Ah, Oxfordshire, a curate’s egg of a pub county for a county of curates. You might be wondering how I pick five pubs from the thousand in a typical GBG chapter. Well, I could use Artificial Intelligence. Here’s what Bing’s version of AI suggests; Yes, Irish-inspired food, super soft drinks, and “tranquillity” are the key… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY. No. 35 – OXFORDSHIRE
Tag: Oxfordshire
IN PRAISE OF OXFORD (BUT NOT ITS PARKING CHARGES)
April 2023. Getting to what we tickers call “the Home Counties clearances” now. Oxfordshire is probably listed under North-West Region in the new GBG though. A couple in Oxford to finish, and a chance to re-evaluate Cambridge’s historic rival. Mum tells me my home town just won the boaty race (never knew it was on),… Continue reading IN PRAISE OF OXFORD (BUT NOT ITS PARKING CHARGES)
SUTTON COURTENAY LOVE
10th January 2023. More mini-posts; go to BRAPA for your long reads. His Scottish diary is great stuff. Good luck to Simon when he reached Oxfordshire; the rural Oxon pubs take some effort, though more in the getting there as the pubs themselves are pretty good. The George in Sutton Courtenay requires a swim across… Continue reading SUTTON COURTENAY LOVE
AN OXON OVERSIGHT
This week has caused some consternation among the small band of GBG completists, as the Goat in the Garden, which left the Guide due to entry restrictions, bounces back in with this warning;“The bar is primarily for residents of the Hotel and their guests. However, CAMRA members are warmly welcome to visit. Simply contact the… Continue reading AN OXON OVERSIGHT
MRS RM TAKES THE BEER BACK. A BANBURY BONUS.
Tuesday morning (hey, a week ago, need to catch up) saw us head off down south for some ticking family duties. Lunch in Banbury, I think. We parked up right by the eponymous cross, named after a ticker who was disgruntled at incorrect opening hours at the micro in 1859. I must have stopped in… Continue reading MRS RM TAKES THE BEER BACK. A BANBURY BONUS.
HALTING THE WAGON IN DORCHESTER-ON-THAMES
Mrs RM was in charge of selecting our overnight stop in Oxon on Monday. I always delegate the important decisions to her. Some people (i.e. Mumsnet) will be amazed we’d left Sheffield without a booking, the sort of people who love to plan months in advance to avoid having to sleep in their cars I… Continue reading HALTING THE WAGON IN DORCHESTER-ON-THAMES
BACK TO BENSON
Here’s the Oxon map you were denied because I’ve had to do recent posts on the phone. When I self-publish my book “Blogging – How to get views from East Timor AND East Grinstead“, my only advice will be “DON’T write posts on your phone“. From Burford to Oxford to Benson to complete Oxon. Benson… Continue reading BACK TO BENSON
BURFORD BIFFED. IN 20 SECONDS.
The day after returning to Sheffield from London we had to head straight back down south for a family emergency (don’t worry, the Doom Bar cellar hasn’t been raided). I negotiated a stop in Oxon (3 pubs needed) on the way, having seen the public transport options for Burford were a challenge; Mrs RM parked… Continue reading BURFORD BIFFED. IN 20 SECONDS.
YOU LOOK LIKE JUMJAGIN TSEDENBAL – A HENLEY PUB TOILET GRAFFITI MASTERCLASS
Where better than Henley Spoons ? It gives me a chance to visit this near GBG oasis for the first time since Mrs RM’s uncle lived in Shiplake, home to some excellent Brakspears Bitter/Ordinary/Gravity/Whatever. Henley really is the Stratford-on-Avon of the South, a tidy but hugely overrated town that nevertheless attracts coachloads and pashminas by… Continue reading YOU LOOK LIKE JUMJAGIN TSEDENBAL – A HENLEY PUB TOILET GRAFFITI MASTERCLASS
TOP 100 PUBS – FLOWING SPRING, PLAY HATCH, OXON
From Wallingford we waddled down to my last Oxon tick. Thrillingly, there was campervan site a mile away from Loddon Brewery in Play Hatch. The edge of Reading, if not the Edge of Heaven. I’d love to tell you more about Loddon Brewery, but it’s a brewery, innit ? But I can say that the… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – FLOWING SPRING, PLAY HATCH, OXON
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