abingdon Bridge on Friday July 24th after a five day swan census beginning at Sunbury on Monday.
Friday was predicted as having “a month’s worth of rain in one day”.
There were half a dozen people waiting on Abingdon Bridge when the skiffs arrived at around 4:40pm. I don’t know if they caught the Abingdon swans. There was not the usual toast to the Queen under Abingdon Bridge. They hurried to get indoors for a drink at the Nags Head.
School Holidays are here and for those families who have not gone away already, in the first week, there was a glorious first Sunday on the Abingdon Riviera (Abbey Meadows). A new mobile coffee stall appeared and will be there through the holidays.
The Abbey Meadows has an open air pool and a playground and a sprayground so it is the place to be on such a day. Coseners House had a party going and the music meant we were all part of the party.
Summer can’t get much better than lounging beside the boat after a day winding up or down the River Thames.
The Salter’s Steamer from Oxford to Abingdon now goes under the bridge at Abingdon …
makes a turn by St Helen’s Wharf, then parks on their own quayside at the Abingdon Bridge Marine.
Just ten days ago I took a picture of a coots nest below Abingdon Bridge, with six baby coots. Today there were two adult birds sitting on the nest, with no babies in sight. What happened?
The Herald had a couple of Abingdon Bridge stories this week. The Old Gaol development are advertising three restaurants ‘To Let.’
And Planning application P15/V1255/FUL has been submitted at the end of May so that The Boat Centre on Nags Head Island, now owned by Salter Steamers, would relocate the chandlery into the old workshop, and with minor remodeling, make a cafe from the old chandlery.
This evening three swimmers, emulating David Walliams, swam under Abingdon Bridge.
There were plenty of people on the other side of Nags Head Island, at The Nags Head, to take pictures.
The Upper Reaches Hotel, with its large riverside carpark has not been in the news, but there are rumours that it could be about to see changes.