It was hotter than a chilli- eating competition in Madras and I promptly woke up the next morning and rang The Cherwell Boathouse to book/beg or steal a table for the following evening.

A perfect day for lunch at The Cherwell Boathouse. It is not compulsory to hire a punt from the next-door station, but why not? This spot has long drawn fey young men in striped blazers who have ...

Eat at the Cherwell Boathouse, a restaurant almost as well known for its British cuisine as its location beside the River Cherwell. When the meal is over, rent out a traditional punt from the ...

Set in a converted Victorian boathouse on the banks of the Cherwell, this riverside restaurant offers a romantic and peaceful dining experience. Guests can unwind in the conservatory, gazebo ...

A punt storage shed at the Cherwell Boathouse was the venue for five up-and-coming designers from the London College of Fashion to show their latest collections. High fashion met high art as the ...

They even manage to sing at the same time. The first challenge we found on reaching the Cherwell boathouse was that handing over £12, plus deposit, doesn't get you straight on to the water.

Yes, it’s a boathouse – a Victorian one at that – where students and tourists hire punts for floating picnics on the River Cherwell. But it’s also one of the city’s best restaurants ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When I meet Biz Stone, co-founder and public face of the micro-blogging website Twitter, for lunch at the ...