Heathrow Airport 52 min
Radcliffe Camera (20 min.) 18th-century palladian-style academic library and reading rooms designed by james gibbs. Oxford Castle U0026 Prison (18 min.) remains of a large medieval castle with tours by costumed guides including the 900-year-old crypt. Bicester Village (6 min) Bridge Of Sighs (19 min.) this quaint covered bridge built in 1914 spans a narrow street between 2 campus buildings. Pitt Rivers Museum (18 min.) a cornucopia of ethnographic treasures from shrines to shrunken heads packed in according to type. Manorsfield Road (Stand 3) (8 min) University Church Of St Mary The Virgin (21 min.) cofe place of worship with an ornate 14th-century spire plus regular musical recitals and events. Carfax Tower (20 min.) landmark 23m-high belltower once part of a 12th-century church offering city views from the top. Christ Church (20 min.) majestic university college known for its grand main quad riverside meadows and cathedral choir. The Headington Shark (20 min.) often used as a photo backdrop untitled 1986 is a 25-ft. rooftop shark sculpture by john buckley. Port Meadow (20 min.) unspoilt ancient meadow by the river thames for walks wild ponies bird watching and wildflowers. Bodleian Library (19 min.) the uk s second largest library established in 1602 and containing over 11 million works. Manorsfield Road (Stand 2) (8 min) Oxford Botanic Garden (21 min.) britain s oldest botanic garden with plants from around the world both indoor and outdoor. Waddesdon Manor (27 min.) victorian mansion built for baron de rothschild filled with fine artworks and a famous wine cellar. Rousham House U0026 Gardens (18 min.) visitors can tour this stately residence built in 1635 featuring walled areas with formal greenery. Bicester North (8 min) Oxford University Museum Of Natural History (18 min.) immense university museum of zoology entomology and geology set in a grand neo-gothic building. |