Brews & Eats

As we all know, Oxford is famous for education, but also infamous for giving an ‘Education in Intoxication’ as well. A new in-depth look at Oxford’s public houses and bars has been released to give the discerning drinker an indispensable guide to the city’s pubs.

Dave Richardson’s Oxford Pubs covers much of Oxford from the city centre to the outskirts and the famous riverside, and has filled his book with fascinating stories and photographs that illustrate why the establishments deserve to be must-visit sites for fans of an English pub, which is all of us really. Oxford’s pubs, like most of the country, are going through a period of upheaval, as those on the outskirts start to close and some are converted for housing or other purposes, but the book details all of the ups and downs for the city’s most enduring hostelries, and some of their most famous events and happenings, and the fact that nearly every pub (but one) claims to have had a part in Inspector Morse. The book is almost an essential item if you are looking to have a long weekend wandering the streets and back-alleys of Oxford, and provides you with more information than a simple TripAdvisor or Google search will bring you. Oxford Pubs is available via Amberley Books and is available as a paperback from all good book stores or e-book from Amazon.