Heathrow Airport 54 min
Blenheim Palace (21 min.) lavish 17th-century stately home filled with art and standing in capability brown-designed gardens. The Covered Market Oxford (14 min.) legendary 1770s indoor bazaar packed with artisan grocers boutique clothing and buzzing cafes. Museum Of Oxford (10 min.) oxford life through the ages with special attention paid to the university and literary figures. St Clements Street (Stop B) (8 min) Oxford Castle U0026 Prison (13 min.) remains of a large medieval castle with tours by costumed guides including the 900-year-old crypt. Oxford University Museum Of Natural History (11 min.) immense university museum of zoology entomology and geology set in a grand neo-gothic building. Bodleian Library (12 min.) the uk s second largest library established in 1602 and containing over 11 million works. Iffley Turn (3 min) University Church Of St Mary The Virgin (9 min.) cofe place of worship with an ornate 14th-century spire plus regular musical recitals and events. Brookes University (Stop B3) (11 min) Pitt Rivers Museum (12 min.) a cornucopia of ethnographic treasures from shrines to shrunken heads packed in according to type. Bridge Of Sighs (12 min.) this quaint covered bridge built in 1914 spans a narrow street between 2 campus buildings. Radcliffe Camera (13 min.) 18th-century palladian-style academic library and reading rooms designed by james gibbs. Oxford Botanic Garden (8 min.) britain s oldest botanic garden with plants from around the world both indoor and outdoor. History Of Science Museum (12 min.) the university s diminutive science museum curated around objects such as astrolabes and sundials. Carfax Tower (10 min.) landmark 23m-high belltower once part of a 12th-century church offering city views from the top. Sightseeing Randolph (14 min) The Headington Shark (12 min.) often used as a photo backdrop untitled 1986 is a 25-ft. rooftop shark sculpture by john buckley. |