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Pun times in Oxford
Oxford loves puns and wordplay. Centuries of lexicon-loving academics exploring and enjoying the intricacies of our language have...

Sean Callery
5 min read


Cotswolds safari... continued!
Cotswolds Menageries: the safari continues! Here’s the second section, from L to Y, with lots of ‘S’s, but sorry, no zebras available...

Sean Callery
2 min read


Cotswold safari part one
Let’s go on a Cotswolds safari to find some unlikely animals, including apes, dolphins and elephants… and you can be sure to catch them...

Sean Callery
3 min read


Yews story
Many of the Cotswolds’ beautiful churches are set in graveyards framed by yew trees. It’s a quintessential British sight. But the reason...

Sean Callery
2 min read


Ten reasons why you should visit Hook Norton
Hook Norton is known around the world for its beer, but this edge-of-Cotswolds village offers many fascinating stories that take in the...

Sean Callery
3 min read


Hidden stars of Broadway
Read five fun facts about Broadway, including just how many times the famous Lygon Arms has been renamed.

Sean Callery
2 min read


Chipping Norton: the town that moved up the hill
Enjoy a stroll through some stories about Chipping Norton from its earliest days as a Saxon settlement to today's lovely market town.

Sean Callery
3 min read


Tour the world with Light Up Cheltenham
Take a tour around Light Up Cheltenham and travel the world. Read about how Europe, India, America and the Antarctic changed Cheltenham.

Sean Callery
3 min read


Cornbury Festival’s 3 Ps: a present, a play and a painting
What links Cornbury Festival with 1066, a pioneer playwright and a Renaissance painting? The answer to this riddle lies in the fields and...

Sean Callery
2 min read


Rock of ages
People have flocked to the high, isolated spot where the Rollright Stones stand in the Cotswolds for thousands of years. Why? It's a...

Sean Callery
2 min read
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