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MayDay Punting – A Trip into Oxford on May Morning

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Oxford on Film: From Attic to Archive
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Oxford on May Day 2025 on a glorious sunny morning. Glide gently along the River Cherwell at dawn as a punt glides through misty meadows on the River Cherwell.

Oxford awakens to May Day in 2025 on an unusually warm and golden morning. Drift gently along the River Cherwell at dawn as a punt glides through misty meadows beside Christ Church College, the city slowly revealing itself in soft light. The journey continues towards the heart of Oxford, arriving at the Botanic Gardens beneath the bridge by Magdalen College. Above, vast crowds have gathered as the bells fall silent and the Magdalen College Choir greets the rising sun from the tower. Calm, beauty, and celebration meet in this spellbinding river journey into one of Oxford’s most treasured May Morning traditions

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Oxford on Film: From Attic to Archive
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Peter Robinson
Keywords
May morning
cherwell
punting
Oxford traditions
Department: IT Services
Date Added: 09/12/2025
Duration: 00:01:17

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