Oxford Botanic Garden

#uktrip Popped in on a showery September Saturday. Its a lovely quiet nook, surprisingly cocooned away from the bustle of the main road outside. Nicely situated with the river on one side with playinh fields the other side of the river. Its not the largest botanic gardens but is well laid out giving a feel of space. The design leads to a number of nooks that separate you from other regions in the gardens. The fee was £8, which seems high but is similar to other gardens I have visited recently but those have often been larger. It may be that the rain clouded my judgement, when you are cold abnd wet it can lower your opinion. The little displays with background on the various plants was helpful and increased the understanding of the flora in the garden. The plants with economic uses was a particularly interestinng location.vThe greenhouses have some nice exhibits with several different terrain zones. A little coffee van was there with snacks and hot drinks with tables besides the river, which people were punting past on. I think worth a visit, is a decent walk from the train staion but there are buses. If you know your Philip Pullman there is Lyra's bench, which has some models of Daemons behind it. A peaceful place to sit and think.