Things to do in/around Oxford

[Mark]

Me and Mrs Me are going to Oxford for a couple of days. We're staying about 15 miles west of the city so it's edge of the Cotswolds stuff, our food and lodgings are catered for, and I just wondered if anyone could recommend anything in particular to see or do or walk around or look at in the area?

Thanks in advance

[Ant]

Avoid Blenheim at all costs. Truly awful. You're shepherded into groups and made to wait until the preceding group is sufficiently ahead of you. Then you're herded up some stairs and before you know it you're trapped in a godawful, one-way, stuffy, crappy audio-visual/animatronic hell. The Story of Blenheim, as badly told at (not to) groups of increasingly bewildered and frustrated tourists many of whom are foreign, speak little English, and evidently found it all baffling. In the end we made a run for it - but the only way out was to push on through the rooms ahead, past the other groups. By the time we got out we'd picked up about ten other escapees.

[georgia]

Not sure exactly how far these are from where you will be staying, but I would recommend Bourton-on-the-Water and Burford

[mockney piers]

Abingdon was very nice, Keef was Town Crier briefly there. picture postcard pretty and historical too (lots of civil war stuff took place there)

It also has officially the second worst nightclub in Britain.

 

[Michael Palaeologus]

Keef = The Admiral Lord Nelson. Who would of thought it.

[Ladygooner]

You can't beat the Lygon Arms at Broadway for a lovely meal - pricey - but worth it. Or just go in for tea if you are in the area

[cdonline]

You could go and see my friend Simon, who lives in central Oxford, he's very mice. He's double jointed, in case you're interested.

[mockney piers]

"he's very mice" ?!?!?!

[Ant]

Sounds worth a visit just to find out what that means.

[Jeremy]

There are are lots of little villages in the sort of east Cotswolds area, with nice looking pubs and stuff... but you can't get pissed because you have to drive everywhere, so it's all pretty pointless. I thought Broadway was lovely, but then we got completely bored after about 15 minutes.

I don't really "get" the countryside to be honest.

[HonaloochieB]

Drink Sam Smiths, tool about in a red Jag, bark orders at your mild-mannered Geordie sidekick, but never let on that your first name is Endeavour.

Oh and if you've time bring a murderer to justice.

Unless it's a murderess, you still bring her to justice but you kind of fall in love with her.

[LuvPeckham]

Best of all. you can pine for East Dulwich and the Forum whilst you are away!!!

[HonaloochieB]

LuvPeckham Wrote:

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> Best of all. you can pine for East Dulwich and the

> Forum whilst you are away!!!

LEWIS!!

[citizenED]

Go to the Pitt Rivers Museum - HERE

[David Mc]

It's been a couple of years, but the White Hart in Fyfield was very nice. Good food, good drinks, nice atmosphere.

[candj]

The Ashmolean Museum has a great collection and is always worth a visit. The museum will be closed for a year from 23 December. Have fun.

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