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MOTOR COACH 
^PgTSISlTORS to Oxford do not, as a rule, 
' appreciate the advantages there are in 
making the City their centre for visiting 
the numerous places of merit and interest that 
abound within a radius of 50-60 miles of this 
ancient University City. 
With the inception of motor vehicles in abun¬ 
dance in the City, it is now possible to visit such 
places of note as Shakespeare’s birthplace, Strat¬ 
ford-on-Avon, Windsor Castle, Winchester (the 
historical Cathedral City), Warwick Castle, Sul- 
grave Manor, Hampton Court Palace, Burford, 
the Berkshire Downs, and the delightful Chiltern 
Hills, and tours through the Thames Valley, leav¬ 
ing Oxford in the morning and returning in time 
for dinner in the eveing. 
In the City there are regular services of ’buses 
and well-appointed Motor Coach Companies, who 
run daily services to towns and villages of in¬ 
terest to visitors. 
Daily trips to London and back are run 
throughout the year, giving several hours in town, 
the terminus for these trips being at central points 
within easy reach of Buckingham Palace, etc. 
JRS FROM OXFORD 
One of the most popular trips with overseas visi- 
.tors is a visit to Stratford-on-Avon by motor- 
coach from Oxford (thereby saving considerable 
trouble in changing hotel accommodation and cost 
of travel, and giving more time for the visitor to 
see the Colleges, apart from the other buildings of 
interest in the City). Leaving Carfax about 9 
a.m., the car passes on its way Woodstock and 
Blenheim Palace (the historic seat of the Duke of 
Marlborough), through charming country around 
Chipping Norton and Shipston-on-Stour, giving 
pleasing views of wooded hills and dales, amid 
old-world villages. 
The arrival at Stratford-on-Avon is in time to 
see maiF places that played such a prominent 
part in the poet’s life, before noon. The after¬ 
noon can be spent in visiting places of interest, 
such as the Museum, Church, and Shakespeare’s 
House, and leaving about tea-time. Oxford is 
reached soon after 6 o’clock. 
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Special motor-coach excursions are only run if 
sufficient numbers book. Those who desire may 
h : re private vehicles through Bell’s Travel Service. 
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