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Great architecture, beautiful gardens, the atmosphere of a university town,
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bikes, cobblestones, shopping
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Dreaming Spires, Cozy Pubs, and Blackwell's Bookshop
94 Reviews Wadham College was founded in 1610, and is one of the largest colleges in Oxford. Its most famous scholar were architect Christopher Wren and physicist Robetr Boyle. In the 2pth century, director Tomy Richardson studies here. We visited Wadham College as part of a guided city walking tour; it was...
34 Reviews As Christ Church is Oxford's biggest college, everything there is somehow overdimensioned. The front yard, called Tom Quad, is the size of a "normal" college, the meadow is so vast that you need half an hour to circle it, and the college chapel is not only a chapel, but a cathedral - albeit one of...
1 Review and 336 Opinions Single £150.00 Standard double/twin £165.00 Deluxe double/twin £205.00 Superior deluxe...
1 Review and 220 Opinions During an one week course, we stayed in this place which was nice, but not very close to the center.
7 Reviews The Pony Yard at the back of the Eagle and Child has been covered over as a restaurant area. This means that The Rabbit Room where the famous Inklings (JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, et al) used to meet together is not now a back parlour, but a recessed area near the bar. It is easily recognisable with...
5 Reviews My colleagues and I went to The Trout for a celebratory meal. We were really looking forward to what we supposed would be an enjoyable outing. However, once through the doors our hopes were soon dashed by surly waiters and very poor service. The pub was not busy, yet it took over two hours for our...
17 Reviews Park End is probably the best place to go if you want fairly mainstream 'dance' music, AND R&B, AND cheesey-music-since-the-50's! It's got three rooms playing each of these categories of music, plus a balcony overlooking the main room, which is the mainstream-dance room. There's not usually too much...
54 Reviews Yet another favourite pub of mine: Located conveniently in the city centre, "Far from the Madding Crowd" is still, well, far from the madding crowd of tourists. Nonetheless, it's a very nice place for a pint or two, and they have some of the best pub-made pizza in Oxford. The owners are very nice...
28 Reviews If you are in Oxford for a longer time, you might want to get a weekly pass for the bus. In that case, be careful! There are quite many different bus companies in Oxford, and tickets for one company are not valid in buses of another. The two biggest companies are Oxford Bus and Stagecoach. They at...
13 Reviews There is no direct trian from Heathrow to Oxford, so rather than take a coach to Reading then change onto a train, why not just take the "airline" coach all the way to Oxford - it runs every 30 mins and the journey only takes 90 mins - see www.oxfordbus.co.uk/main.php?page_id=24 .
3 Reviews Westgate Centre is a roofed shopping area containing a Department store, supermarket (Sainsbury's), and other shops. It runs from Queen Street by the Pblic Library to an exit in St. Ebbes, and an exit in Westgate Car Park. Sports goods, speciality chocolates, two cafes, a Whittards, Video Games,...
10 Reviews Cornmarket Street, High Street, Queen Street and the surrounding area are Oxford's main shopping streets. Apart from the chains such as Gap, Mango, HMV, M&S, Curry's digital, Primark and so on, you can also find some local shops, especially on High Street. The area is very busy especially on...
3 Reviews Oxford has some intuition-defying pronunciations. If you really want to sound like a native you'll have to say Bay-lee-ill for Balliol (college), Bod-lee-inn for Bodleian (library), Maud-Lynn for Magdalen (College & Street), Wuuster for Worcester (College).
4 Reviews May Morning is one of Oxford's most popular celebrations. Very many Oxonians (and tourists) party the whole night through only to gather on Magdalen Bridge at the unchristian time of 5.30am. The bridge is horribly crowded, every second person is drunk or stoned, some esoterics carry a huge paper sun...
2 Reviews Some wouldn't call this a tourist trap, but in my opinion a bus tour through a city centre which is easily walkable within 20 minutes doesn't make sense at all. It's the same as everywhere: You can see the colleges from aboard the bus, but you can't get in. The bus doesn't stop when you have...
1 Review Punts are very expensive: up to 10 pounds for a single use. Most colleges own their own punts; hence students get them for free or for much reduced rates: so, if you want to go punting make friends with an Oxford Student! It's still good fun. Have a look at my punting travelogue....
3 Reviews When you have seen the university buildings and are a bit tired of the touristy and noisy city, come to Iffley to enjoy its peace and quiet. Situated on the Thames, it can be reached by boat from the pier by Folly Bridge or just by bus. See the interesting Iffley Lock but don't stop at that. This...
3 Reviews If Oxford is a genteel, civilised place, Cowley Road is its uncouthed, yet strangely alluring neighbour. Just 5 minutes walk from the town centre, but a million miles away in terms of atmosphere, Cowley Road is a true Bohemian/ethnic enclave and is where most students live, drink, shop and did I...
1 Review Oxford United play football in the English third division at the Kassam Stadium. It is a nice compact stadium built on only 3 sides, the 4th side is a car park. It can be a nightmare to get out of if you are parked near to the stadium as there seems to be only one road out of the area, so most...
1 Review Oxford was the scene of one of the most famous sports events of the 20th Century - the first four minute mile. Nowadays, it's common for professional athletes to break this barrier, but back in 1954 it was seen as almost the Holy Grail of Athletics. The great run took place at Iffley Road, Oxford...
33 Reviews So which is better ? Oxford or Cambridge. When it comes to academic rating, Cambridge battles it out on the world stage with Harvard, but Oxford struggles to make the top ten. So a clear win there. But what of other measures ? Oxford can claim to have produced 25 British prime minsters, against 13...
15 Reviews Being in Oxford for three days gives you enough time to discover several colleges, the beautiful parks of Oxford and also some of the vicinity. You might want to go out to the Cotswolds for one day or to Blenheim Palace for half a day. Alternatively, you could spend some time in the city's...
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The Gown Town - Oxford is probably one of the most charming cities in England - the numerous colleges with their thrilling academic history, the vast meadows close to the Thames, many nice pubs and good restaurants,...
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Q: I´ll go to study to Oxford in October, so I want to know if it´s difficult to move in Oxford in bike? I mean, if the distances are...
A: Oxford is not vast but it is a large town. How far you will need to cycle obviously depends where you will be staying. Lots of people ride bikes in Oxford (and...
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I went to Oxford for the first time in 1977 with my language school day trip from London but I already knew I would have to come back there like the ghosts in some of the Oxford colleges. And I did....
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I've lived here in Oxford about 11 years, I'm very settled in my flat in the Wood Farm area, a very green location with local shops & regular buses, and in the Hospital district. Its very quiet here &...
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Oxford is probably one of the most charming cities in England - the numerous colleges with their thrilling academic history, the vast meadows close to the Thames, many nice pubs and good restaurants,...
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I left Oxford in the summer of 2003 after spending two fantastic years in a city which, for me, is the nicest in England. In the first year I studied for a Masters at Oxford University and following...
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I am in love with this city. I spent two weeks at St. Anne's College, University of Oxford, researching/studying global media policy with the Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy and I fell...
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