Experience Oxfordshire Guide 2019
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The City of Dreaming Spires: Oxford<br />
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Port Meadow<br />
Port Meadow<br />
One of Oxford’s hidden gems, Port Meadow is a beautiful open area of ancient meadowland<br />
north-west of the city centre and just a 5-minute walk from Jericho, offering a tranquil retreat<br />
for visitors and locals alike. Home to grazing horses and a herd of pedigree Old English<br />
Longhorn cattle as well as flocks of birds, Port Meadow lies alongside the River Thames and<br />
is said to have provided inspiration for Lewis Carroll's tales of Alice in Wonderland, and J.R.R.<br />
Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.<br />
Whilst exploring Port Meadow, follow the fairy-light adorned pathway to The Perch Inn, where<br />
you can enjoy an excellent meal in one of Oxford's oldest pubs. Further north of the meadow,<br />
fans of Philip Pullman’s most recent novel La Belle Sauvage and the detective TV series<br />
Inspector Morse may recognise The Trout Inn; famously featured in both, and well worth a<br />
visit for a drink or meal in this 17th-century pub in Godstow.<br />
The City of Oxford
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