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What happened to all the the ladies this leads us to the Bod Quad and special tours with accredited guides into the Bodleian's Duke Humphry's Library.
A favourite event in the calendar year for history lovers...
Charles Cuttings drawing printed on useful and fun. gift items to take home a grotesque.
Looking for accommodation in Oxford with a difference…
Interesting resources to help you prepare for, and ruminate on your Oxford visit
It was Punch illustrator John Tensile, not Disney who gave the real Alice blonde flowing locks…Learn more about the real Alice in Wonderland on Alice day.
Visit the interior of the Radcliffe Camera. Probably Oxford’s most iconic site.
Well and lesser known British specialities of the the kitchen…
Sometimes I am asked to organise a non-history tour that is too interesting to turn down
The Encaenia or honorary degrees
Clean up your Act. Coming to Oxford on June 19th possibly Oxford's most grand procession when outstanding individuals from around the world visit to receive ...
There is much in Oxford that can be visited without guide and without an entry fee.
Here are some suggestions…
Punting only became popular with ladies and gentlemen in the 19th century. Today a punt is for everybody.
Have you ever wondered what the differences are between Green Badge guide. Why green badge holders wear their badges as proudly as the Blue.
When I returned to England from France Oxford was a much easier choice to land in than a return to the great metropolis of Londinium would have been.
Punting only became popular with ladies and gentlemen in the 19th century. Today a punt is for everybody.
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