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Manor House Restaurant, Oxen Park – Good food in a remote location

BritishfiftyfourandcountingJune 21, 2021

A short drive from our accommodation in a Newby Bridge stands Oxen Park. You can reach it down the narrowest of country lanes with few passing places or you can take the A roads. In the centre of Oxen Park stood our first dinner venue where we had a booking, called the Manor House. There…

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