Turf Tavern
| Turf Tavern | |
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| General information | |
| Coordinates | 51°45′17″N 1°15′11″W / 51.7547°N 1.253°W |
| Owner | Greene King |
| Website | |
| Turf Tavern website | |
The Turf Tavern is a pub in central Oxford, England. It first opened around the end of 18th century as a public house named The Spotted Cow.
The pub is frequented primarily by students. It is located at the end of a narrow winding alley, St Helens Passage (originally Hell Passage), between Holywell Street and New College Lane, near the Bridge of Sighs. Running along one side of the pub is one of the remaining sections of the old city wall. Due to the illegal activities of many of its original patrons, the Turf sprang up in an area just outside the city wall in order to escape the jurisdiction of the governing bodies of the local colleges.