POCKET OXFORD (HB)

Whether you’re keen to punt on the Isis, see priceless treasures in the Ashmolean Museum, peruse the shelves of the Bodleian or rise before dawn for May Morning, your journey starts here. Oxford has educated 70 Nobel Prize winners, 27 UK prime ministers, authors including Oscar Wilde and Alan Garner, and is today a high-tech hub. It is the place where the four-minute mile was broken – and home to an annual tortoise race. Discover the fascinating history of residents past and present, little-known trivia and hidden architectural gems in this pocket-sized guide.