Christmas Traditions at Queen's College
11 March 2021
Queen's College, High Street, Oxford
A near miss with a wild boar inspired an unusual culinary tradition at Queen's College, Oxford
The Brazen Head at Brasenose College, Oxford
10 March 2021
Brasenose College, Radcliffe Square, Oxford
According to legend the name of Brasenose College comes from a speaking brass door knocker created by the medieval philosopher Roger Bacon.
A Murderous Student in Divinity Road
10 March 2021
Divinity Road, East Oxford
"One moonshiny night, as I sat high, Waiting for one to come by, The boughs did bend, my heart did ache, To see what hole the fox did make."
The Beast of Otmoor
10 March 2021
Upper Arncott, Oxfordshire
Sightings of big cats have been reported in the area of Otmoor for the last 30 years. Does the area have its own crypto-zoological mystery?
Miraculous Oats of Otmoor
10 March 2021
Otmoor, Oxford
The legend of how Otmoor got its name features a Lady Godiva-esque women, a horse and an astonishing sheaf of oats .
Tombs and Prophecies at North Leigh
8 March 2021
St Mary's Church, Church Lane, North Leigh
Legends about St. Mary's Church at North Leigh include a love spell gone wrong, and the tomb of the hated Lord and Lady Wilcote that may carry a curse.
Foxes and Witches in Kirtlington
8 March 2021
Kirtlington
The popular belief that witches could turn themselves into animals is at the centre of this legend about a local Kirtlington woman.
St Margaret's Well at Binsey
26 February 2021
Binsey
Every year thousands make a pilgrimage to this well to sample the water which is believed to have miraculous healing properties.