On the outskirts of Oxford, England is a beautiful piece of public lands called The Port Meadow. Bordered to the west by the River Thames, The Port Meadow’s 300 acres is a popular location for locals to enjoy the natural environment where runners, bikers, and rowers on the river share space with grazing cattle and roaming horses.

During a particularly hectic season of life in Oxford, our favorite memories are of family walks through the Port Meadow from our home at 4 Observatory Street to the famed Trout Inn on Godstow Road where C.S. Lewis is rumored to have written The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. That 2 ½ mile walk along the river, past the boat locks and the ruins of the 12th century Godstow Abbey was an idyllic respite from the busyness of life. It was a chance to reconnect with each other, to be renewed in a way that only time in nature can do, and to build life-long memories.

Our hope is that Godstow House represents for you what the walk from Oxford to Godstow means to us; a place to be renewed, to be creative, and to reconnect with people you love.