![]() ![]() ![]() I visited two years ago and combined it with Alice’s Day which was pretty much the best day ever for a children’s literature fan. Here’s a video tour of the gardens as well which is useful to watch if you’re tight for time and want to go straight to the bench. As long as I live The bench features in the final moments of The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman and the instructions there are so precise that you can find the right bench. ![]() ![]() If you’re concerned, make sure that you have a word with the guides who will happily point you in the right direction. And on Midsummer’s Day, my heart is always with Lyra’s Bench at the Oxford Botanic Gardens. The bench features in the final moments of The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman and the instructions there are so precise that you can find the right bench. “On Midsummer’s Day,” she said, “At midday. Lyra's Oxford (His Dark Materials) Hardcover Januby Philip Pullman (Author) 1,869 ratings 3.6 on Goodreads 26,027 ratings Part of: His Dark Materials Kindle 7.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 19.95 8 Used from 17.59 3 New from 19.95 4 Collectible from 24. And on Midsummer’s Day, my heart is always with Lyra’s Bench at the Oxford Botanic Gardens. It blew my mind to discover that there were points in my town where I could have one foot in the real world, and another in a saga about vampires. She’s not wrong the connection between space and place and literature has fascinated me ever since I discovered a book called Room 13 by Robert Swindells which was set where I grew up. As this Rioter reflects there’s something about existing in a space and then reading it through the eyes of another. ![]()
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