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Parson's Pleasure
Place for nude bathing in Oxford, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the short story by Roald Dahl, see Parson's Pleasure (short story).
Parson's Pleasure in the University Parks at Oxford, England, was a secluded area for male-only nude bathing on the River Cherwell.[1] It was located next to the path on the way to Mesopotamia at the south-east corner of the Parks. The facility closed in 1991 and the area now forms part of the Parks.
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