Thank you, Oxford is very unique and interesting with a lot of history. Have a great week, cheers from barnyz

@@Barnyz - You could have mentioned the "X" in the middle of Broad Street, outside the entrance to Balliol College, which marks the spot where the three Cambridge University-educated religious reformers, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer and Bishops Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley were burned at the stake for Heresy and Schism at the height of the Marian Persecutions.

I did not know about that. I had assumed they were burned where the memorial was. I will look out for it next time, thanks for the tip

@@Barnyz - The three most prominent of the 280 men, women and children (both born and unborn) who went to the stake during the five bloody years that Mary I, our first Queen Regnant, occupied the throne of England were burned in what was then the dry moat which surrounded the City of Oxford. The moat ran parallel to, and just outside, the city's defensive wall, a remaining stretch of which can be seen in the courtyard of the notorious Turf Tavern. The Martyr's Memorial was erected in the most prominent place available at the time, intended as a dire warning to the University of Oxford's High Churchmen, who were busily driving forward a (long overdue) Catholic Revival within the Church of England. Evidence of another, much earlier, Catholic Revival within the Church of England may be seen in the beautiful Porch of the University Church of St. Mary the Virgin. Archbishop William Laud, then Chancellor of Oxford University, paid for it to be built out of his own pocket. The ornate Porch, complete with a statue of the Madonna and Child, cost Laud his life. He was martyred on Tower Hill in London on 10th January, 1645. Laud's headless body was interred in the Chapel of St. John's College, which has now become a place of pilgrimage for all those who see in the Church of England an integral part of the Church Universal, as catholic in her faith and her doctrine as she is in her government and her worship.

Thank you Alan. Its for sure an impressive city. I had been many times in the past but had not visited Ashmolean museum before and it really blew me away with how much amazing stuff it had. Likewise for the various bits of the university I had never seen before. Have a great week, cheers from barnyz

Thank you very much for watching :)

Thank you very much for the kind comment. I hope this video bought back some good memories of your visit. Have a lovely sunday, cheers from barnyz

Thank you petr :)

Thank you Ross. Oxford really has an amazing amount of stuff for a small ish city. Have a great week, cheers from barnyz

Thank you 100TourKorea for your wonderful comment. Im glad you enjoyed seeing Oxford. I wish you a most excellent weekend, cheers from barnyz

Thank you :) I did not see any famous people when i was there (and i also didnt get to sit in any pubs as I was too busy rushing everywhere with my camera, well there's always next time). Hope you have a great week :)

Thank you very much :)

Thank you, im happy to bring back good memories :)

Thank you :)

Thank you, yes it has a lot to offer for a small ish city, worth it for sure. Have a top week, cheers from barnyz

Thank you very much :)

Shame that the name of Hertford College was so badly mispronounced! It' should be said as "HArtford College" not as "HErtford College"!

Thank Renata for the lovely comment and for watching. I hope you can visit soon and I look forward to seeing your impressions of this fascinating city. Have a fantastic week, cheers from barnyz

@@Barnyz Cheers and all the best, my friend! Ciao !!

Thanks. I had been many times in the past in a casual way but never really looked at it properly in depth, so it was very cool to look at the city from a different perspective and it made me realise just what an impressive place it is. Have a great week cheers from barnyz

Make sure to attend Choral Evensong at New College the next time that you are in Oxford!

Thanks for watching. Ive lived not to far from Oxford for many many years and also never realised how much there is to do (and there are a lot of other colleges and museums as well). Its one benefit of making these videos is that it makes me really explore a place much more than i would normally. Have a great week, cheers from barnyz

When in Oxford, make sure to have a pint of Real Ale in the well-hidden "Turf Tavern" - the pub which played a cameo role in Thomas Hardy's last (and greatest) novel, appropriately entitled "Jude the Obscene". It's also where a young American Politics student called William Jefferson Clinton (in)famously smoked dope but didn't inhale the intoxicating fumes.

Thank you very much. Its a great place to be for sure, those lucky students!!! Have a great week, cheers from barnyz

Thank you very much

“You know the one … the big one who had the tendency to cut off the heads of his wives” 😆

well everyone is famous for something right :) Thanks for watching. Its a great place and worth visiting many times!

Thanks for watching. This video is just a top 10 so i could not include everything - perhaps next time I should do a top 15 or top 20. I am sad I missed the viewing gallery in the threater, as an amatuer photographer I love a good view so that is one for sure I will visit next time. As for pubs... everywhere has great pubs so i dont find them to be that special or interesting as a tourist and also im not that keen on drunk people :)

@@Barnyz - Or future Presidents of the United States getting high on Cannabis?

Ive not heard that but it explains the long rambling incoherent speeches 😀

Thank you sir. Its a great city, yes you should visit one day, you will like it!

I hope that he's a regular attendee at Evensong in the beautiful College Chapel! Has he ever watched a game of Real Tennis at the court just across the road? It's like a cross between Lawn Tennis and Squash!

@@KempSimon I don’t believe he has.

thanks for the suggestions, do you have a recommendation for a pub? Somewhere friendly for tourists with good food?

@@Barnyz for a pint try Turf Tavern tucked in between Holywell Street and New College - I haven't been back home in 9 years, so I hope it's still there, but since it's been there for centuries it probably is! I don't think they do meals. For pubs with food I'd go a bit further - the Talkhouse at Stanton St John, The White Hart at Whiteham or the Trout at Wolvercote. Food changes with pubs so, no guarantees. You'd have to go back and check them out!

@kvdp9543 thanks for the suggestions, I will check em out next time I'm there 👍👍👍

Thanks for watching and I kind of agree. I'm not a Harry Potter fan... but i know its insanely popular and I want the video to be useful for as many people as possible so i felt I need to mention it

@@Barnyz Yes, I understand. I was being a bit facetious. I’m going to be there next month (from US), also plan day trip to somewhere in Wales.

Thank you for watching and thanks for the corrections. Sadly youtube does not allow me to edit the video so I can't update it :(

I did consider editing that bit out as it's a travel video... but it creates a little contrast/context for the stunning architecture and culture shown in the video. Not many cities have had such a big influence so its a difficult topic to not mention.

there is nothing wrong with being either of those things.