Oxford- Day out- or weekend if enough people interested
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At a London event on 9 April several T & L members were interested in a day out. Venue of choice was Oxford. There is so much to see and do that we are spoilt for choice but I aim to make the main visit of the day to the exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum. It is a wonderful chance to see "Heracles to Alexander the Great, Treasures from the Royal Capital of Macedon" Tickets are £8 or £6 for concessions. In the first major archaeological exhibition in the new temporary exhibition galleries, the Ashmolean Museum will showcase over five hundred treasures made of gold, silver and bronze, recently found in the royal burial tombs and the palace of Aegae, the ancient capital of Macedon. I would suggest aiming for an 11 am visit. We probably have to book for a specific time slot.
Of course, there are plenty of other things to see and do. The Pitt Rivers Museum has 2 fascinating exhibitions, "Wilfred Thesiger in Africa" and "The Buchen of Spiti". There is also an exhibition on tThe King James Bible at the Bodleian Library. The Bodleian Library Summer 2011 exhibition tells the story of the most frequently printed book in English language, the King James Bible. Exploring the political, religious and intellectual context of its time, the exhibition looks at the events and conditions that led to and shaped this translation enterprise.
We could do a walk around some of the architectural sites of Oxford . And have a meal, either lunch or early evening.
There may be people who would like to make a weekend of it and stay overnight in which case we would need to look at making room bookings soon.
This is not geared solely for people coming from London, I hope people from other regions or who live in the area may want to meet up with the group even if just for a drink or a meal. However those coming from London may want to travel together - there are several options, train, coach, car- so it would help when you respond if you say that you would like to travel with others and sau your preferred method of travel.
Once I get some kind of idea of the response to this- and please say if you have any things that you would specifically like to do, restaurants to recommend etc.- I'll put on some more details and a rough plan of the day/weekend.
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Hi Barbara, I'd love to come
Thanks for the information
Thanks for the information about Oxford Rooms. It sounds great. Unfortunately, guess when they have no rooms available?! It seems that that particular weekend is very popular and I've checked several places to find that they are booked. The Oxford rooms sounds such a lovely idea that I wonder if members would like to keep this event as a day trip and try for a weekend at another time when they are available.
Hi Barbara, I'd love to come along - I'll be travelling on the train from London and happy to stay overnight or make a day trip.
I used to live in Oxford and have organised a couple of group trips for hen nights there so let me know if you'd like any help. I'd recommend Oxford Rooms (www.oxfordrooms.co.uk) for people wanting to stay over - you stay in College buildings and B&B is very reasonable. Although they have more spaces in holidays there are some in term-time. The Ashmolean restaurant is very good with a roof terrace if its sunny, or Browns is good for big groups. Would also recommend a wander round the Botanic Gardens (with punting if people are feeling adventurous!) in good weather, and the walking tours run by former students are really interesting.
Lucy