random query

[swan_tower]

I don't suppose any of the Brits reading this journal are in Oxfordshire? Or are at least familiar with that area?

I'm trying to sort out something for research purposes.


Edited to add: Okay, it looks like what I really need is a bus schedule to get myself from Swindon to either Woolstone or Compton Beauchamp and back. (And, y'know, advice on whether I should be worried about hiking a few miles alone in the Oxfordshire countryside.)

Comments

[matociquala.livejournal.com]

I didn't need one--and actually, the driving on the left thing isn't so bad. It's just pulling out of the driveway in the morning that's hard.

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

I would, however, have to deal with car rental and navigation and suchlike. Bus exchanges, however complicated, are more appealing.

[matociquala.livejournal.com]

YES.

[silme.livejournal.com]

Okay, depending on when you're going to be here, I could drive you. Check with matociquala for references. :)

Also, check with the local council for transport information as well.
http://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/transport/default.asp

And that Uffington website (http://unet.members.beeb.net/) does have an email contact linked for more information. They should be able to help you regarding transportation in that whole area.

[henrytroup.livejournal.com]

I rented a car in Oxford to get to the Uffington White Horse, about twenty years ago. I went with a little independent car hire place. The car was a Ford Escort, gearshift, of course. They did their own driving test - back it out of the long driveway with stone walls each side, round the block with four right (think "left", the harder type) turns.

Navigation - roundabouts are the big challenge for North Americans, as few of us are used to them. It wasn't bad - a roundabout is actually far more forgiving as you can keep going around and catch your turn on the next iteration.

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

Ah. I've been meaning to learn to drive stick, but as I have not done that yet, renting a can just became even less likely.

(Though there are actually three roundabouts in my town. Small ones, of course. But they're fun.)