Author: Alex
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London: Design Museum, Sir John Soane Museum
Hmm, so I’m in two minds about this post. I’m trying here to encourage people to leave Oxford, but it’s already true that if we Oxonians leave Oxford for somewhere other than our hometowns,…
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Bath
“Finally,” you cry, “he’s written about an actual tourist destination. Somewhere we might actually want to go. Maybe he’ll write about the Roman baths, I’ve heard they’re interesting.” Except, um, no. Unfortunately, the Roman…
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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
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
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
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…