Sports/Recreation
University Parks
Park
4.7
70 acres of riverside parkland with areas for sport, plus a large collection of landscaped flora.
Attraction
Port Meadow
Park
4.7
Unspoilt ancient meadow by the River Thames for walks, wild ponies, bird watching and wildflowers.
The Covered Market
Market
4.4
Legendary 1770s indoor bazaar packed with artisan grocers, boutique clothing & buzzing cafes.
Oxford Canal
Natural feature
4.6
Christ Church Meadow
Garden
4.6
Expansive, college grasslands grazed on by Longhorn cattle and strolled on by couples and families.
River Cherwell
Attraction
4.3
Oxford Botanic Garden
Botanical garden
4.5
Britain's oldest botanic garden, with plants from around the world, both indoor & outdoor.
Museum/Gallery
Ashmolean Museum
Museum
4.7
Ancient & modern art & antiquities covering world civilisations, plus fine & applied arts.
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Museum
4.8
Immense university museum of zoology, entomology and geology set in a grand neo-Gothic building.
Place
University of Oxford
University
4.6
Venerable university with 38 colleges plus more than 22,000 students and 70 research departments.