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The challenge in 2020 was to visit all of the pubs and bars within Oxford's ring road - but that was put on hold for reasons that need no explanation. The Great Oxford Pub Crawl has now recommenced!

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Jul 15
8 min

Seeing the Sights

Oxford is a tourist hotspot. Now there’s a revelation. The pessimists amongst us might say that Oxford is veering alarmingly towards...

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May 13
8 min

Moose seeking Morse

When considering Oxford’s literary greats – Tolkein, Lewis, BeeryMoose (only joking!) - we must include another: Colin Dexter. Dexter...

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May 6
4 min

The Madness of ‘king George

Just like there was a time when we bought videos and used payphones, there was a time when for a night out in Oxford, George Street was...

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Apr 26
5 min

Visiting the Castle Ruins

As castles go, Oxford’s is far from pristine. Much of it was destroyed in the English Civil War, and a big chunk of the rest was...

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Apr 26
3 min

Heading out again

You’ll be very much aware that my 2020 170-pub campaign was rudely interrupted by Covid, and it’s fair to say the rematch two years later...

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Jul 28, 2021
5 min

Seven days, yet worlds apart

I think it was Harold Wilson who quipped, “A week is a long time in politics”. He didn’t mention pubs, but back in the present, a week,...

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I don't like Hackney….oh no….. I love it!

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Jul 23, 2021
5 min

I don't like Hackney….oh no….. I love it!

I can think of few less attractive propositions than a tube trip across London on the hottest day of the year. But there’s no gain...

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Jul 4, 2021
5 min

Discovering the New World

The key to being an explorer is getting somewhere before anyone else. Or at least being the first outsider to discover a primitive...

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Dec 31, 2020
4 min

That was the Year that Wasn't

Three hundred and sixty days ago, I set out on my quest to visit all the pubs and bars within Oxford’s ring road. I had aimed to do this...

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Dec 9, 2020
4 min

The great scotch egg hunt

We all need to eat, me included. And I like a beer, so a pub lunch is something I don’t do regularly, but I enjoy nevertheless. On the...

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