50 GEMS OF OXFORDSHIRE (PB)

Oxfordshire is rich in rewards for the visitor: fine agricultural land and areas of dense woodland; delightful towns like Burford, Woodstock, Dorchester and Henley; the stately River Thames that bisects the county; the iron-stone villages of the northern border; the Oxford Canal; splendid country houses at Blenheim, Chastleton and Rousham. The jewel in the crown is the city of Oxford, with its honey-coloured buildings and dreaming - or calculating, as Clive James put it - spires. This book celebrates both Oxfordshire’s well-known glories and its hidden gems.