Given the unwelcome guest present at our last meeting, I'm hesitant to attend this venue again without assurances from the management that the problem has been taken care of :) Mvolz (talk) 20:40, 3 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I took a picture of her... here she is. I'd be happy to come if it were at a different pub. Unwelcome guest at last meetingMvolz (talk) 13:34, 6 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I'm more interested in the food than the beer. On a previous visit for a wiki event, we had a good lunch at the King's Arms and there are other interesting possibilities that I haven't tried, like the Turf Tavern. If you go for one of these, you're more likely to persuade me to make the trip. Andrew D. (talk) 21:02, 13 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I also value food more than beer. But these famous pubs are really at the other end of the price spectrum. Maybe we can find some common ground in a decent-but-not-iconic pub? It might be a bit too late for this meetup, but maybe we can set up a poll for next time. − Pintoch (talk) 08:13, 16 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
A social gathering for Wikimedia enthusiasts, where we...
Drink coffee and/or beer and some of us have Sunday lunch.
Chat about Wikipedia and any other topics we fancy.
Exchange books, maps and other source materials.
Mainly a casual social event. You can expect to meet some very keen Wikipedians; however, this is also an open invitation to anyone interested in finding out more about Wikipedia, other Wikimedia projects, projects re-using Wikipedia, and other collaborative wiki projects. Feel free to come along and raise these discussions over a beer. Alcohol consumption is optional.
It's usually easy to find us, look for anyone with a laptop out or a Wikipedia T-shirt, lapel badge or similar. We aim to secure one of the two bench seats behind the stairs, but failing that we'll probably be at one of the high tables between the stairs and the entrance. Bear in mind that we could be upstairs.
George Street is in the centre of Oxford not far from the station and very close to the bus station and (for millionaires) the Worcester Street car park.
Express coach services also run from Victoria and other points in London to central Oxford, on the "Oxford Tube". Stay on the coach all the way to Gloucester Green, it's just across the road from The Four Candles, which you can see out of the right-hand side of the coach just as it turns into Chain Alley/Gloucester Green.
A5 on George Street (Route 300 inwards from Pear Tree and outwards to Redbridge), which is almost outside the front door
B1 on George Street (Route 300 inwards from Redbridge and outwards to Pear Tree), which is right opposite
D1 on Park End Street (Route 400 inwards from Seacourt Oxford railway station, outwards to Thornhill)
D5 on Park End Street (Route 400 inwards from Thornhill, outwards to Seacourt Oxford railway station)
E5 on Castle Street (Route 400 inwards from Thornhill, outwards to Seacourt Oxford railway station)
M3 on Castle Street (Route 400 inwards from Seacourt Oxford railway station, outwards to Thornhill)
Stop B1 is also served by buses from Oxford railway station: route 7 from stop R5; routes 14/14A from stop R4. The same routes operate back to the railway station from stop A5.
Reconstruction of the bridge at the south end of Oxford railway station means that the eastern end of Botley Road is closed for six months from 11 April 2023. As a result, bus route 400 is running as a split service: Seacourt – Osney Island; and Oxford railway station (stop R1) – City Centre – Thornhill.
On Sundays there is car-parking from £5 in some streets about 1 mile from the centre (e.g. Norham Gardens), and for few pounds more, a little further in. You may need to hunt for a space. Car-parking in town is almost prohibitive for any significant length of time.
