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28/10/2026

Autumn is a great time to visit Blenheim Palace.
Blenheim Palace

21/10/2026

Throughout Oxford there are so many amazing stained glass windows. This one is in All Souls College chapel of 1441 by John Glazier of Oxford: apostles of Christ in the upper lights and female saints below.

22/09/2026

Apparently an Apple TV production is filming around Oxford city centre from today until Thursday 24th. Could it be the next ‘Slow Horses’? Can you name what other series and movies have been filmed in Oxford?

15/09/2026

The Radcliffe Camera, seen from inside the grounds of All Souls College is an iconic Oxford landmark, built between 1737 and 1749 to house the Radcliffe Science Library, funded by a bequest from physician John Radclifte. Designed by James Gibbs in Palladian style, it became part of the Bodleian Library in 1860. Today, it serves as a reading room for Oxford University students, primarily in the humanities. Connected to the Bodleian’s underground book storage, it offers access to thousands of volumes. The building’s striking circular design and rich history make it one of Oxford’s most photographed sites, symbolizing the city’s academic heritage and architectural elegance.

22/08/2026

No! One of the nine Muses on the roof of the Clarendon Building. The Greek goddesses embody different artistic and intellectual spheres:
Clio: History
Calliope: Epic poetry and rhetoric
Polyhymnia: Rhetoric and sacred hymns
Euterpe: Music
Erato: Love and poetry
Melpomene: Tragedy
Thalia: Comedy
Terpsichore: Dance
Urania: Astronomy

02/08/2026

A bizarre sight…students dressed in their Sub-fusc with their shopping bags crossing in front of The Randolph Hotel by Graduate. Where has the style in Oxford gone 😂

29/07/2026

Make sure you take a walk along Oxford’s many waterways on your visit. There’s so much going on at this time of the year.

25/07/2026

Did you know one of Oxford’s oldest surviving timber-framed buildings is hiding in plain sight? 👀

Standing proudly on the corner of Cornmarket and Ship Street, 28 Cornmarket dates back to around 1450. Over the centuries it’s been home to drapers, tea and coffee merchants, photographers, cleaners, and today, the iconic Laird Hatters.

By the 1950s the medieval building had deteriorated so badly it was almost lost forever. A painstaking restoration stripped away centuries of alterations, revealing original 15th-century timber framing and saving one of Oxford’s architectural treasures for future generations.

Next time you’re walking down Cornmarket, take a moment to look up—you’ll be admiring nearly 600 years of Oxford history.

📍28 Cornmarket Street, Oxford

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This building is Grade II listed and is regarded as one of the finest surviving medieval timber-framed shops in Oxford.

05/07/2026

Over 1000 years of history in this tower & 60 years since England won the World Cup. Beat Mexico tonight and we can start to believe again!

29/06/2026

Don’t leave booking your Oxford Walking Tour until the last minute! Book a small group tour with me via Airbnb.

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