サンドフォードオンテムズでの周辺の簡単なハイキングとウォーキング

川や運河がこの国を縦横に走り、特に後者は昔は交通インフラの非常に重要な一部でした。その後、まず鉄道が、さらに後にはトラックが貨物輸送の役割を引き継ぎました。様々な交通手段の競争において、それらは艀（はしけ）に比べて速く安価であり、したがってより効率的でした。 しかし、人工水路の建設においては、常に高低差を克服する必要があることを考慮しなければならず、そのため、運河沿いには、状況に応じて、多かれ少なかれ間隔を置いて、しばしば閘門が並んでいます。それらの助けがあって初めて、航行が可能になりました。

A wonderful running route along the canal with pretty houseboats, there is almost always rowing on the canal 😃

Beware on the cyclepath alongside the canal. You meet quite big groups of pedestrians, and dog walkers too. Some aren't very pleased to share with cyclists, so be friendly.

The Carfax Tower offers the best view of Oxford. The stairs to the top are quite narrow and not suitable for people with claustrophobia.

Sandford on Thames dates back further than the Domesday Book of 1086. The name reflects the ford and crossing point of the river. The river meadows have also made farming rich in the area. Today it's a pretty village with a good pub by the river.

Opened in 1965, the Isis Bridge is the modern road bridge over the Thames south of Oxford.

On the patronage of this church dedicated to "Saint LAWRENCE": He is one of the early Christian Roman martyrs from a time when Christianity was still strictly forbidden. He was archdeacon of Pope Sixtus II and after his execution was ordered by the pagan emperor Valerian to hand over the treasure of the church to him. Laurentius asked for three days to do this, distributed the church's assets among the poor inhabitants of Rome and, after the agreed time, came to the emperor with the poor to present them to him as the treasure of the church. He was then tortured to death. Legend has it that he was roasted alive on a grate - this attribute can be seen in many depictions of Saint Lawrence - over coals. He is said to have been in good spirits and asked his executioner if he would turn him over. The memorial day of Saint Lawrence in the calendar of saints is August 10, the recorded date of his execution in A.D. 258.

Visit here for one of the best views of Oxford from above