Oxford neighborhood: Outside Central Oxford
Beyond downtown Oxford
Beyond downtown Oxford
Exposed timbered ceilings in an 18C barn 5 miles outside Oxford
A stylish townhouse B&B a 10-minute stroll south of the center
A private cottage behind a thatched house just outside Oxford
Fine French dining and boat rentals on the Cherwell River just north of downtown Oxford
In that paragon of travel documentaries, National Lampoon's European Vacation, there is a scene in which Ellen Griswold (Beverly D'Angelo) forgets to lock the door on the shared bathroom in their London hotel. A man comes in to brush his teeth and is pleasantly surprised when Ellen—washcloth over face and believing the man to be her hubby, Clark—calls to him from the bathtub to join her. Shock and hilarity ensue. The accidental intruder was played by none of ther than Robbie Coltrane, 16 years before he embodied Hagrid in the Harry Potter films.