Join Mark Geeson for a walking and cultural sightseeing tour including pubs in Central Oxford.

Meet outside Oxford station at 11:30am.
(Buses 14, S1, S3 are available for those who don’t want the half mile walk into town)

Cultural walk via former Morrells brewery (now flats), Oxford Castle & prison (now Malmaison) to
Grapes: https://www1.camra.org.uk/pubs/grapes-oxford-156975 and
White Rabbit: https://www1.camra.org.uk/pubs/white-rabbit-oxford-156973

Cultural walk to Eagle and Child (a.k.a. the bird & baby, watering hole for the Inklings - Tolkien, T S Elliott, Shelley, Keats) via Ashmolean Museum and Randolph Hotel (Inspector Morse): https://www1.camra.org.uk/pubs/eagle-child-oxford-156969 PRESENTLY CLOSED

Cross road to… Lamb & Flag (Grade 2 dating from 1695, community run). https://www1.camra.org.uk/pubs/lamb-flag-oxford-156983

More culture…

Walk to Covered market and GBG Teardrop micropub via Keble College, Pitt Rivers Museum, Turf Tavern, Bridge of Sighs, Sheldonian Theatre, Bodlean Library, Radcliffe Camera, Brasenose College (Michael Palin, John Buchan, David Cameron). https://www1.camra.org.uk/pubs/teardrop-oxford-156907

For those requiring sustenance, there is the excellent David John pie shop.

At this point we’ll take a consensus on craft beer & possibly investigate 2 other micros in the market…
Gulp Fiction (bookshop serving craft beer): https://www1.camra.org.uk/pubs/gulp-fiction-oxford-195738
Market Tap Social (craft beer): https://www1.camra.org.uk/pubs/market-tap-by-tap-social-oxford-196556

Then a quick peek into the Bear Inn (Oxford’s oldest pub, Fullers): https://www1.camra.org.uk/pubs/bear-inn-oxford-157007
Royal Blenheim: https://www1.camra.org.uk/pubs/royal-blenheim-oxford-156999
Three Goats Heads (Sam Smiths): https://www1.camra.org.uk/pubs/three-goats-heads-oxford-157004

If time & stamina permit, we may go on to the Castle (owned by Hook Norton): https://www1.camra.org.uk/pubs/the-castle-oxford-157014

It would be helpful if you can let Mark know if you're planning to go along, so please message him on 07463 195500