Tag: pub

  • The Star – Oxford Pub Reviews

    The Star is a proper Cowley Road-ish indie pub. Quite a few of these have disappeared over the past few years, but the Star is the same as ever thankfully. Some rock too, Iron Maiden and AC/DC playing during my most recent visit. Opens nice and early in the day (handy when several places don’t,…

  • Museum and Rock

    Chilled weekend, had a walk into town, followed the city wall round a bit, and wandered through some of the more quiet streets to find our wafer to the Ashmolean museum. Looked around there, took a few photos: Then on for a pint at the newly reopened Gloucester Arms, which was a bit barren as…

  • Gloucester Arms to re-open, and will still rock!

    Fantastic news, it looked like the Gloucester Arms was dead and buried, and doomed to reopen as a trendy bar or suchlike. Instead the lease has been bought up, and the new owner will keep it rock. Wonderful! New owners reopen city rock pub (From The Oxford Times)

  • Taking it easy

    Nice lazy day today, we did have every intent of a long walk down by the river, and indeed did set off on it, but rain and an evil cold breeze beat us. So we accepted defeat and headed for a nearby pub instead. Not quite as bracing and healthy as we intended, but still,…