The Eagle and Child

You'll find yourself in one of Oxford's most storied pubs, where the Inklings once gathered around wooden tables to debate Middle-earth and Narnia over pints. The dark wood panelling and low ceilings create that perfect pub atmosphere where academics still nurse their ales and tourists crane their necks looking for traces of Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. The beer selection does the heritage justice, with well-kept traditional ales alongside the usual suspects. Food-wise, you're looking at solid pub grub that won't win awards but fills the gap between lectures or sightseeing. The back room, known as the Rabbit Room, is where the literary magic supposedly happened – though these days it's more likely filled with students avoiding essays and visitors making pilgrimages to literary history.