Dame's Delight
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Dame's Delight was a place for women to bathe in the nude on the bank of the River Cherwell in the meadows near the Oxford University Parks opposite Mesopotamia Walk in Oxford, England. It was started in 1934, but closed in 1970 due to maintenance difficulties because of flooding.
A similar bathing area Parson's Pleasure for nude male bathing, also existed nearby until 1991.[1] It had been established at a much earlier date; both sites are now part of the folklore of Oxford University.
Dame's Delight inspired the title of a 1964 novel by Margaret Forster.[2]
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Coordinates: 51°45′40″N 1°14′49″W / 51.761°N 1.247°W
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