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Oxford,
M40 from London or Birmingham, A34 from Junction 13 M4
Railway station.
Small local airport.
Good coach connections including the all day and all night service
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Oxfordshire
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 Oxford
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Oxford, the
university, started 1249, with its 'dreaming spires' mixes
with commerce in this city, with lots to see and do and is
always busy ! Tour buses and guides ply the streets with the
tourists so best to go out of season to avoid the crowds.
Shops, two shopping centers(!), and cafes, theatres and cinemas,
sports facilities and clubs are all to found. Live music of
most types, often in historic settings.
But the history is why most people come, to wander around
the college quads, although the oldest buildings are those
of the city itself, and we have to mention the effect of the
car industry on the town.
Old buildings reflect every English architectural period
since the Saxons, including the mid-18th century Radcliffe
Camera, the hub of the city.
You can get into most of the colleges, mostly in the afternoon,
or take a guided walking tour, note that admission fees now
apply to some colleges.
The colleges have built new buildings and surprisingly they
tend to blend in with the older styles extremely well, even
new colleges such as St Catherine¹s and Wolfson have
achieved this.
You can take a boat on the river, even a punt if you want
to try your hand!
Tourist Information Center (Tel. 01865 726871)
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Map of Oxford |
What
To See -
Oxford Tourist Attractions
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Colleges
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 Merton:
founded 1264, Gothic buildings, its chapel has 13th & 14th
century stained glass, oldest library in Britain |
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| Hertford:
has one of the most famous of Oxford sights The Bridge Of Sighs |
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| Magdalen:
Quads, tower, and cloisters and a deer park you can walk
around the outside of. Famous students include Cardinal Wolsey
and Oscar Wilde. |
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| New:
founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham and largely completed
by 1386, was the first college to be built in one go and is
a splendid example of the Perpendicular period. Good chapel,
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| Christ
Church: founded by Cardinal Wolsey in 1525 as Cardinal
College, an architectural masterpiece, with Christopher Wrens
Tom Tower with its Great Tom bell which rings 101 times every
night at 9. The main hall has portraits of its great and good
as well as a nice beamed roof. The chapel here is the smallest
cathedral, with its stained glass and Norman origins.Palladian
Peckwater Quad. Art gallery with old masters.Shop & guided
tours of this most famous college. |
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Souls: Memorial to English killed at Agincourt in 1415,
St Crispins Day |
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| Jesus:
Quiet college in Oxford with Elizabethan period mullioned
windows in the front quadrangle. |
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| Wadham
College: Built in the Jacobean period between 1610 and
1613 and never materially changed since, nice gardens. |
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| Keble
College: One of the few Victorian built colleges with
polychromatic brick (red and bright), chapel worth a look. |
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| St
Edmund Hall: The last surviving medieval college with
a Norman crypt |
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| University
College: Nice set of buildings worth wandering around |
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Johns: The Canterbury Quad is in the style of the
Italian Renaissance |
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Museums
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Bodleian
Library, created in 1480, now with over 5 million books,
guided tours, only, takes you around the Jacobean quad and its
Tower of the Five Orders as well as the 15th century Divinity
School, the first fully detached university building, in which
is some of the library's best pieces, Convocation House, and
the Chancellor's Court. Tours are regular and additional tours
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of Natural History, Oxford, Parks Road, Gothic building
with glass roof houses worldwide collections of zoology,
entomology, geology and mineralogy, including local dinosaur
finds, and the Dodo, shop,etc, Tel: 01865 272950 Open:
Mon.- Sat.12 -5pm , vary at Christmas & Easter |
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| Ashmolean
Museum, Oxford, in a classically designed building in
Beaumont Street, Britain's oldest public museum opened in 1683
and here since 1845, collections of British, European, Egyptian
and Near Eastern antiquities, sculpture, silver, ceramics and
musical instruments, coins and medals, Oriental art, and
good paintings including Impressionists, shop, Tel: 01865 278000
Open: Tue.-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun. 2pm-4pm Closed: during St. Giles'
Fair in early Sept., Christmas and Easter |
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Cathedral
Treasury, Christ Church, shop, etc, Tel: 01865 276154
Open: Winter: Mon.-Sat. 9.30am to 4.30pm; Sun. 11.30am- 4.30pm
Easter - Oct.: Mon.-Sat. 9.30am-6pm; Sun.11.30am- 5.30pm |
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Pitt
Rivers Museum, Main Museum, Parks Road, Banbury Road,
ethnological with shrunken heads and totem poles, Captain Cook
exhibits, objects collected from all over the world, shop, etc,
Tel: 01865 270927
Open: Mon.- Sat. 1pm to 4.30pm |
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| Balfour
Buildings, next to Pitt Rivers, Banbury Road, musical
instruments with audio guide available, Tel: 01865 270949 Open:
Mon.- Sat. 1pm to 4.30pm |
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| Christ
Church Picture Gallery,Christ Church, via Canterbury
Gate, Oriel Square, collection of Old Master paintings
and changing displays of Old Master drawings, Tel: 01865 276172
Open: Mon- Sat. 10.30am-1pm, 2pm-4.30pm Sun. 2.00pm-4.30pm Easter
to end Sept.; open until 5.30pm daily |
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| Bate
Collection of Musical Instruments, St Aldates, comprehensive
collection historical woodwind, brass and percussion instruments
including the oldest playable Japanese Gamelan orchestra in
Britain, shop, Tel: 01865 276139 Open: Mon- Fri 2pm-5pm |
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Oxford
Museum of Modern Art, 30 Pembroke Street, good exhibitions
of 20th Century painting, sculpture, photography, film, video,
architecture, design, performance,talks and events, shop, etc,
Tel: 01865 722733
Open: Tues/Wed/Fri/Sat 10am-6pm, Thurs.10am-9pm, Sun.
2pm-6pm Closed Mon. |
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Museum
of Oxford, in the old Town Hall, St Aldates, local
history exhibits and the story of Oxford, reconstructed Oxford
interiors, shop, etc, Tel: 01865 815559
meeting point for Oxford Walking Tour
Open: Tue.-Fri. 10am to 4pm |
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| Telecom
Museum, 35 Speedwell Street, history of telecommunications.
By appointment Tel: 01865 246601 |
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Oxford
City Buildings
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Oxford Castle Mound, Paradise Street,
all that's left is St George¹s Tower (1074), where Queen Matilda
escaped across the frozen Thames in 1142; the Castle Mound,
the chapel crypt and a 13th- century well chamber. Tel: 01865
815559. |
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Parks
in Oxford
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| Christchurch
Meadows, relaxing walks along the river, see the boathouses
and river activity |
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Botanical Gardens, founded 1621 , species from all the
the world, |
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| Iffley
Meadows, meadows on the river in a conservation area |
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Churches
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City Church of St Michael-at-the-North
Gate, Cornmarket Street. Saxon church with 11th-century
tower, Oxford's oldest building, once part of the city¹s defences.
Good view from the top,church treasury.
Open (except during services and on Christmas Day) 10am to 5pm,
Apr.-Oct., 10am to 4pm Nov.-Mar..Tower: |
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Carfax Tower is all that is
left of the first 14th century city church, having moved around
a lot reaching here in 1971. |
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University Church of St Mary the Virgin,
with its Italian Renaissance south porch, good views. Open weekdays
9.15am-4.30pm (high summer 6.30pm). Sun. 12.30-5pm. |
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Iffley Church, fine Norman, one
of the best in the UK |
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Theatres
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Sheldonian Theatre, built by Christopher
Wren, Open all year 10am-12.30pm, 2-4.30pm (winter 3.30pm).
Closed Sundays, ten days at Easter and Christmas and during
university ceremonies and concert rehearsals. |
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Attractions
in Oxford
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| Oxford
Story, Broad Street, multi media ride in cars through
the history of Oxford, shop, Tel: 01865 790055 |
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Covered Market, High Street, stalls, crafts, cafe's etc
all under cover. |
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| Curioxity,
Old Fire Station, Gloucester Green, theatre and interactive
science gallery Tel: 01865 794494 |
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Where
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Beaumont Street Oxford OX1 2LN MAP
The AA 5-star Randolph is one of Oxfords leading hotels and is situated in the heart of the city opposite the Ashmolean museum. The hotel offers each guest the highest level of comfort and service in a traditional and welcoming environment.
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Abingdon Road Oxford OX1 4PS MAP
Luxury 4 star hotel 1/2 a mile from city centre via a pleasant riverside walk. The range of 115 luxury en suite bedrooms consists of standard, superior, deluxe, junior & four poster.
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Wolvercote Roundabout Oxford OX2 8AL MAP
Conveniently located on the northern outskirts of historic Oxford.
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3, Oxford Castle, New Road Oxford OX1 1AY MAP
If you’re looking for somewhere to stay in the historic city of Oxford, we have the perfect place. This one time prison is now a stunning boutique hotel, offering all the luxury you’d expect from Malmaison.
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91-94 High Street Oxford OX1 4BJ MAP
Situated in the heart of historical Oxford, The Old Bank offers luxury rooms with marble bathrooms and modern art. With free private parking, there is also a stylish brasserie and jazz bar.
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1 Banbury Road Oxford OX2 6NN MAP
The Old Parsonage Hotel is a boutique hotel set in a building dating back to 1660. It has 3 terraces, a restaurant and a bar. All rooms at the Old Parsonage have an en suite bathroom and guests can enjoy bathroom amenities.
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66A Banbury Road Oxford OX2 6JP MAP
The Cotswold Lodge Hotel is a beautiful Victorian building recently refurbished in the style of a country manor house. It offers luxury and bedrooms in a variety of styles and sizes. The Cotswold Lodge Hotel stands out in this city.
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Guest
Houses, Bed & Breakfasts, Inns and Other Hotels
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Park End Street Oxford OX1 1HR MAP
Perfectly located, with extensive facilities, this location is suited to both vacation and business travellers. Guests will enjoy historic Oxford with the added convenience of excellent business services.
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48 George Street Oxford OX1 2AQ MAP
Located in Oxford Centre close to all amenities - offering well appointed en-suite and standard rooms.
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High Street Cuddesdon Oxford OX44 9HJ MAP
You feel it the moment you walk in! Welcome to the Bat and Ball, where comfortable accommodation, memorable food and quality liquor meets with informality
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367 Banbury Road Oxford OX2 7PL MAP
Remont is a modern contemporary 4 star guest accommodation. Each of the 25 rooms are equipped with modern en-suite facilities finished in a minimal sleek design. Facilities include: full English and continental breakfast b
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106-110 Abingdon Road Oxford OX1 4PX MAP
We are a beautiful Victorian, family-run guesthouse in South Oxford. Located just half a mile from the city centre, it is a short 10 minute walk to many of Oxford's historic buildings such as Christ Church Catherdral.
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Ship Street Oxford OX1 3DA MAP
This 17th century guest house is situated on a quiet street in the heart of Oxford city centre, 2 minutes’ walk from all the major tourist attractions.
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59 Western Road Oxford OX1 4LF MAP
Close to the very heart of Oxford, this stylish and contemporary hotel offers luxurious boutique-style accommodation with air conditioning, free Wi-Fi and satellite TV with movie and sports channels.
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Around
The Oxford Area
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south west and follow the Vale of the White Horse, visit Uffington,
or follow the River Thames down towards London with Abingdon
and Henley-on-Thames to see. |
Tourist Information on Nearby Towns To Visit - straight line distance:
Abingdon (5.75 miles) Woodstock (7.73 miles) Dorchester (8.52 miles) Witney (9.85 miles) Didcot (10.15 miles) Bicester (11.03 miles) Wallingford (12.00 miles) Thame (12.18 miles) Watlington (13.02 miles) Wantage (13.35 miles) Haddenham (14.36 miles) |
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