A Stroll Around Oxford (4K)

A day-trip to the beautiful city of Oxford with its glorious medieval architecture. Thanks to my supporters on Patreon / johnrogers
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We start by crossing the Thames and the Oxford Canal then go down Cornmarket Street to the Tom Tower, Christ Church and Pembroke College where Tolkien wrote The Hobbit and the first two books of the Lord of the Rings. We then walk along High Street and through the covered market to the Radcliffe Camera, All Souls College, the Bodleian Library, University Church and the Bridge of Sighs. Our stroll around Oxford takes us along Broad Street to Balliol College where we walk through the gardens to the Hall. From here we go out into St Giles and then to University Parks and the River Cherwell. Our day in Oxford ends with a pint in the Turf Tavern then the Bear.
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Pachabelly - Huma-Huma
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[@federicofabrizi7942]

You should look up Inspector Morse while you are there. Oxford CID. I´m told he drives a Mark 2 Jaguar

[@katherinestott685]

This stroll was so perfect for a spring day. Cramming down facts and figures, is so not what I felt like doing today. This was totally what I desired and it didn't disappoint.

[@myotherchannel2729]

Very nice. Never been there, may have passed through on a train once. Not in any way a disappointment.

[@hereisthenews7793]

The thing is John has never done facts and figures videos. He gives us the more obscure details that not many people know about. That's what I love about his stuff. His London videos aren't about Jack the Ripper for example...but if Jack the Ripper once rented a room above a chippy in Crouch End, John would tell us about it. lol.

[@jonathandanaher3601]

Lovely chilled video John. I was visiting Oxford that same day, the weather was beautiful. As I wandered around the city I actually thought to myself you could make a great video about this place, and blow me down that evening I walked past you on the High Street !! So for the past week I have been eagerly anticipating this video, it didn't disappoint 😁

[@celialeao8808]

May I ask you to go to Cambridge also? Just love that place! Thank you

[@rediscoverwithsharona]

Hello Celia, Hope you done mind, I'm not to promote my own videos in anyway, but I have done lots of KZbin videos on Cambridge, and here is my playlist. When I read you comment, I thought you may want check them out, if you do. Hope you enjoy. kzbin.info/aero/PLmr-ptRxGYbIttB-_k4br_9MxQ8ftftmV

[@ianmaddams9577]

Always a treat to visit another beautiful city John. More like this would be great 👍🏻

[@davidmcilhare8255]

HI John - lived in Walthamstow for 30 plus years and always massively enjoyed your videos over the years, often retraced your walks and steps on many an occasion. Now retired - living in Harbourne, Birmingham - still watch your videos though! Visited Oxford many times but not in the last few years, however, am off there tomorrow (29th March) for a few days - your video inspired me to leave a comment for the first time - I have been meaning to do this over the years! Long may your walks and videos continue. PS - I agree with you on Oxford - don't need to be told every detail - just soak it all up!! Best wishes - David Mc

[@stevehanson249]

Hi John, Love watching you bimbling aroud( that's what I call a educational and enjoyable stroll); Watching you walk around london, can I enthuse you to do a walk in boughton monchealsea near maidstone Kent. Its history goes back to roman time and is where most of the ragstone was quarried for london, there is a charming walk following the loose stream, passing lots of mill ponds and mills of course, there is a gorgeous pub called the chequers, halfway along, the walk can end in Maidstone itself ( made stone ragstone) have a look it's a beautiful part of kent.. Cheers john keep on doing what your doing, whatever that maybe.. Cheers Steve

[@RubbishGimpy]

The Eagle and Child, 22:05. This is what a river addict looks like when their craving some wet stuff.

[@EdEditz]

It's so cool to see a walk from you in Oxford. I stayed there in 2013 for week to visit all the Inspector Morse film locations because I'm a big Morse fan. So good to see some of those places again! Excellent walk John!! Greetings from The Netherlands.

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Thanks Ed

[@scottwallace901]

I remember your 40th birthday John, you where luck to get to Oxford safely with world war II going on. I live near Cambridge so i know Oxbridge very well.

[@bluumz-n-veg]

Thanks, I needed this! Oxford is one of my favorite cities... it's time for me to return but the pandemic has put a wrench in things. So glad you took me there!

[@HampsteadOwl]

Great video John - I'll even forgive you for calling it Christ Church College, which it is never known as (just Christ Church). When I got to the bit with you talking about the Eagle and Child (or the Bird and Baby as locals call it), I knew sadly you were heading for a disappointment. It is so sad that both it and the Lamb and Flag opposite (which you also showed) have gone, though I am sure that the B&B at least must come back, not least because of its historical associations. There aren't actually that many riverside pubs in Oxford itself - the best is probably the Head of the River which is the far side of Christ Church. The really famous one is the The Trout, but that is in Godstow a couple of miles north of the city..

[@daniboucher]

Oxford local here! Lovely to see how much you enjoyed our city 😊. I never get complacent about how lucky I am to live somewhere so beautiful. My friend is a lecturer at Brasenose (def Braze, not brass) 😉

[@randallcosta74]

The other TV show that Oxford plays a" character " is is "Endeavour". It's The prequel to " Ins Morse". Itis set in the1960s, and 1970s. As a fan of " Morse", "Lewis", and "Endeavour", that is how this American knows Oxford.

[@highpath4776]

Suppose you had better get the train or coach to Cambridge next !

[@KarenSmith958]

York, John? Oxford is a beautiful city and you do incredibly well, walking, talking, and videoing for such long periods of time. Sightseeing turns my legs to jelly in no time.

[@chrisblay]

Beautiful city, so much character and they seem to have managed retaining its uniqueness. So many other towns and cities all look the same. I lived literally just down the road for thirteen years and yet somehow, have never visited Oxford. Thanks for taking us round on your walk.

[@davidshearer8793]

Thank you John, this was delightful. I really enjoyed your walk and your impressions - this one time when I don’t want facts, just your reactions. I hope you enjoyed your well-earned pints at the end of the day. Cheers!

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Thanks David - those pints went down a treat

[@heathercoleman9875]

My Oxford exists only in early September when the Tolkien Society gathers at a college for it's annual piss up, sorry conference, literary conference 😉

[@samtheman_tv]

I live in Oxford and am a proud Oxfordtionan! This video really highlighted what an amazing place it is. Thanks for sharing.

[@charbadarc4167]

We are called oxfordians!!

[@randyw2539]

My Oxford is Morse and Lewis... and Lewis Carroll... and the Inklings... So many choices for what constitutes My Oxford, I can't pick one and stand by it! When you mentioned the Eagle and Child, I knew it is currently closed, a sad thing. Also, I think I've always heard Brasenose pronounced "bracenose" but I could well be wrong. I truly enjoyed this video, Oxford is such a magical city. One I look forward to visiting some day in the not so distant future. Thank you for taking us along, I look forward to where we're going next.

[@seanjamescameron]

Lovey video. Walking without a plan usually results in the best days out. Glad to see Oxford is now clear of all the roadworks which blocked the city centre for all the years I visited. My family are from Crawley. Maybe we need to start crowdfunding for a special video where you return and retrace your steps in Australia.

[@travelfox4820]

I was born in Crawley I wonder what it’s like now left in the 80 s

[@aujay]

Oxford home of the genre defining bands such as Swervedriver & the mighty RIDE !

[@bambinoandmore46]

Thank you for visiting and uploading video. Never been to Oxford but l have to Cambridge. Didn't like Cambridge, overrun with tourists. Doesn't look kid friendly, is it?

[@kazimirjones7178]

Being from Oxford but now living in Provence, how wonderful to watch your day trip , and feel the shadows of my past. Great video!

[@no-one-in-particular]

I went to university there but was very depressed at the time and didn't appreciate the surroundings at all. I never went back as I thought it would bring back bad memories. Thanks for showing me what it is like in a positive light

[@markriley4665]

…most recently I associate Oxford with reading Hardy’s wonderful. Jude The Obscure’.

[@steveallen1635]

I've never been to Oxford and that was the first video I've watched on the place! Some stunning architecture! Here's a suggestion and a City I loved walking around - Canterbury!

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Great idea Steve

[@chrismccartney8668]

John Thaw and Inspector Morse....

[@borntraveller007]

I went to The Trout Inn at Godstow a few weeks ago, which featured in 'La Belle Sauvage' the book before His Dark materials trilogy and Phillip Pullman, Tolkien and C.S. Lewis drank in there, and the Abbey next to it also featured in The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe so the barman said. (not read that but on my to do list). Do love Phillips books and highly recommend His dark Materials (pretty good BBC series if you want a visual experience, on iPlayer) and an Oxford walk is high on my list, more so now I've bought a Narrow boat and can moor in Oxford and take in the History and atmosphere up close.

[@neilanscombe7348]

Hi John, have to disagree with you there.... what a brilliant video! Hadn't noticed till you said about not giving the usual historical facts in your videos as i was enjoying it so much, so thanks again for sharing . Have a great week!!! Looking forward to the next one.

[@chrisgullette9636]

Will you please make one of your next walks in Cambridge. Thank you.

[@morriganwitch]

Worked at the JR lived in Oxford for 12 years xxx magical xxx

[@robbojax2025]

Another top video. Your casual style is so much better than a memorised tour of dates etc by a tour guide.

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Thanks Robbo

[@susantaylor927]

Young man! That was wonderful! A real immersive walk! Even the traffic and people sounds were lovely! I tasted the beer and hot Gregg's sausage rolls! Heard the birds singing and felt that early Springtime warmth on my face! And as for the buildings and your lovely delivery, Wonderful! Cheers!🙂

[@robpayne9689]

Your have to do a Cambridge video now John. Only fair 😉

[@donnalynnprior52]

Watching from the west coast of Canada, and wanted to say that your style of video touring, is absolutely perfect in my opinion, and I've watched several others. I'm always overwhelmed though, by the ages of the structures, especially there in Oxford! There is of course, nothing over a couple hundred years old here. Thanks for showing me through your lens!

[@paulfitzpatrick3090]

My Oxford was the University of Hull

[@RobTaverner]

Can't believe you are over 40!! ;)

[@davidbeatts6036]

🤭

[@другПараферналия]

Why ?

[@patsie1888]

That was great! Although I love the information you share on most videos, they don’t have to be info packed! That was a great atmospheric tour. I’ve never visited central Oxford. That was a great taster!

[@squeezyjohn1]

A lovely tourist video ... but if you want to do it properly like you do your London walks which take in the old stories and evidence for how people lived in the past, hit me up. You started your video off near the station and my grandad was born in the slums that were razed to the ground in the sixties just a few hundred yards away ... there are still amazing industrial gems and hidden human history of the non-university town that is the real beauty and richness of Oxford around the canal and whole villages which still exist within the city boundaries untouched because of the flood plains. Your dad was right about Cowley too ... and I reckon I could engineer ending up at the Isis Tavern or Trout Inn by the river too!

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Thanks for that John

[@stevegee7593]

My Brother took my parents and myself on a visit around Oxford the closest we got was Trout Inn right on the Thames but I think that it was outside of your walking area. My brother had just left Ruskin and had a Job just outside of Oxford. He also took us to the Barley Mow where we looked at pictures and memorably of J.K. Jerome's book Three men in a boat not forgetting Dog.

[@georginacox7292]

I have been in the coffee shop.The first in England. I have been to Edinburgh Cardiff Canterbury and a few other places. Brighton. Brought up in Chadwell Heath born in Carshaltob.

[@georginacox7292]

Ok

[@blossie33]

Nice to see round Oxford again, I spent two weeks at a Camp School in Headington with my class from senior school back in the 60's. We were taken round the town and visited a couple of the colleges including Magdalen, I particularly remember their amazing medieval dining hall with the raised platform where the masters sat at table! On a much later visit to Oxford I went to the Pitt Rivers museum - love it, it's so quirky.

[@markriley4665]

What a great video. Lovely to see you in another location John.

[@TheElfishGene]

"Wherever that may be!" T-shirts coming soon.

[@fintytin5771]

Lovely city I haven't been to in years.!!

[@martinelwood3903]

Didn't show us the tavern in Turl St Amazing place!

[@Howie57]

Because its not there anymore

[@The_OG_James]

What a stunning city! Great video John. I have never been but after watching that I think a weekend there may be on the cards!

[@Jason.Brayshaw]

That was great. I really enjoyed watching this. Such a stunning place, isn't it. That pint looked lush. Let's hope they reopen that pub too.

[@KillerWhale99]

John it's pronounced Braze-nose and I think it was at Brasenose College where David Cameron studied but not sure. I used to live in Oxford and have drank in both the Turf Tavern and The Bear and The Chequers not to mention The Eagle and Child. Cambridge is so much nicer and prettier though but Oxford definitely has better buildings. I knew every one of the places you named like many of those places you go strolling in London. I'm totally addicted to your videos now. Keep on keeping on as they say!

[@HampsteadOwl]

Yes Cameron was at Brasenose, Boris Johnson at Balliol and Tony Blair at St John's - all colleges seen or visited on this video. Margaret Thatcher went to Somerville and Theresa May to St Hugh's though we didn't see those. Of our last seven prime ministers, only two weren't Oxford men or women, and if you add in Wilson and Heath (another Balliol man) its seven out of the last ten.

[@jez6208]

I lived in Oxford for about 25 years. Had my 40th birthday there. Moved up to Durham 4 years or so ago. Miss Oxford. By the way, did you sit on a punt and read poetry from a book. It's pages stained with the butter drips from crumpets? Still looking forward to a Withnail & I walking/ drinking tour? I reckon Russell Brand would be the perfect companion mate! Hope you're well and thank you for another visual masterpiece. Durham's okay but not a patch on Oxford. I used to work for Oxford City Council. Litter picked all those streets. Sometimes, on the weekends, I'd be walking the streets, picking Litter. The only one up. Felt like it was all there. Just for me. Wonderful!👍👍🍺🍺

[@KimberlySays...]

Watching this on the big screen in the U.S... Wishing I was in Oxford!! Thank you, John!!!

[@rosbeynon1432]

I am inOxford I was born and have lived here all my life..For many years I took my home city for granted but appreciate it more now I am older.

[@KimberlySays...]

@@rosbeynon1432 You are very lucky indeed!!

[@sirRoyM]

Thank you for such an interesting stroll John, it involved such memories. I studied Physics at Balliol in 1958.

[@dalepeterfilms]

That was lovely, John. Honestly, you can go anywhere! Thank you for taking the time to make this.

[@malcolmrichardson3881]

Thank you for a lovely stroll around an endlessly fascinating city. At one time, the Oxford Canal passed under the road to a basin opposite, now occupied by a car park. Visiting Oxford myself tomorrow - by pure coincidence.

[@ceejay8037]

Already looking forward to the next one........

[@melarch.5424]

John, Cambridge could be next! I was there in 2017, 2018 and 2019 (from Canada), visiting my daughter who was doing her PhD at the uni, she passed her finals in November of last year and is now at Oxford doing research for a year. Due to the pandemic, I haven't been able to visit, but I do miss Cambridge (and London)!

[@markszawlowski867]

When aged 15 I bought my first motorbike from earned money. The very day I turned 16 and could ride it on the road I went from Central London to Oxford. Well, why not?

[@annettefindlay8076]

Hi from New Zealand!🇳🇿Have just discovered your amazing videos. Even though this is Oxford, I lived in London from 1980-1981. Love your stories from these places.❤️

[@myouatt5987]

Gosh, John - the Turf Tavern! Remember having a pint there when 'real ale' was in its infancy! Nice vid - thanks.

[@JohnRogersWalks]

thanks - it was a great pint

[@tfSmudge]

Fab stroll JR 👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@marty9011]

This was wonderful, especially with the soft spring light. Oxford has been the background of many books I've read. It was lovely to see some of the well-known buildings & streets. Thank you.

[@jenniferlevine5406]

Wonderful walk! My Oxford is Brideshead and Morse, in fact I have a great book I acquired some time ago about Morse's Oxford. I have to go pull it off the shelf now! Thank you for a taking us along on such a wonderful day.

[@ben-cansonthetraina6182]

My Oxford is, The Star, The Harcourt Arms, The Old Bookbinders, The Gardners Arms, The Eagle & Child, The Lamb & Flag. It's the best pub city in the world. I'm very close to having been to all of them.

[@markcoombs5887]

Thanks John, just what I needed, a proper wander on a lovely spring day with a pint or two at the end. Ready for Monday now!

[@TXMEDRGR]

Thanks for that video, Oxford has a special place in my imagination. I had only one afternoon there but hope to take a university adult summer class in the near future. I plan to pretend I'm really associated with the university. Thanks again.

[@Bananajohnuk]

That's the Castle Mill Stream flowing under Hythe Bridge by the Canal NOT the River Thames

[@mungmungie]

Oxford is truly magical. I recall eating at the Turf many years ago. I think there is a plaque somewhere that declares that there was an inn on the site from 1147. Maybe some day, you'll do a walk in the Chiltern Hills, ending up at Little Missenden. I'd like to do that walk myself some day.

[@barryconway]

A friend sent me to your channel, and suggested that I maybe ease myself in with your oxford video, it being "my" town (City, actually!) - you "did" a lot of my Oxford. So nice to see it through someone else's eyes. You nearly made it to a pub by the river when you got to the University Parks - a short walk across them and The Cherwell Boathouse would have served you a pint, but you found your way to a suitable place. Kings Arms has a "secret" back bar (ssh) - traditionally the students cram in the larger front bar, and the college "staff" into a quieter snug at back. So much to see - but you got yourself into some of the highlights: the museums are fabulous, the OUMNH an amazing, unmissable building in its own right and The Pitt Rivers something utterly unique. Good job - I enjoyed your visit to "my town" and well done you for just letting the facts and figures be. Actually, listening to some of those tour guides is a hoot - perhaps that's also true of other cities. I'm off to follow you around another place now...

[@paulinedawson5890]

Such a GREAT video John. You really captured it!!! My first trip overseas (from New Zealand) ever in my late 40s was to an academic conference at Oxford in 2017. I took a coach from Heathrow after a 24 hour plane trip and couldn't believe where I'd arrived - the land of Brideshead and Morse and Tolkien. We have a family joke that when places come on TV that I've travelled to for work, I yell "I've been there" and there was a lot of that during this vlog. While I was there I also stumbled into the 'Bird and Baby' without really knowing the history until I tweeted back to my friends. It is a magical place. I had a 2nd trip to give a lecture in 2018 and because of my love of the Aaronovitch books, I took a week trip in the Isis (and made an offering of cider). Thank you for this magical walk. After 2 years of closed borders, my feet are itching to come over again

[@touriel8943]

My step neice is a librarian at Oxford Uni. Perks include free gym and 3 course meal + wine per day. CS Lweis 'That Hideous Strength' sums up college life well. Shame people dress so DOWDILY nowadays.

[@ronaldm8235]

The actual video was great. I’ve never been to Oxford so Oxford here I come! Also the pubs I’m gonna visit! Really really enjoyed that. I’m NOT taking a MAP!

[@highpath4776]

Not sure if Colin Dexter's view of Oxford had started publication when I worked in Oxford. I was actually studying a degree in London but it involved work experience , which I got paid for, I spent 6 months in Cardiff/S Wales then 5 months in Oxford doing statistical analysis, I probably could have got into the Library etc under some kind of inter-university schemes but was so tired after work and I was living 5 miles out on a Farm that it not that easy to do and I was spending couple of hours a night making drafting for my 3rd year thesis, which I based on part of my statistical work. Also spent 1 month in Birmingham creating Prestel pages . So did actually get back to Oxford to show the family round a few years ago and more recently just a day trip on the coach from London, got to visit the outside (flea) market , parts of the city I had never had chance to visit - including the indoor market and the road heading north toward Woodstock so more a northern explore rather than the south and western parts that I was more used to , but with the LNWR? station building now gone (relocated nicely to Quainton Road) , and the Castle open (was still a HMP when I worked in Oxford), the place seemed very different. in some ways the Colleges are more ill-defined at Street Level , compared to London where the difference in building function is more noticeable.

[@BoblBach]

'My Oxford' is traveling from Bristol and nearly dying before I was born when the wheel fell off my Uncle's car. Also spending time in the brick house next to the Bridge of Sighs, a Great Aunts took in student lodgers there. Finally sitting outside of The Jolly Farmers the landlady was another Great Aunt. One addition Oxford kept my late partner alive long enough for me to spend 4 years with her thanks to a Pancreas and Kidney transplant.

[@michaeldillon3113]

Brideshead revisited - 👍. Great book and the Anthony Andrews / Jeremy irons / John Gielgud / Lawrence Olivier etc was a wonderful interpretation.

[@sas1uk185]

So glad you DIDN'T give us the facts and figures John. It's too " demanding" if it's a " guided tour"!!! This was a meander as I'd do myself. Thank you! Steph

[@user-jy8hn8jy9r]

Thank you sooo much for this x My Dad's ashes were scattered in peace at the river along Christchurch meadows. Whenever i visit from Australia, the city is so frought, parking witha non-mobile mum,obviously lots of people....

[@janetfinn25]

Another wonderfully whimsical walk. Thank you, but how was Pret allowed to ruin that building.? Perhaps, the frontage was beyond repair but a more sympathetic shopfront would have been in order. Thank you again and I look forward to the next walk ... wherever that may be.

[@gwinniboots]

I read lots of Morse books, watched many episodes and of course enjoyed the romance of Brideshead. I saw little of Oxford when we had a narrow boat holiday in the late 80s as our holiday began late in the day. We had a lovely week travelling along the canal, seeing some beautiful scenes, going from warm sunshine to snow as we ended our trip! Banbury was our turning place - we enjoyed our Banbury cakes. We often said we would go back and look at Oxford properly, such literary significance. Thanks for your enjoyable video. x

[@tech10k14]

At the beginning: I'm not saying when my fortieth birthday was. Later: We stopped here for my fortieth birthday in the seventeenth century. Ahaaa! You gave it away... but you do look well.

[@fyfesandy3491]

Nice video. There's a circular walk you can take following the Oxford canal and return via The Thames . I start at Oxford railway station. The folks on this one start at Wolvercote. You can visit The Trout Inn and the Perch - both nice pubs -and see the ruins of an old priory and the old fishponds of the University at Wolvercote.

[@lucypawpaw]

A great video, and thanks for sharing. I lived in Oxford for 13 years. I will be going back there for a visit on Friday, and it's been 13 years since I moved away. Can't wait. Turf Tavern is on my list as it was a regular haunt of mine.

[@TimothyHalkowski]

Wonderful to see Oxford again - many fond memories of a trip there years ago! Thank you for that. The two pubs you stopped at were, I think, featured in the old Inspector Morse series (John Thaw). I remember a pub near one of the rivers, not far from some college boat houses. Lovely place to have a pint. The views were glorious! (Of course now, you'll have to do Cambridge!).

[@john80c]

My Oxford was a course in Eynsham Hall near Woodstock-a haunted stately home no less. Loved Inspector Morse and Lewis. Always on my bucket list but never got there

[@AliBees]

What a joy to find we are visiting Oxford this week! I am a massive fan of your walks…and Morse so I spent a couple of nights at the Randolph a few years back! I’ll be spending the night on a ghost walk in the prison and castle in September! Another great video. Thanks John

[@jacksmall2221]

Thank you for your videos John, they bring me a lot of solace. I love the music you use too, always ethereal. 'No. 7 Alone With My Thoughts' is very akin to Erik Satie.

[@tcpip9999]

My Oxford was mostly Summertown in the north of the city, where I spent many days at the Cochrane Collaboration, and Headington in the south, at the department of Public Medicine. I hardly know the centre, so it was nice to see it through your walk today.

[@dazsmith690]

Your right John..i like to do the same thing..i don't need to know all the facts and dates..just absorb the space and take it in..i can look that stuff up later..and go wow i have been in that place..when i do get to travel i love just walking.happily do 25ks a day..love the laid back approach to your filming..keep up the good work and if i ever get to the uk again ill have to shout you few pints..

[@KevinAmatt]

I worked at St. John’s college yonks ago. While the organ was away being restored my job was to paint the wall behind the organ. Three stories high! On a rickety old scaffold tower, belonging to the college. Very scary. After that I cleaned some wooden Angels with a toothbrush.

[@garymcguire8529]

I don't know any pubs in London, with novelists drinking in them, but I do know a novel pub to drink in, the "Tequila Mockingbird" in Putney.

[@sixer6er]

Loved that. Brought back a lovey memory. Stayed in Radiohead’s managers house for a weekend cos my mate was his kids nanny. I thought that was well cool cos I was a big fan. Read a billy Connolly book and had a swell time

[@luxford60]

Another lovely video. I lived in Oxford for a couple of years in the early 90s, so used to know it well. We used to watch Morse and comment on the implausible routes used to get around. He often drove under the Bridge of Sighs, for example, even though it doesn't actually go anywhere that's accessible except on foot. There are surprisingly few pubs by the river in central Oxford. Only one I can remember from my time is The head of The River by Folly Bridge, although there may be others that I've either forgotten, or which didn't exist back then.

[@CthulhuInc]

indeed, so much literary history there - and yes, it might've been an interesting experience, sitting with tolkien and lewis, mulling over this chapter and that. Oddly enough, I was just discussing ents today with one of my nephews 😉 and endeavour - that's also a great series 😊

[@robjeavons5982]

Thank you John. Really senic views. Miss the pints in the pub. Hopefully back to colchester in september for a visit.

[@sammezzell7191]

What a great video. My family and I live in the US. Our daughter is going to the university for a masters. This was a really nice introduction to the city and certainly helps build our excitement for her.

[@leslielutz1874]

Oh this was a brilliant video John. The sunshine. Was a gorgeous walk. The history . .

[@grahamholliday9962]

Local yokel here Hythe Bridge Street is awful entry to the City from the rail station, Re: Oxford Canal actually ended/started at the car park on the other - south-east - side of the stub end of the canal with capstan memorial featured Worcester St wharf was the terminus but filled in long ago. Sits in foreground of shot of the Castle motte.

[@gwinniboots]

That museum looks like a traditional one, different from the London one which was “dumbed down” in my opinion and became a place of buttons and gimmicks. I’m a bit of a traditionalist in terms of museums. 🙂