Grove Walk

To the north, Grove Walk connects with Merton Street through a gateway surrounded by railings.

On the other side of Merton Street, the route continues as the narrow medieval Magpie Lane.

To the south it passes through what used to be the city wall and leads to Dead Man's Walk on Merton Field.

[2] To the south, the first hot air balloon ascent in Britain was made by James Sadler (1753–1828), when he ascended from Merton Field on 4 October 1783, landing northeast of Oxford in Woodeaton.

[3] An 1864 block separates Grove Walk from the Back Quad at Merton College.