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Ben le Vay's Eccentric Oxford Benedict Le Vay

Ben le Vay's Eccentric Oxford By Benedict Le Vay

Ben le Vay's Eccentric Oxford by Benedict Le Vay


Summary

Ben Le Vay's Eccentric Oxford - Travel advice and holiday tips featuring the best pubs and restaurants, insider secrets, stories and historical eccentricities. Also including off-the-tourist-track walks and cycle routes, quirky people, rituals and events, colleges and students, River Cherwell, punting and boat races, history and architecture.

Ben le Vay's Eccentric Oxford Summary

Ben le Vay's Eccentric Oxford by Benedict Le Vay

Dreaming spires, honeyed stone, cycling dons ... forget all that tourist twaddle, says Benedict le Vay. Find out the secrets the colleges don't want you to know, the inside track on the best pubs and eating places, the scandal and gossip about nutty professors and disgraceful students past and present, the brilliant stories about the great, the good and the bad. William Morris called Oxford 'a perfect jewel' of a city; Benedict le Vay goes in search of the quirkier gems among its medieval back alleys. Here roam batty dons, daft students, barmy aristocrats and political firebrands. Who does that gargoyle remind you of? Why is a shark plunging into that man's house? When do students jump naked into the River Cherwell as Latin hymns are sung? What powers the 'Cosmic Triangle' of vibrant East Oxford? How do you control a punt without looking like a plonker? . The pubs where Inspector Morse and Bill Clinton enjoyed a pint . Where to eat a great fry-up in a unique setting . Where to find a weird museum . Calendar of annual eccentric events Press acclaim for le Vay's previous Bradt Eccentric guides: 'Wonderfully barmy', 'The ultimate guide', 'A must', 'Endlessly fascinating', 'One of the best'

Ben le Vay's Eccentric Oxford Reviews

'Charmingly eclectic little guide.' The Observer 'This refreshing pocket-sized guide will take you through the looking glass into an Oxford as yet unknown.' The Lady 'These delightful guide books are perfect for anyone with an interest in England's most famous university cities.' Good Book Guide 'Le Vay tells all the amusing stories with style.' Follies Magazine

About Benedict Le Vay

Benedict le Vay is a features editor on a leading British newspaper. He spends his spare time researching zany facts about the British and their way of life. He is also the author of Bradt's Eccentric London and Britain from the Rails.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Why Oxford? BACKGROUND Chapter 1 Oxford bags of history Chapter 2 Three Oxford eccentrics, dangerous sports, plus sex and the var-sity Chapter 3 Colleges, their eccentric dons and other animals. Chapter 4 Literary Oxford and further reading Chapter 5 Eccentric Oxford street names and other tantalising trivia THE PRACTICAL GUIDE Chapter 6 How to get to Oxford Chapter 7 The architectural Crown Jewels: Two unforgettable walks in Central Oxford Chapter 8 East Oxford: Enter the freaky Cosmic Triangle Chapter 9 Treasures and oddities north of the centre Chapter 10 Eat, drink, shop, stay eccentric Chapter 11 Eccentric and not-so-eccentric things to do Chapter 12 Oxford's odd villages and curious churches Chapter 13 The eccentric year in Oxford

Additional information

GOR005092154
9781841624266
1841624268
Ben le Vay's Eccentric Oxford by Benedict Le Vay
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Bradt Travel Guides
20111031
304
N/A
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