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Amazing Abingdon

Sunday 13th January (end 0th week)

Enter a new term with a shortish winter walk in the footsteps of Oxford’s first archbishop of Canterbury, Saint Edmund of Abingdon. Start symbolically in front of St Edmund Hall, built on the grounds where the saint reputedly used to teach. Cross the Christ Church Meadows and follow the river Thames, slowly winding through the meadows towards London. Pass the formidable ruins of the Benedictine Abingdon Abbey overseeing the river, and complete your journey in Abingdon, St Edmund’s birthplace.

Meet: In front of St Edmund Hall, Queen's Lane
Time: 10am
Return: 3pm
Distance: 15km
Fare: cca 3 pounds for bus from Abingdon to Oxford
Lunch: packed
Leader: Matej Bajgar (, 07903089398)
Grid ref: SP518063