Travel Tips

Oxford, UK


Just an hour by train from London and you’re in the city of dreaming spires. And Oxford is crammed with them. A seat of scholars for 800 years, it houses Britain’s oldest university, botanical gardens, and pubs. It has more quadrangles, Gothic spires and listed buildings than you can shake a gown at. Add cobbled lanes, canals and the odd punt along its rivers and it becomes a real heart-breaker.

Although bursting with museums, libraries and galleries, there’s more to this gem than its beauty and towering intellect. Harry Potter fans can spot film locations, shoppers will love its nearby bargains, foodies will drool over its lip-smacking choice. And if that isn’t enough, it sits on the doorstep to the Chilterns, the Cotswolds and the baroque country pile of Blenheim Palace.

City Information
UK International Telephone: +44
Language: English
Currency: Sterling

Attractions



        
Bodleian Library
The world-famous Bodleian Libraries is a must-see cultural destination in the heart of Oxford. 		    Oxford Castle & Prison
Oxford Castle & Prison explores the 1000-years of Oxford's History. Led by one of our costumed characters, the rich history of the castle with a prison at its heart will be revealed to you.		     Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
The Ashmolean is the University of Oxford’s museum of art and archaeology, founded in 1683.
             

       
University of Oxford
Starting as early as 1096 with some form of teaching, Oxford is the oldest English-speaking university in the world.		     Christ Church
A big, welcoming Oxford college and a city Cathedral sharing a unique historic space.		     Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Oxford University Museum of Natural History holds an internationally-significant collection of natural history specimens and archives in a stunning example of neo-Gothic architecture.


Useful Websites
Travel for Oxford: https://www.oxford.gov.uk/visit-oxford
Oxford Public Transport: https://www.oxford.gov.uk/parking-travel/public-transport
Oxford Bus App: https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/app