- The "treacle well" at St. Margaret's Church in Binsey, walking distance from Oxford. The well is thought to be the one referenced in Alice in Wonderland. Also, I'm a fan of G.M.Hopkins, and he has a poem about Binsey poplars (which are very much in evidence even still), so that was nice.
- Blenheim Palace was pretty impressive (especially the tapestries). I think this is ~20 min driving from Oxford.
- Broughton Castle in Banbury has the loveliest formal garden and a lots of other neat stuff to see. Looks like it's open a couple of days a week. This is ~20-25 miles from Oxford
- Stratford-upon-Avon was also quite lovely (and I'm not even a Shakespeare enthusiast) -- but I was mostly charmed by the weeping willows over the water which reminded me of Kiev, so somebody visiting from a more temperate climate, where weeping willows do occur, may be less impressed.
I was rather less impressed by London than I had wanted to be, and the only places that struck me as truly memorable were The Globe and the British Library, but I'm really not a museum person in general, or a big city person, as it turns out, so that's likely why.
yet more stuff to do around Oxford... (sorry :P)
- The "treacle well" at St. Margaret's Church in Binsey, walking distance from Oxford. The well is thought to be the one referenced in Alice in Wonderland. Also, I'm a fan of G.M.Hopkins, and he has a poem about Binsey poplars (which are very much in evidence even still), so that was nice.
- Blenheim Palace was pretty impressive (especially the tapestries). I think this is ~20 min driving from Oxford.
- Broughton Castle in Banbury has the loveliest formal garden and a lots of other neat stuff to see. Looks like it's open a couple of days a week. This is ~20-25 miles from Oxford
- Stratford-upon-Avon was also quite lovely (and I'm not even a Shakespeare enthusiast) -- but I was mostly charmed by the weeping willows over the water which reminded me of Kiev, so somebody visiting from a more temperate climate, where weeping willows do occur, may be less impressed.
I was rather less impressed by London than I had wanted to be, and the only places that struck me as truly memorable were The Globe and the British Library, but I'm really not a museum person in general, or a big city person, as it turns out, so that's likely why.
Man... now I'm all nostalgic for Oxford...