The Abingdon Road is the main road south out of Oxford.

At one time it would have formed part of an ancient saxon road connecting Northampton and Southampton and running through Winchester Abingdon and Oxford. This ancient milestone at 309 Abingdon Road shows “To Abingdon 5 Miles”.

This public house about halfway along the Abingdon Road is a reminder that at one time you entered Berkshire after crossing south of the Thames at Folly Bridge.

Not only the roadsign but also certain buildings are named after the town of Abingdon 5 miles south.

This Annex for Hertford College is called Abingdon House

The Abingdon Road has three-story houses, guest houses, shops, and college buildings, and a playground on one side.

And on the other side there are allotments, and acres of college sports fields, and a recently built Four Pillars hotel. The hotel replaced an unusual farm supermarket that was there until twenty years ago.

Anyway, here is one of the college cricket pitches with Abingdon Road behind. The batsman is just about to drag the ball to the nearby fielder.

And finally Folley bridge, where a red Salter notice on the wall announces boats leaving for Abingdon.

An X3 bus is also heading out to Abingdon.

So what you can do is get the boat one way and return on the bus.