Bucks &amp; Oxon

<p>This year for the Muddy Stilettos Christmas party we decided to be sensible, grown-up and put our health first. So we met up for an alcohol-free vegan lunch, followed by a group yoga class, a halo-polishing session and a nice early night.</p>
<p>Did we heck. What actually happened was we jumped on board the party bus to Oxford and got totally leathered &#8211; well what can I tell ya, it&#8217;s been an intense year! First stop was the brand new <a href="https://www.oxobar.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Oxo Bar</a> on George Street. It&#8217;s just round the corner from the bus station and used to be a blokey football bar but don&#8217;t let that put you off. It&#8217;s been transformed into a warm, friendly cocktail Mecca and gin palace, with the jumbotrons replaced by leather banquettes, a DJ booth and chic copper design flourishes. The cocktails are well-priced &#8211; we got stuck into the &#8220;house&#8221; ones which are a very reasonable £6.95, and  just £4.50 in happy hour. Just don&#8217;t ask for a Porn Star martini because we drank them all.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-81510" src="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/oxo-bar-sign.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="1333" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/oxo-bar-sign.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/oxo-bar-sign-113x150.jpg 113w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/oxo-bar-sign-225x300.jpg 225w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/oxo-bar-sign-375x500.jpg 375w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></p>
<div id="attachment_81515" style="width: 1010px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-81515" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-81515 size-full" src="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/oxo-bar-booze.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="750" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/oxo-bar-booze.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/oxo-bar-booze-150x113.jpg 150w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/oxo-bar-booze-300x225.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/oxo-bar-booze-667x500.jpg 667w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><p id="caption-attachment-81515" class="wp-caption-text">&#8220;8000 Aperol spritzes coming right up, ladies.&#8221;</p></div>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-81507" src="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/oxox-bar-cocktail.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="750" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/oxox-bar-cocktail.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/oxox-bar-cocktail-150x113.jpg 150w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/oxox-bar-cocktail-300x225.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/oxox-bar-cocktail-667x500.jpg 667w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></p>
<div id="attachment_81511" style="width: 1010px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-81511" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-81511 size-full" src="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/muddy-team.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="749" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/muddy-team.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/muddy-team-150x112.jpg 150w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/muddy-team-300x225.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/muddy-team-668x500.jpg 668w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><p id="caption-attachment-81511" class="wp-caption-text">The Muddy team (minus a couple at the bar) before the Porn Star martinis took hold. You don&#8217;t want to see the &#8216;after&#8217; shots, trust me.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_81527" style="width: 1010px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-81527" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-81527 size-full" src="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/secret-santa.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="694" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/secret-santa.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/secret-santa-150x104.jpg 150w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/secret-santa-300x208.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/secret-santa-720x500.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><p id="caption-attachment-81527" class="wp-caption-text">Like Alan Partridge and his plate, Sascha always brings her own giant Prosecco glass to the pub. Meanwhile, Katie a huge bookworm, always has a high-brow tome to hand.</p></div>
<p>Next stop was <a href="https://www.junkyardgolfclub.co.uk/oxford/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Junkyard Golf </a>on the ground floor of the Westgate Centre. Because we are incredibly sporty, obvs. Donning sexy visors and gold VIP (very important putter) wristbands, we stumbled around the neon-lit mini-golf course; Prosecco in one hand, golf club in the other, shimmying to the &#8217;90s club classics on the sound system.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-81663" src="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/Junkyard-Golf-sign.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="750" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/Junkyard-Golf-sign.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/Junkyard-Golf-sign-150x113.jpg 150w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/Junkyard-Golf-sign-300x225.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/Junkyard-Golf-sign-667x500.jpg 667w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-81664" src="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/Junkyard-golf.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="1333" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/Junkyard-golf.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/Junkyard-golf-113x150.jpg 113w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/Junkyard-golf-225x300.jpg 225w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/Junkyard-golf-375x500.jpg 375w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></p>
<p>We lost track of the scores (surprise surprise) but I&#8217;d like to state for the record that I GOT A HOLE IN ONE. However let&#8217;s just say our dear leader Hero won because she&#8217;s amazing at everything (she threatened to fire me if I didn&#8217;t write that bit.) That said, I think Tiger Woods can probably still sleep easy at night.</p>
<div id="attachment_81697" style="width: 1010px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-81697" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-81697" src="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/muddy-team-in-visors_Fotor.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="749" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/muddy-team-in-visors_Fotor.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/muddy-team-in-visors_Fotor-150x112.jpg 150w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/muddy-team-in-visors_Fotor-300x225.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/muddy-team-in-visors_Fotor-668x500.jpg 668w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><p id="caption-attachment-81697" class="wp-caption-text">These Florida pensioners enjoyed their ladies golfing day. Oh no, hang on, sorry, that&#8217;s the Muddy team.</p></div>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-81529" src="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/junkyard-gold-pelican.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="750" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/junkyard-gold-pelican.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/junkyard-gold-pelican-150x113.jpg 150w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/junkyard-gold-pelican-300x225.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/junkyard-gold-pelican-667x500.jpg 667w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></p>
<p>In all seriousness though, Junkyard Golf was so much fun &#8211; it&#8217;s always good to actually &#8220;do&#8221; something on nights out like these, rather than just propping up a bar all night. You end up properly mingling with your entire team and encouraging each other (&#8220;well done, you got it in the hole in just, er, 25 shots!&#8221;), and trying something new, however silly. Plus it&#8217;s a bit of an ice-breaker if you don&#8217;t know each other so well. A friend of mine recently came here as part of a hen night and loved it, and I could definitely see it working as part of a corporate team-building day.</p>
<div id="attachment_81517" style="width: 1010px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-81517" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-81517 size-full" src="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/crazy-golf-cart.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="1333" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/crazy-golf-cart.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/crazy-golf-cart-113x150.jpg 113w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/crazy-golf-cart-225x300.jpg 225w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/crazy-golf-cart-375x500.jpg 375w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><p id="caption-attachment-81517" class="wp-caption-text">Nancy and Sophie drove the fastest golf cart in the West. Definitely no drink-driving going on here. None at all.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_81518" style="width: 1010px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-81518" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-81518" src="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/junkyard-golf-cocktail.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="1333" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/junkyard-golf-cocktail.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/junkyard-golf-cocktail-113x150.jpg 113w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/junkyard-golf-cocktail-225x300.jpg 225w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/junkyard-golf-cocktail-375x500.jpg 375w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><p id="caption-attachment-81518" class="wp-caption-text">Muddy&#8217;s Sophie made a beeline for this Junkyard Golf cocktail &#8220;because it&#8217;s got Lambrini in it&#8221;. She&#8217;s classy like that.</p></div>
<p>Once the staff had removed our putters for our own safety and that of those around us, we headed on to&#8230; well, to be honest, after that things got a bit hazy. And thankfully there&#8217;s no photographic evidence of our next steps apart from one fuzzy snap of the team squished up in the back of a taxi at 2am. We&#8217;ll spare you that one. Happy Christmas, all!</p>
<p><em><a href="https://www.oxobar.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Oxo Bar</a>, 48 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2AQ. Tel: 01865 791000.</em></p>
<p><em><a href="https://www.junkyardgolfclub.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Junkyard Golf</a>, Westgate Shopping Centre, Castle Street, Oxford, OX11PB.</em></p>
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Muddy goes mental!

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