A Stroll Around Oxford (4K)
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- čas přidán 26. 03. 2022
- A day-trip to the beautiful city of Oxford with its glorious medieval architecture. Thanks to my supporters on Patreon / johnrogers
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We start by crossing the Thames and the Oxford Canal then go down Cornmarket Street to the Tom Tower, Christ Church and Pembroke College where Tolkien wrote The Hobbit and the first two books of the Lord of the Rings. We then walk along High Street and through the covered market to the Radcliffe Camera, All Souls College, the Bodleian Library, University Church and the Bridge of Sighs. Our stroll around Oxford takes us along Broad Street to Balliol College where we walk through the gardens to the Hall. From here we go out into St Giles and then to University Parks and the River Cherwell. Our day in Oxford ends with a pint in the Turf Tavern then the Bear.
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This stroll was so perfect for a spring day. Cramming down facts and figures, is so not what I felt like doing today. This was totally what I desired and it didn't disappoint.
Very nice. Never been there, may have passed through on a train once. Not in any way a disappointment.
The thing is John has never done facts and figures videos. He gives us the more obscure details that not many people know about. That's what I love about his stuff. His London videos aren't about Jack the Ripper for example...but if Jack the Ripper once rented a room above a chippy in Crouch End, John would tell us about it. lol.
You should look up Inspector Morse while you are there. Oxford CID. I´m told he drives a Mark 2 Jaguar
I live in Oxford and am a proud Oxfordtionan! This video really highlighted what an amazing place it is. Thanks for sharing.
We are called oxfordians!!
Another top video. Your casual style is so much better than a memorised tour of dates etc by a tour guide.
Thanks Robbo
Always a treat to visit another beautiful city John. More like this would be great 👍🏻
HI John - lived in Walthamstow for 30 plus years and always massively enjoyed your videos over the years, often retraced your walks and steps on many an occasion. Now retired - living in Harbourne, Birmingham - still watch your videos though! Visited Oxford many times but not in the last few years, however, am off there tomorrow (29th March) for a few days - your video inspired me to leave a comment for the first time - I have been meaning to do this over the years! Long may your walks and videos continue. PS - I agree with you on Oxford - don't need to be told every detail - just soak it all up!! Best wishes - David Mc
York, John? Oxford is a beautiful city and you do incredibly well, walking, talking, and videoing for such long periods of time. Sightseeing turns my legs to jelly in no time.
Watching this on the big screen in the U.S... Wishing I was in Oxford!! Thank you, John!!!
I am inOxford I was born and have lived here all my life..For many years I took my home city for granted but appreciate it more now I am older.
@@rosbeynon1432 You are very lucky indeed!!
Being from Oxford but now living in Provence, how wonderful to watch your day trip , and feel the shadows of my past. Great video!
"Wherever that may be!" T-shirts coming soon.
Thank you John, this was delightful. I really enjoyed your walk and your impressions - this one time when I don’t want facts, just your reactions. I hope you enjoyed your well-earned pints at the end of the day. Cheers!
Thanks David - those pints went down a treat
May I ask you to go to Cambridge also? Just love that place! Thank you
Hello Celia,
Hope you done mind, I'm not to promote my own videos in anyway, but I have done lots of CZcams videos on Cambridge, and here is my playlist. When I read you comment, I thought you may want check them out, if you do. Hope you enjoy. czcams.com/play/PLmr-ptRxGYbIttB-_k4br_9MxQ8ftftmV.html
It's so cool to see a walk from you in Oxford. I stayed there in 2013 for week to visit all the Inspector Morse film locations because I'm a big Morse fan. So good to see some of those places again! Excellent walk John!! Greetings from The Netherlands.
Thanks Ed
Worked at the JR lived in Oxford for 12 years xxx magical xxx
My Oxford is the childhood excitement of going to the big town when we stayed at my aunt's higher up the Thames.
The bus ride through all the little villages, the covered market, fish & chips.
Great memories Rob
Lovely chilled video John. I was visiting Oxford that same day, the weather was beautiful. As I wandered around the city I actually thought to myself you could make a great video about this place, and blow me down that evening I walked past you on the High Street !! So for the past week I have been eagerly anticipating this video, it didn't disappoint 😁
Thanks, I needed this! Oxford is one of my favorite cities... it's time for me to return but the pandemic has put a wrench in things. So glad you took me there!
Can't believe you are over 40!! ;)
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Why ?
I've never been to Oxford and that was the first video I've watched on the place! Some stunning architecture! Here's a suggestion and a City I loved walking around - Canterbury!
Great idea Steve
Beautiful city, so much character and they seem to have managed retaining its uniqueness. So many other towns and cities all look the same. I lived literally just down the road for thirteen years and yet somehow, have never visited Oxford. Thanks for taking us round on your walk.
Lovely city I haven't been to in years.!!
woohoo nice day !
Young man! That was wonderful! A real immersive walk! Even the traffic and people sounds were lovely! I tasted the beer and hot Gregg's sausage rolls!
Heard the birds singing and felt that early Springtime warmth on my face!
And as for the buildings and your lovely delivery, Wonderful!
Cheers!🙂
That was lovely, John. Honestly, you can go anywhere! Thank you for taking the time to make this.
Gosh, John - the Turf Tavern! Remember having a pint there when 'real ale' was in its infancy! Nice vid - thanks.
thanks - it was a great pint
Oxford local here! Lovely to see how much you enjoyed our city 😊. I never get complacent about how lucky I am to live somewhere so beautiful. My friend is a lecturer at Brasenose (def Braze, not brass) 😉
What a great video. Lovely to see you in another location John.
My Oxford exists only in early September when the Tolkien Society gathers at a college for it's annual piss up, sorry conference, literary conference 😉
Nice to see round Oxford again, I spent two weeks at a Camp School in Headington with my class from senior school back in the 60's. We were taken round the town and visited a couple of the colleges including Magdalen, I particularly remember their amazing medieval dining hall with the raised platform where the masters sat at table!
On a much later visit to Oxford I went to the Pitt Rivers museum - love it, it's so quirky.
City of my youth. Bus in from Brill on a Saturday morning mooch around then head up to headington and the Manor ground to watch Oxford United seems so long ago my memorys are in black and white!
Surely old gold and black..(or maybe yellows) ... Come on you 'U' s
Watching from the west coast of Canada, and wanted to say that your style of video touring, is absolutely perfect in my opinion, and I've watched several others. I'm always overwhelmed though, by the ages of the structures, especially there in Oxford! There is of course, nothing over a couple hundred years old here. Thanks for showing me through your lens!
Thank you for a lovely stroll around an endlessly fascinating city. At one time, the Oxford Canal passed under the road to a basin opposite, now occupied by a car park. Visiting Oxford myself tomorrow - by pure coincidence.
Thanks for video John!
Already looking forward to the next one........
Really enjoyed that one John. Cheers
Cheers Wayne
@@JohnRogersWalks just wondering John, but do you have an interest in history of any particular period I London's great past?
Lovey video. Walking without a plan usually results in the best days out. Glad to see Oxford is now clear of all the roadworks which blocked the city centre for all the years I visited. My family are from Crawley. Maybe we need to start crowdfunding for a special video where you return and retrace your steps in Australia.
I was born in Crawley I wonder what it’s like now left in the 80 s
The other TV show that Oxford plays a" character " is is "Endeavour". It's The prequel to " Ins Morse". Itis set in the1960s, and 1970s. As a fan of " Morse", "Lewis", and "Endeavour", that is how this American knows Oxford.
Really enjoyed this one, thanks John.
Cheers Alex
Nice one John. You deserve a chilled one now and again, and what a great place to do it in. Smashing leisurely video, thank you.
Cheers Steve
This was wonderful, especially with the soft spring light. Oxford has been the background of many books I've read. It was lovely to see some of the well-known
buildings & streets. Thank you.
I remember your 40th birthday John, you where luck to get to Oxford safely with world war II going on. I live near Cambridge so i know Oxbridge very well.
Thanks John, just what I needed, a proper wander on a lovely spring day with a pint or two at the end. Ready for Monday now!
Fantastic video, thank you - particularly the last five minutes or so!
Thanks John - it was such a great day
What a perfect stroll, wish I could go there some day. Magical.
Oh this was a brilliant video John. The sunshine. Was a gorgeous walk. The history . .
My Brother took my parents and myself on a visit around Oxford the closest we got was Trout Inn right on the Thames but I think that it was outside of your walking area. My brother had just left Ruskin and had a Job just outside of Oxford. He also took us to the Barley Mow where we looked at pictures and memorably of J.K. Jerome's book Three men in a boat not forgetting Dog.
Great work. Very calming. That beer looked good.
Thanks Tom - the beer went down a treat
Another great walk again John.
Many thanks
I went to university there but was very depressed at the time and didn't appreciate the surroundings at all. I never went back as I thought it would bring back bad memories. Thanks for showing me what it is like in a positive light
Excellent change of pace.
Thanks Mark
I went to The Trout Inn at Godstow a few weeks ago, which featured in 'La Belle Sauvage' the book before His Dark materials trilogy and Phillip Pullman, Tolkien and C.S. Lewis drank in there, and the Abbey next to it also featured in The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe so the barman said. (not read that but on my to do list).
Do love Phillips books and highly recommend His dark Materials (pretty good BBC series if you want a visual experience, on iPlayer) and an Oxford walk is high on my list, more so now I've bought a Narrow boat and can moor in Oxford and take in the History and atmosphere up close.
Hi John,
Love watching you bimbling aroud( that's what I call a educational and enjoyable stroll);
Watching you walk around london, can I enthuse you to do a walk in boughton monchealsea near maidstone Kent. Its history goes back to roman time and is where most of the ragstone was quarried for london, there is a charming walk following the loose stream, passing lots of mill ponds and mills of course, there is a gorgeous pub called the chequers, halfway along, the walk can end in Maidstone itself ( made stone ragstone) have a look it's a beautiful part of kent..
Cheers john keep on doing what your doing, whatever that maybe..
Cheers Steve
Thank you for such an interesting stroll John, it involved such memories. I studied Physics at Balliol in 1958.
Another lovely video. I lived in Oxford for a couple of years in the early 90s, so used to know it well. We used to watch Morse and comment on the implausible routes used to get around. He often drove under the Bridge of Sighs, for example, even though it doesn't actually go anywhere that's accessible except on foot.
There are surprisingly few pubs by the river in central Oxford. Only one I can remember from my time is The head of The River by Folly Bridge, although there may be others that I've either forgotten, or which didn't exist back then.
What a stunning city! Great video John. I have never been but after watching that I think a weekend there may be on the cards!
I love Ben Aaronovitch's books! Lovely walk around Oxford! A beautiful place that I didn't get to spend enough time in when in the U.K. in 2017. Thank you, John.
My pleasure Theresa - there’s a new Rivers book imminent
I have been in the coffee shop.The first in England. I have been to Edinburgh Cardiff Canterbury and a few other places. Brighton. Brought up in Chadwell Heath born in Carshaltob.
Ok
Sunday in Oxford with John. Lovely
This made me so happy! I spent a glorious 3 weeks living in Exeter College digs in 2019, when I attended the Summer Creative Writing school. My favourite spot was a raised bench at the back of the Fellows' Garden overlooking Radcliffe Square, and I loved wandering aimlessly whenever I got the chance. A word of caution to anyone wanting to take a day trip: do NOT go in the summer if you can avoid it. The place is mobbed with bus tours and it gets crowded and unpleasant.
LOVING this post ... still watching!
A very pleasant video, John, and very relaxing to watch too.
Thanks Theo
Wonderful John, thankyou!
Another relaxing great video. Thanks
Excellent walk around Oxford. Really interesting and glad you managed to get a couple of decent pints. Look forward to the next walk.
Thanks Peter
I found you with this video. Loved it, subscribed, and can’t wait to watch your other videos ❤️
thanks Heather
That was great! Although I love the information you share on most videos, they don’t have to be info packed! That was a great atmospheric tour. I’ve never visited central Oxford. That was a great taster!
A brilliant video of a brilliant day.
Another exceptional video , keep up the fantastic things you do, thank you. Maybe Beverley brook at some time?
Thanks James - great idea
Didn't show us the tavern in Turl St
Amazing place!
Because its not there anymore
Ah John, what a wonderful strolling companion you are. Thank you again.
Wonderful to see Oxford again - many fond memories of a trip there years ago! Thank you for that. The two pubs you stopped at were, I think, featured in the old Inspector Morse series (John Thaw). I remember a pub near one of the rivers, not far from some college boat houses. Lovely place to have a pint. The views were glorious! (Of course now, you'll have to do Cambridge!).
My city! How lovely.
Such a GREAT video John. You really captured it!!! My first trip overseas (from New Zealand) ever in my late 40s was to an academic conference at Oxford in 2017. I took a coach from Heathrow after a 24 hour plane trip and couldn't believe where I'd arrived - the land of Brideshead and Morse and Tolkien. We have a family joke that when places come on TV that I've travelled to for work, I yell "I've been there" and there was a lot of that during this vlog. While I was there I also stumbled into the 'Bird and Baby' without really knowing the history until I tweeted back to my friends. It is a magical place. I had a 2nd trip to give a lecture in 2018 and because of my love of the Aaronovitch books, I took a week trip in the Isis (and made an offering of cider). Thank you for this magical walk. After 2 years of closed borders, my feet are itching to come over again
It's your show John, you do as you wish to do, I'm just happy to watch what you choose to see.
Were ever that may be... Another great stroll .. thankyou John..
Dare I say a classic study ! Cheers
Thanks so much John
Gorgeous day and awesome vid...thanks!
Well done, John! Nice one and the detail was just perfect (and accurate too!). Oxford is a city I’m now privileged to know well as I’m studying there as a mature student. I totally share your disappointment re the Eagle and Child (often referred to as the Bird & Baby by Oxonians!) being closed. It is being supposedly redeveloped and the building next to it (a now closed cafe) is being developed into a boutique hotel. However there’s very little evidence of anything happening and I fear for the preservation of the interior of the pub. That, and the Lamb & Flag opposite which is also closed now are both owned by St John’s College which is the wealthiest Oxford college. In my view, it is an absolute disgrace that the college has allowed both pubs to close. The Lamb & Flag also has Tolkien/C S Lewis connections too as they also met there, although the “Inklings” as they became known are more associated with the Eagle & Child. Both are wonderful old pubs and need to be preserved.
Many thanks for that info - hopefully there’ll be a campaign to save both pubs
@@JohnRogersWalks yes…there is a move afoot to reopen the Lamb & Flag with a community group but things seem to have gone a bit quiet - particularly as the chap they had lined up to operate it then pulled out. A great pity as it was a lovely pub with simple but great value food (the biggest ploughman’s lunches in Oxford!) and it was previously run by St John’s itself with the profits going to fund postgraduate scholarships. The Eagle was formerly run by Nicholson’s and was a very decent pub without being overly flashy or fancy. The boutique hotel redevelopment rather makes me fear the worst. I really hope the interior is properly listed from a heritage perspective. The Oxford colleges seem to make their own rules when it comes to planning and the Council just roll over and rubber stamp whatever they want. Were it privately owned, the Council would be all over them.
@@JohnRogersWalks Thank you for your allusions to literature as you journey. CS Lewis' observations on college architecture in That Hideous Strength are so atmospheric. I'm now enjoying 'Rivers of London on your recommendation.
Excellent thanks 👏👍😎
Couldn’t agree more about just enjoying the stroll John 👍🏻
That was great. I really enjoyed watching this. Such a stunning place, isn't it. That pint looked lush. Let's hope they reopen that pub too.
Great video, thank you
Great video bringing the beauty and atmosphere of the UK that I miss so much having lived abroad for so long. Keep them coming!
brilliant video - thanks
really great video, never been there but will have to put in on my places to visit list.
Brilliant, John! 🚶♂️ 🍺 🐻
enjoyed that
Lovely! Good for the soul, this one. 👍
What a joy to find we are visiting Oxford this week! I am a massive fan of your walks…and Morse so I spent a couple of nights at the Randolph a few years back! I’ll be spending the night on a ghost walk in the prison and castle in September! Another great video. Thanks John
Marvellous Oxford I love it! Thanks so much for de tour and the references to dear Morse, Lewis and Brideshead!!
Lovely wander around the different parts of Oxford.Live the college meadows and the Pitt-Rivers.Glad you managed to have some well earned refreshment at the end!!
What an Amazing walk, thanks again John
Hi John, have to disagree with you there.... what a brilliant video! Hadn't noticed till you said about not giving the usual historical facts in your videos as i was enjoying it so much, so thanks again for sharing . Have a great week!!! Looking forward to the next one.
one of your best John
When you said at one point it was so beautiful in the light, the shot looked exactly like a Dechirico painting
My Oxford was only a view from the water at the end of a boat ride on the Thames from Radcot, decades ago, when I was 13.
Lovely...
My Oxford is Morse and Lewis... and Lewis Carroll... and the Inklings... So many choices for what constitutes My Oxford, I can't pick one and stand by it! When you mentioned the Eagle and Child, I knew it is currently closed, a sad thing. Also, I think I've always heard Brasenose pronounced "bracenose" but I could well be wrong. I truly enjoyed this video, Oxford is such a magical city. One I look forward to visiting some day in the not so distant future. Thank you for taking us along, I look forward to where we're going next.
Good video,:).