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05/2/2007 Season Dates

Oxford River Cruises 2007 season begins at the start of March with our first private charters of the year. It's a little chilly on the water at the moment but the first signs of Spring are certainly about. Dates of note for the 2007 season are as follows:

01/3/07Season Begins: only private charters available
1/4/07 Scheduled trips begin. Lunchtime Picnic Trip and Afternoon River Experience available on Thursdays and Sundays or on request for groups.
1/5/07 Sunset Picnic Trips begin
4/7/07 - 8/7/07 Henley Regatta
31/8/07 Last Sunset Picnic Trip of the year
20/10/07 Last Lunchtime Picnic Trip and Afternoon River Experience of the year.
31/10/07Season Ends

18/8/06 "Upstream to Godstow and the Oxford Canal" Historic Walking Tour and Cruise Available Sat 23rd September

For details and to book places please click here.

4/8/06 Daily Mail Feature on Oxford River Cruises

Oxford River Cruises was recently featured in the 'Escape' travel section of the Daily Mail (2nd August). The full page story by Clare Gervat concentrated on the magical stretch of the river, through which most of our trips pass, that inspired Lewis Carrol to write his stories of Alice in Wonderland. You can read the article by clicking here. [Please note that this is a large page and may take some time to open]

8/8/06 BBC Radio Broadcast Live from 'Bacchanalia'

This morning on BBC Radio Oxford the Danny Cox show was dedicated to the Waterways of Oxfordshire and a portion of the show was broadcast from Oxford River Cruises launch 'Bacchanalia', moored on the Thames at Osney Island.

20/3/06 Online availability and booking

Oxford River Cruises is pleased to launch online availability and booking on oxfordrivercruises.com . From March 20th customers visiting the site will be able to check availability for our most frequently scheduled trips and book online. The service is being offered in conjunction with Eviivo, a company specialising in secure online bookings for small tour and accommodation providers. We hope that introducing a fully online system will help us to maintain the highest levels of customer service during the very busy summer months. Of course it will also enable customers to book trips outside our normal hours of business. To view or use the system please click here.

20/3/06 Walking Tours

In 2006 Oxford River Cruises is delighted to be offering a range of walking tours along the River Thames, its many hidden back waters and the Oxford Canal. In association with local historian and author Mark Davies we offer a variety of scheduled walks, some combined with a trip aboard a beautiful river launch. To find out more click here.