Oxford Restaurants and Other Places To Eat In Oxford: Oxford restaurants, covering a diverse range of eateries, cater to all tastes and budget types. As in many large university towns, cuisines from all over the world are represented here, something that I discovered with delight many years ago. For those looking for the traditional pub […]
Pubs in Oxford
Some Pubs in Oxford are Historic and Some Are As Famous As Oxford City Itself: Oxford has a plethora of pubs which serve pub meals and drinks in a variety of settings and styles. Some of the pubs in Oxford are historic, some are famous because of their clientele, some are in great river-side settings, […]
Travel to Oxford by Air, Bus, Road and Train
Oxford Travel – Travel To and From Oxford: Fast and frequent coach services provide a direct link between the centre of Oxford to Heathrow and Gatwick Airports. For travel to Oxford from the centre of London, there are frequent bus services from Victoria Coach station and train services from London Paddington Station. By Air: From […]
Glastonbury Abbey – Legendary Burial Place of King Arthur
Glastonbury Abbey Is Full of History As Well As Legends About King Arthur: Set in 36 acres of parkland, Glastonbury Abbey is believed to be one of the oldest churches in England and is frequently associated with the legend of King Arthur, an association that the monks at the Abbey were happy to encourage […]
Glastonbury Tor – The Mystical, Magical Hill
Glastonbury Tor Holds Centuries of Extraordinary Myths and Legends: Like a beacon, Glastonbury Tor lets you know when you’re drawing close to Glastonbury. With its enigmatic St Michael’s church tower, the Tor dominates the landscape in the region. Glastonbury Tor is shrouded with centuries of legends, myths and mystical beliefs. It is a strange hill […]
Glastonbury – Myths, Legends and The Glasto
Glastonbury is Famous for its Myths, King Arthur Legends and The Glastonbury Festival: Glastonbury is mostly associated with the Glastonbury Festival or Glasto, the largest open-air music and performing arts festival in the world. This small town in Somerset, about 48 km south of Bristol, is also shrouded in many myths and legends in relation […]
Visiting the Home of Wedgwood at Stoke-on-Trent
Josiah Wedgwood – the Man who Started Wedgwood: Our travels through Staffordshire brought us to the Wedgwood Visitor Centre to learn a little about this famous brand … and perhaps for some retail therapy. The Wedgwood Visitor Centre is located at the home of Wedgwood whose factory is set in 250 acres of lush parkland […]
A Dinner at the Castle Combe Inn – Castle Combe
A Dinner in Castle Combe, the Prettiest Village in England: Our dinner at the Castle Inn tonight was part of a tour to Castle Combe to see the “prettiest village in England”. Before dinner, we had time to wonder around the village which looks like it’s been frozen in time. Except for a few cars […]
The Famous Energy-Giving Kendal Mint Cake
When is a Cake Not a Cake? – When It Is a Kendal Mint Cake: Travelling through Cumbria, our tour director talks excitedly about Kendal mint cakes (as tour directors do), but I pay scant attention. Yes, I like mints and I love cakes, but the two put together doesn’t sound like an gastronomic treat […]
Wordsworth’s Final Resting Place in Grasmere
At St. Oswald Church in Grasmere Are The Wordsworth Graves: Just as Stratford-upon-Avon is Shakespeare country, Grasmere and the Lake District is Wordsworth country. Born in the Lake District in 1770, William Wordsworth described the area as ‘the loveliest spot that man hath ever found’. A lover of nature, and inspired by the beauty of […]
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