Why not combine a walk with a pint and perhaps a meal at one of Oxford’s snug hostelries.

Arrive by bus or on foot in St Aldate’s and call in at the Aldate’s Tavern, which definitely has a cosy feel to it.

It welcomes families, tourists, locals, students and dogs, and has a good range of real ales and craft beers, plus an impressive choice of bottled beers, wines and spirits.

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Freshly cooked, homemade food is served every day, including a delicious array of specials.

With a selection of books, board games and all the TV sport you could want, the tavern is a good place to go to escape the cold.

Next, you could try The Crown, off Cornmarket, or The Chequers off the High Street - both have warm and welcoming bar areas.

The Chequers, like The Crown, is a Nicholson’s pub. The Chequers has recently been given a £400,000 revamp but has not lost its cosy atmosphere.

Now head down Cornmarket towards St Michael at the North Gate church and turn left into St Michael’s Street where you will see on your left The Three Goats Heads.

Mobile phones, tablets, and laptops are banned so that adds to the homely welcome.

Sam Smith’s only pub in Oxford was opened in 1987 having been converted from a pizza restaurant - and is thought to have previously been a corn merchants.

The interior has a very unusual design, with steps up from street level to an upper bar.

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After leaving St Michael’s Street, return to Cornmarket, turn left to the junction with George Street and then turn right into Broad Street and walk the length of the street before you see The White Horse pub on your left next to Blackwell’s Bookshop.

This tiny pub is a Grade II listed building and was owned by Exeter College until 1980, when it was taken over by a brewery.

It has an intimate feel and there is limited seating so you may be lucky to get a table.

Once you are in this part of Broad Street there are further options nearby for cosy pubs.

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The King’s Arms is a big pub with tables inside and out but there are plenty of different sections inside to hide away with a pint.

If that isn’t enough you could also try The Turf Tavern, off Holywell Street, or The Bear Inn, in Alfred Street, off High Street.

The Bear added additional outdoor seating during the pandemic, but it is famous for its bijou bar, with donated ties on the walls. The Fuller’s pub claims to have been serving customers since 1242, so it is one of the city’s most historic - and smallest hostelries.

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