Oxford - The city of Dreaming Spires, is a beautiful historic city in the UK where I lived for a few years. It looks like you step into a fairytale 🧚♀️ and it’s easy accessible from London! Here is everything you need to know 🙃 Make sure to save this post for your trip 🫶
Attraction
The Sheldonian Theatre
Performing arts theater
4.7
A landmark, Wren-designed building hosting university classical concerts, lectures and ceremonies.
Radcliffe Camera
Library
4.7
18th-century, Palladian-style academic library and reading rooms, designed by James Gibbs.
Christ Church
College
4.5
Majestic university college known for its grand main quad, riverside meadows & Cathedral Choir.
Magdalen College
University
4.6
Elegant riverside college, founded in 1458, with deer park and bell tower sung from on May Morning.
University Church of St Mary the Virgin
Church
4.6
CofE place of worship with an ornate 14th-century spire plus regular musical recitals and events.
Bodleian Library
Library
4.6
The UK's second largest library, established in 1602 and containing over 11 million works.
River Cherwell
Attraction
4.3
Activity/Tour
Oxford Official University & City Tour
Activity
4.8
Place
Bridge of Sighs
Landmark
This quaint, covered bridge built in 1914 spans a narrow street between 2 campus buildings.
Merton Street
Landmark
Christ Church Meadow Walk
Landmark
New College Lane
Landmark
Covered Market
Landmark
Sports/Recreation
Narnia View
Park
4.3
University Parks
Park
4.7
70 acres of riverside parkland with areas for sport, plus a large collection of landscaped flora.
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.
Bar
Turf Tavern
Pub
4.5
Traditional pub dating back to 1831 with a beer garden, serving classic bar meals & real ales.
Cafe/Dessert
George & Davis
Ice cream shop
4.4
Barista coffee, fresh-baked bagels, cakes and homemade ice cream in a relaxed eatery.
Queen's Lane Coffee House
Coffee shop
4.0
Cosy, multi-roomed cafe that has been serving coffee and comfort food for more than 350 years.
Restaurant
The Handlebar kitchen
Brunch restaurant
4.4
Casual cafe with whitewashed bricks and cycling artefacts, for artisan coffee, breakfast and snacks.