Oxford for free
Free things to see and do in Oxford
Free things to see and do in Oxford
A fantastic bit-of-everything museum including Old Masters paintings
A church with a view and a cafe right in front of the Radcliffe Camera
A fantastic bit-of-everything museum including Old Masters paintings
A church with a view and a cafe right in front of the Radcliffe Camera
Free greeter programs around the world encourage locals to welcome you to their hometown
Free lodgings in Britain: Hospitality networks (couchsurfing), home swaps, and house sitting services
Couchsurfing and other hospitality networks allow you to sleep for free in other member's homes
Hospitality networks gather folks who are willing to put up fellow members in their homes for free or for a small fee
Sleep for free on vacation by watching someone's house (and, often, watering their plants and feeding their cat)
Trading spaces isn't just a show on basic cable anymore. It's a way to live life like a local on your travels absolutely for free—so long as you let the local borrow your life (and home) in return.
Programs like WWOOF and Helpx let you barter your services for a free place to stay
If you love sailing, or just have an unquenchable taste for adventure and new experiences, you can sign on to help crew a boat just about anywhere in the world, including the U.K.
A network of free stone cabins where you can sleep off the beaten path in the U.K.
Use Skype (and an internet connection) to make and receive free voice and video calls—or have your friends and family Skype your cell in the U.K. for 10¢ per minute or $1–$2 per month.
When John Ronald Reuel Tolkien wasn't creating Middle Earth or imbibing with CS Lewis and the other Inklings, he held down a day job as an Oxford don. He had graduated Oxford's Exeter College in 1915 with first-class honours and, after World War I, had stints working on the letter "W' at the Oxford English Discitonary and serving as a reader at the University of Leeds. Tolkien returned to Oxford as a Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Pembroke College, where he wrote The Hobbit and the first two books in The Lord of the Rings. He moved to Merton College as Professor of English Language and Literature in 1945, completing the Return of the King in 1948 and retiring in 1959.