Just two new continuous cruisers making their way under the Isis Lock Bridge to wind in the Thames below!
Just typing this makes us realize how lucky we are to live this life and be where we want to be!!!
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Narrowboats on the Oxford Canal, Thrupp. #narrowboats #canal #baots #moorings #thrupp #oxfordcanal #britishwaterways #Photography
Ducks on the towpath, on the Oxford canal at Thrupp. #ducks #narrowboat #canal #oxfordcanal #Thrupp #BritishWaterWays #photography
A wee bit of Barge Art. #bargeart #canal #wateringcan
#art #flowers #Oxfordcanal #Thrupp #Photography
By the canal
By the canal
By the canal
By the canal
Walking the canal between Kidlington and Oxford. #OxfordCanal #Oxford
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#Cropredy #OxfordCanal May 24
A calm, frozen section of the Oxford Canal on a bright winter morning. The water surface is covered with a thin layer of ice reflecting the blue sky and leafless trees lining the towpath on the right. On the left, moored boats and a small marina area sit behind a wooden fence, with frosty grass visible along the canal edge. The landscape is quiet and still under crisp sunlight.
Chilly start to the day - ice on the Oxford Canal near Cropredy - got down to -5 °C last night.
#UKCanals #OxfordCanal #Cropredy
Good news from the CRT about the Oxford Canal “we're pleased to let you know that, from today (Tuesday 18th November), navigation will be fully reopened between Claydon Top Lock (17) and Aynho Weir Lock (33) via Marston Doles.” More details on their website
#OxfordCanal #WaterShortage #UKCanals
Hope we’re doing this right! We’re joining our online travel buddies @jollyhobos.bsky.social with the #traveladdicts #TopTravelpics for #boats
As we’re building our own #narrowboat we’ve dug into the pics taken on the #OxfordCanal everyone beautiful their own way!
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We've got a vlog for you this week 🥳 Birds flying high and some surf waves... it's all go as we head back towards our safe harbour after our narrowboat adventure. Enjoy! #narrowboat #oxfordcanal #vlogger #youtube #ukcanals #lovecanals
Narrow boat on a canal
Tree-lined canal
Dukes Cut cottage
Bridge over the canal
Monday morning beside the canal #OxfordCanal #Oxford
The Claydon Lock Flight and the closed locks down to Lock 33, Aynho Weir Lock, on the Oxford Canal are due to open today for a week. Good luck to all who are trying to get through them. #LockClosures #ClaydonFlight #OxfordCanal #UKcanals
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A brown duck rests on a wooden pontoon above the water on a rainy day, with ripples visible on the canal surface. Behind the duck, a green narrowboat with black hull and cream-framed windows is moored, creating a calm and peaceful canal scene.
Good to see on the canals.
#rain #OxfordCanal #UKCanals #Cropredy
A man with grey hair and glasses leans out of the open side window of a narrowboat, smiling toward the camera. The boat is painted grey with wooden shutters and red paneling. The boat is moored at a marina alongside other narrowboats, with a wooden pontoon leading between them. The sky above is bright with scattered white clouds.
Good to see. For the first time in months I can open the engine room side-hatch on my boat. Water levels in Cropredy Marina on the Oxford Canal have come up a good 10 inches. #OxfordCanal #UKCanals #CanalClosures
Broadmoor Lock, Oxford Canal north - A canal lock with closed wooden gates at the far end, partially filled with water, set within stone walls. On either side of the lock, grassy towpaths run alongside, bordered by trees and shrubs. A white ladder is fixed into the lock wall, and a signpost stands on the left bank. In the distance, narrowboats are moored along the canal under a canopy of trees.
A close-up view of the inside surface of an old canal lock gate on the Oxford Canal. The weathered wooden planks are covered with algae, moss, and signs of water erosion, with cracks and rough textures visible. Some patches of orange lichen add colour to the grey and brown wood. The image captures the age and wear of the structure, showing the damp, rugged detail of the lock gate.
Oxford Canal - A calm canal bordered by grassy banks and open fields under a cloudy sky. On the left bank, exposed tree roots and erosion are visible, while a single tree leans over the water, its reflection mirrored in the canal. In the background, a line of hedgerows and distant trees mark the field boundary, with a stone structure partly visible on the right-hand side.
Oxford Canal - An old, narrow canal lock chamber with murky water partly covered in floating leaves and debris. The lock walls are made of worn stone and concrete, with two white painted bollards standing on either side of the entrance. A dry-stone wall runs alongside the lock, separating the canal from the open grassy fields beyond. In the background, trees line the horizon under an overcast sky
This evening I had a walk along the Oxford Canal north from Cropredy. The Canal is not looking good. Empty locks, some pounds down nearly two feet, dried out lock gates and a feeder canal from the Clattercote Reservoir that’s been dry for months. #ukcanals #UKdrought #OxfordCanal #ClaydonFlight
Bright red hawthorn berries in mid August
Huge bunches of hawthorn berries
This year’s very early crop of all forms of berries in #WesternPark a feature of our #drought and the #ClimateCrisis reminds me of an autumnal narrowboat trip on the #OxfordCanal. A motley crew of 20somethings and the somewhat unworldly parents who we’d joined. At one point on a crisp morning
#10: Oxford Canal
Despite being relatively local, I've only visited 3 times and only boated once (even then, it was from Duke's Cut to Jericho).
Had a lovely pint at the Jolly Boatman at Thrupp this week.
Lock and house photo from Nell Bridge Lock in 2020.
#40before40
#oxfordcanal
#oxfordshire
Finished another book today "Boater" by @jobellwriter.bsky.social. I've only been on one #narrowboat trip for a week on the #OxfordCanal but it has changed me. The book was like a hug. It made me feel so many things and I am so longing to be back on the canals again soon.
An infrared black and white view of the Oxford Canal at Lower Heyford, Oxfordshire, UK.
#irphotography #InfraredPhotography #Photography #OxfordCanal #LowerHeyford #Oxfordshire #narrowboats #720nm
Wharf on a narrow canal under a blue sky, with moored narrowboats, Aynho, Oxford Canal, UK
What better possible alternative could there be to motorway services on a hot day? #AynhoWharf #OxfordCanal #PhotoHour
A tranquil rural landscape with a calm canal in the foreground, bordered by tall green grasses. Beyond the canal lies a wide open field with scattered sheep grazing. In the distance, a small village with red-roofed houses is nestled among trees and rolling hills under a mostly cloudy sky with patches of blue.
Not a bad view from the kitchen this evening. #UKCanals #OxfordCanal
A tranquil canal scene on a clear sunny day, with still water reflecting the lush green trees and blue sky. The narrow towpath runs along the left side, bordered by dense hedgerow, while tall trees and reeds line the right bank. The peaceful atmosphere suggests early morning or late afternoon light.
Fun day cruising down the Oxford Canal. Great weather. #UKCanals #OxfordCanal
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It's small but perfectly formed. Unlike the crew.
#BoatsThatToot #boats #OxfordCanal #CanalBoat
CRT volunteers roping a small GRP cruiser through Grant's Lock south of Banbury on the Oxford Canal.
#CRT Staff and volunteers got us through Grant's Lock this morning. Stopped at #Cropredy now as we're both tired. #BoatsThatToot #Boating #OxfordCanal #Seren
Some smaller denizens of the Oxford Canal at Banbury, Oxfordshire: i.-ii. I think this is a push tug; iii.-iv. mallard mother & some of her ducklings. Taken with a poor-quality Agfa camera - all I had with me.
#photo #photography #canal #oxfordcanal #birds #ducklings #pushtug #banbury #oxfordshire
Nice to see Paul Lowry, proprietor of the Leather Boat interviewed in @towpathtalk.bsky.social .
Not only did we buy a leather windless holder from this gentleman but saw him testing out the cutest boat on the Oxford!
#narrowboat #canal #ukcanals #uk #LoveTwoTravel
#photography #OxfordCanal
Do any of you techie/boatie people understand Victron solar controllers? Last night we ran the battery down and overnight the Victron cut off the 'load' to spare the battery. This morning we've got bright sun, the battery voltage is improved but the load is still off. Does it somehow sense when […]
Today's boating blog in which there are Welsh Cakes and a museum visit.
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One Welsh cake and two half-eaten pieces on a white plate.
Welsh cakes made on board Seren (Star). Half eaten before I got to photograph them.
#BoatsThatToot #Seren #OxfordCanal #boating
