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New Dancing Dragon

Contemporary restaurant specialising in primarily Cantonese cuisine, but has other Asian dishes too.

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Spice Lounge
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Tolkien's House
Fantasy author J. R. R. Tolkien lived in this mansion from 1930 to 1947, and wrote The Hobbit here. For the uninitiated little more than an average house in a residential street, but a must see for Lord of the Rings fans.
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Cherwell Boathouse
Bardwell Rd, OX2 6ST