THE BIG INTERVIEW: Raymond Blanc, his apples and the case of the eternally curious...
“The first time I tried a Bramley apple I screamed,” Raymond Blanc says, reliving the moment. “My eyes and nose were running…… it was inedible… it was...
Travel: Is this the best hotel room in Oxford? We try ‘The Room With...
'The Room With The View’. It’s name alone presumed that this was no ordinary hotel suite, but somewhere rather special. It even has its own website 'theroomwiththeview.com'.
This...
Experience Oxford adds new walking tours focusing on city’s dreaming spires and splendid ceilings
Oxford Official Walking Tours has launched an exciting new Dreaming Spires and Splendid Ceilings of Oxford Tour.
These new tours, run and managed by Experience Oxfordshire, will...
TRAVEL: Surfing, clubbing, baseball, Mexico – The conclusion of An American Road Trip of...
We were determined to make the most of our final few days. We had seen all the major touristy spots, so were now entering lesser known territory,...
Child-friendly ‘If Oxford’ Science and Ideas Festival continues into half term
As the festival continues into the second weekend, and on into half term, there are more mind-blowing discoveries, questions to ponder and insights explained, for children, in...
Carve it, Cook it, Eat it but don’t Bin it! The Oxford Pumpkin Festival...
"Every year over a quarter of all Halloween pumpkins end up in landfill – that’s 18,000 tonnes of food waste. Many more pumpkins go straight to the...
Is pottery the new art? Oxford Ceramics Fair is back this weekend with demonstrations...
"If you want to see contemporary pottery in its most diverse and accessible form, then Oxford Ceramics Fair is that snapshot," potter Dylan Bowen tells me.
Having exhibited...
Famous author Margaret Atwood on fame, expectation, returning to Gilead, being a ‘literary rockstar’...
"There have been many requests for a sequel which I've always said no to," famous author Margaret Atwood explains.
"However, as time moved on, and instead of moving...
New dancing duet 111 debut at IF Oxford Science and Ideas Festival
After a successful run at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the team behind 111 - American dancer Joel Brown and Estonian dancer Eve Mutso, make their Oxford...
TRAVEL: SURVIVAL – Death Valley, The Grand Canyon and Vegas. The American Road Trip...
We were departing California, heading into the less visited south western states, and looking forward to a culture change. Our itinerary was chock-a-block as there was so...
