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A queer road trip around the Cotswolds: Part 2 - Around Oxford

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Oxford might be one of the UK's most beautiful and easy to access cities, filled with grand limestone buildings, ancient colleges, and some of Britain's best museums, but travel out of the city on the western roads and the Cotswold Hills open up in front of you. Ask any Englishman and they will go misty-eyed at the thought of pristine rolling hills, quaint little villages filled with lively gastro-pubs, and a life long forgotten in most other corners of England. And while the villages might cut a demure appearance, it doesn't mean that all of their former inhabitants do; with many things to see and do with a little queer historic interest sprinkled in for good measure.  And with one of the liveliest gastronomic scenes in the whole of the UK, the Oxfordshire Cotswolds are also perfect to tour if you're looking for a little luxury on your road-trip, be that in high-end spas, or in cutting-edge restaurants. So grab yourself an AA Road Map, sit yourself in the left-hand lan...