Advantages: Friendly atmosphere
Disadvantages: Slightly dinghy

...The Turf Tavern is a delightful pub in the in the centre of Oxford. It here that Bill famously did not inhale. Location The pub is located down an alleyway, which joins Holywell Street and New College Lane. 18th century cottages and the Old City Wall, 13th century, surround it. On the other side of the city wall is New College and across Holywell Street is Wadham College. It is ideally situated for anyone who has just visited the colleges in the centre and landmarks such as the Radcliffe Camera. Surroundings The layout of the Turf is rather archaic and I think this adds to its character. The ceilings inside are quite low. There are two medium size rooms inside. Outside they have two beer patios with about 6 trestle tables each. In the winter there are heaters outside so it is possible to remain outside when the pub is busy... Read review

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Advantages: Delightful, charming, historic and good beer
Disadvantages: small and hard to find

...Many years ago (late 70s,early 80s) I lived and worked in Oxford and frequented a charming little pub called the Turf Tavern. In fact for several months I actually lived in rooms that the pub used to let (I don't know if they still let rooms). I had fond memories of this ancient and charming pub and so recently upon visiting Oxford with the family I took the opportunity to revisit to see if it was as I remembered. To my delight it has not changed very much. They seem to have reworked the interior at the rear a bit so there seems to be a little more room but there is still not a lot of room inside. The Turf Tavern is very well hidden but not a secret to anybody who knows Oxford. You can impress your companions with your knowledge of Oxford if you can find the Turf Tavern. If you are in the area of Radcliffe square or Broad Street (the... Read review

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Advantages: Beutifully completed, reasonably priced, friendly staff
Disadvantages: only that they made my laugh to much!

...The review stating the immorality of the mens work is utterly shameful. The work that this team did on my garden was more than fantastic and at an excellent price that was affordable and reasonalble, therefore have recommended them to many other people who are more than happy to take the team on board. They were very proffesional and on time and were a friendly bunch to have around. There was no hassle and the work was completed successfully. I thank them for transforming my garden into a place i fell comfortable in which has stayed so. The water feature in the middle of the garden is fabulous and the stonework is beautiful. I sincerely thank you again Lincolnshire Turf Farms for your hard work.... Read review

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Advantages: Decent graphics and music, simultaneous 2 player action
Disadvantages: Dubious collision detection and parameters, animation can be poor

...Not only are the likes of the opening sequence and the difficulty settings of Rushing Beat (the Japanese version of the game) missing from Rival Turf!, but I believe there to be insignificant tweaks to the fighting system as well. There are two playable characters to choose from, though there seems to be this glitch with Oozie Nelson where he is able to power-bomb an enemy successively without extending the damage dealt, but this is a minor issue. A feature of Rival Turf! is the Angry Mode, whereby following much damage taken, the player temporarily becomes invincible and is able to deal out heavy damage. Might as well turn it on as there's really not much scope when it comes to the fighting. There's no priority move - not even the special attack which comes at the cost of the player score. You would do well not to resort to running... Read review

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Advantages: Lovely Historic Pub
Disadvantages: None Known

...I first met the Turf in 1992 during a summer holiday when I went on a 'Blue Badge' walking tour of Oxford. Unfortunately we did not have time to stop for a pint. However, I did learn that this strangely located pub was once Jude the Obscure's haunt (good for practising Latin and meeting up with ex-wives and so on) and that it wa