• Iffley

    Iffley

    Yes, don’t worry, you’re still reading Escaping Oxford.  And yes, I know Iffley is in Oxford.  However, until 1972 Oxford didn’t include Cowley and Iffley, so just pretend that you’re back in the sixties and…

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  • Coventry

    Coventry

    This week is the opposite of last week: my previous day trip plans got cancelled, so now you get to read a defence of Coventry.  And now I’ve lost 90% of the people who…

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  • Derby

    Derby

    I wasn’t intending to go anywhere this weekend so I was all ready for my first archive post.  As it happened, I ended up in Derby, so I thought I’d blog about that instead.…

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  • Moreton-in-Marsh and Evesham

    Moreton-in-Marsh and Evesham

    I’ve been in Oxford for five-and-a-half years now, and for some reason I’ve rarely thought of going down the Cotswold line.  Which is a shame, because it’s a really pretty journey through an Area…

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