Readers of my blog will know that I love to walk in the footsteps of my favourite authors and witness the settings of favourite novels. From Dickens and Shakespeare to Tolstoy’s War and Peace and Alice’s Oxford, stepping into the shoes of literary heroes and places described in novels is […]
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The Book Film Travel Oxford walking tour
Oxford is full of amazing literary experiences and film references. Explore the city of dreaming spires with the Book Film Travel Oxford walking tour. After going on many Oxford walking tours over the years, this is the half day tour I have developed to show visitors my favourite things about […]
Top 10 Experiences in Literary Oxford
Connections with great literature are rife in Oxford, and make for a wonderful theme to base your exploration of this beautiful city with its golden stone facades and historic ‘dreaming spires’. Perhaps the city of Oxford in the United Kingdom surely offers one of the richest seams of literary travel experiences anywhere […]
England’s favourite period drama film location in Lacock, Wiltshire
You may not have heard of the Wiltshire village of Lacock in England but I can almost guarantee you have seen it, or part of it! The village is almost entirely owned by the English National Trust (a heritage organisation that protects historic buildings and landscapes), all but about six […]
Famous authors in London’s Kensal Green Cemetery
On a sultry London afternoon, descending into an underground space that is cold, dank, dirty, and full of dead bodies, is normally the last thing I would recommend. But the Kensal Green Cemetery in west London is worth a visit, both as a slice of 19th century history and as […]