Friday
- 7:00 PM
Oli's Thai
Thai · $$ · Magdalen RoadCozy dinner indoors — Tiny 20-seater with the best green curry south of Soho — book ahead.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Magdalen Road — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
- 9:30 PMLive Jazz BarNightlife · Old town
Cocktails and a trio — solo at the bar or a date-night standby.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Old town — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
Saturday
- 10:00 AMBoard Game CaféFamily · Walkable neighbourhood
Hundreds of games, coffee and snacks — equally great solo, on a date or in a group.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Walkable neighbourhood — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
- 12:00 PMAshmolean MuseumCulture · Beaumont Street
World's oldest public museum — Powhatan's mantle, Stradivarius violins, free.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Beaumont Street — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
- 2:00 PM
Pompette
French Bistro · $$$ · SummertownWarm indoor lunch — Pascal Wiedemann's neighbourhood bistro — chalkboard menu, lots of regulars.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Summertown — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
- 4:00 PMFarmers' MarketFood & Drink · Weekend market
Local produce, street food, buskers — easy solo wander or family morning.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Weekend market — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
- 5:30 PMEscape RoomFamily · Downtown
60 minutes, one locked room, a story to crack — perfect group activity year-round.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Downtown — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
- 10:00 PMComedy Club Open MicNightlife · Downtown
Weeknight stand-up sets at a club or bar — a few laughs and a cheap night out.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Downtown — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
Sunday
- 11:00 AM
The Trout Inn
Gastropub · $$ · WolvercoteSlow brunch — Riverside pub on the Thames — Sunday roast and Morse atmosphere.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Wolvercote — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
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