Scenes from The Turf Tavern (or just "the Turf"), a historic pub in central Oxford. Its foundations and use as a malt house and drinking tavern date back to 1381. The pub is frequented primarily by university students. It is located at the end of a narrow winding alley, St Helens Passage (originally Hell's passage), between Holywell Street and New College Lane, near the Bridge of Sighs. Many public figures who have dined or drunk at the tavern include Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Blair, CS Lewis, Stephen Hawking and Margaret Thatcher. It was also featured in the ITV TV Series Inspect
Scenes from The Turf Tavern (or just "the Turf"), a historic pub in central Oxford. Its foundations and use as a malt house and drinking tavern date back to 1381. The pub is frequented primarily by university students. It is located at the end of a narrow winding alley, St Helens Passage (originally Hell's passage), between Holywell Street and New College Lane, near the Bridge of Sighs. Many public figures who have dined or drunk at the tavern include Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Blair, CS Lewis, Stephen Hawking and Margaret Thatcher. It was also featured in the ITV TV Series Inspector Morse aired between 1987 and 2000. England.
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