Now the sun is out - for the time being - spending time on or near the River Thames is an attractive option and there are plenty of punting and boat hire opportunities in Oxford.
One of those locations is at Magdalen Bridge Boathouse.
Tourists enjoy punting near the Botanic Garden
You can hire a punt for an hour or if you want to make a day of it you can stay on the river as long as you like, returning the punt to the boathouse at least half an hour before sunset.
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The boathouse website says: "As you set off south from the boathouse you glide gently past Oxford’s famous Botanic Gardens, through Christ Church College Meadows, where Lewis Carroll taught in the mid-19th century when he wrote the famous Alice Through the Looking Glass (1871) and Alice in Wonderland (1865).
Paul Salter of Salters Steamers in 2014
"Then either take the river left past St Hilda’s College gardens, past the stunning Magdalen School rose gardens, under the miniature white bridges and back past the Botanic Gardens to the Boathouse.
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"Or alternatively, if you are feeling adventurous, continue south towards the Isis (Oxford’s name for the River Thames), along the entire Christ Church Meadow to where the river opens up allowing you to enjoy this stunning natural river environment.
This Salters vessel took part in Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 2012
"Another option is to travel north from the Boathouse, past Magdalen College Tower and up past the Angel and Greyhound meadows, past Magdalen College gardens and into Oxford’s stunning countryside."
Salters Steamers staff in Abingdon in 2015
You can also hire boats from Salters Steamers at Folly Bridge but its scheduled services are not running.
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