Oxford Covered Garden (Oxford)

...and unsavoury stalls’ from the Oxford streets. Originally it housed only butcher’s shops but eventually had a variety of food stalls. The market has changed quite dramatically in recent years. It used to house almost only food shops, the majority supplying the kitchens of the University colleges but in more recent years many of the traditional shops have given way to a variety of different businesses, all independents I think, but many are still ...
...of the food shops have Oxford specialities including Oxford sausages, Oxford Lardy cake, Local rare breed meats and also the now world famous Oxford Blue cheese. Modern shoppers used to the sanitary conditions and shrink wrapped cuts of meat of the supermarkets might find the carcasses hanging outside the butcher’s shops distasteful but regardless of how it is packaged this is how all meat begins. A couple of the Butchers are worthy of note: firstly ...

Freespirit 28.07.2003 · Read full review
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Whenever I visit Oxford I always make a point of going to the Covered Garden Market. It is not the largest market in the world but is in indoors so is a pleasurable experience in all weathers, I do hate trapsing around markets in the rain and wind. There is a good variety of stalls, many of which are like little shops and you can buy most things here from Fruit & Veg to secondhand books. The market is situated just of the main shopping high street ...
...access to Oxford City Centre is available by bus with a frequent services from the outskirts via a great Park and Ride Bus Service. There are often some great bargains to be found. It does get quite busy particularly at Christmas Time and is a popular place with tourists. ...

jonwhite 23.11.2000 · Read full review
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