Mum's funeral is on Friday 17 December at 2pm. It is at St. Michael and All Angels Church, Lonsdale Road, Summertown, Oxford.

I'm going to try and keep this post updated with any info I have on parking which is a nightmare round these parts. This is what I reckon at the moment:

1.Park and Ride
The most practical solution – and of course the LEAST convenient – is to use the No. 500 Park and Ride service down the Banbury Road to Summertown. And you’ll be making the people who 'plan' Oxford’s travel system happy into the bargain.

The car park (sign posted 'Water Eaton') is situated at the north end of the Banbury Road where Oxford fizzles out and thinks about becoming Kidlington .
Parking is free and buses (Number 500) go on the quarter hour. It should take 10 minutes to get to Summertown (the timetable says 8!) – you want the Hamilton Road stop. I think a return fare to the city centre is £1.90 so it should be less than that!

2.Car Parks
The Church Hall has a small car park which may have spaces available. It is located on Portland Road. I am on the look out for other local institutions that might be persuaded to turn a blind eye to parking by non-patrons for one afternoon.

There are two modestly-sized municipal car parks in Summertown, both well signposted from the Banbury Road. The first, Summertown Car Park, is on the LH side as you go south down the Banbury Road towards the city centre. It is the first left turning after the Summertown shops. The second is the Ferry car park which is a left turn off the Marston Ferry Road which you reach at the big junction beyond the Summertown shops.

Parking charges apply in both up to 6.30pm.
2 hrs – 50p
3 hrs - £1.50
4 hrs - £3


3.On street parking.
Amidst the hurly burly of the resident’s parking system there are a few spots in each road that allow free parking for a certain period. These spaces tend to be at the end of the road nearest the Banbury Road and are never more than 3 or 4 spaces in most cases. It’s a complete lottery if any spaces will be available.

Victoria Road – 2 hours (but who’s to say when you arrived...)
Portland Road – 2 hours
Lonsdale Road – 3 hours
Hamilton Road – 2 hours
South Parade (many spaces / very busy) – 2 hours
Capel Close – 3 hours
Hernes Road (more spaces than most) – 4 hours
Summerhill Road – 2 hours
And for the Blairities, you can head for "Middle Way" which offers 3 hours