off subject a little but does anyone have any recommendations for accommodation near Cowley preferably self catering? Eryl Bloxham -----Original Message----- From: PaulGask@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 10:05 PM To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com ; semmence@semmence.karoo.co.uk Subject: Re: [OXF] Visit to Oxon Archives Kim If you e-mail me off-list with your 'phone number, I'll talk you through this in more detail at the weekend. But quickly..... > As a non-driver with some limitation of my mobility, I would appreciate some advice from regular users about things like proximity to a bus route (I shall be making my journey from Cambridge by bus) You''ll arrive from Cambridge on a Stagecoach X5 that terminates at Oxford's Gloucester Green bus station. The number 5 bus to Blackbird Leys stops immediately outside of the Oxfordshire History Centre - formerly the Oxfordshire Record Office. But you'll have a walk of five minutes or so to get from your coach stop to the bus stop. > where I can get a reasonable coffee/lunch and/or pint nearby. "The Original Swan" immediately opposite the History Centre is fine - and there's a Wetherspoon pub about five minutes walk away. There's also a decent Wetherspoons between the coach station and the bus stop in town. > Is there a "better" days to go, in terms of likely busyness or longer opening hours? All days are 9am to 5pm. The quiet day is Saturday. > I can't find my CARN ticket - and it may have expired anyway - do I need one and if so, do they issue them on site? Yes and yes - bring a (or is it two?) passport sized photies with you ! As you know, the Centre's website will answer lots of your questions ! Best wishes. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society Website : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OFHS Open Day - 1 October in Woodstock www.ofhs.org.uk ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OXFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3854 - Release Date: 08/24/11