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  • Narrowboating on The Thames

    Narrowboating to Oxford

    It was just coming light as we drew back the bedroom curtains of our narrowboat which we’d moored the previous evening just below Eynsham Lock.  I prepared breakfast on board whilst the engine was being started and then we began to gather our belongings together as our narrowboat adventure was nearing its end. We slipped…

  • Blenheim Palace

    Blenheim Palace Afternoon Tea Review: Elegance and Taste

    Blenheim Palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the family home of the 12th Duke of Marlborough, as it has been for all the Dukes in the past 300 years.  It is the only non-royal house in England to hold the title of a palace. Location:  Blenheim Palace is located in Woodstock, Oxfordshire 8…

  • Christ Church College, Oxford

    A Day Walking Around Oxford: What to See and Do

    We planned a day in Oxford and arrived into the city’s rail station mid morning.  Oxford is located mid-way between London and Birmingham both approximately 60 miles (96 km) away and with trains from London Paddington taking from only 52 minutes it makes an ideal day out from the capital. It was a bright, pleasant…

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