| check-in time: 3:30 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. an on-site spa offers treatments, plus a gym, for a fee. there's a fine-dining restaurant serving traditional meals, a dining room offering afternoon tea and a wood-panelled lounge. all feature free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs and ipod docks. the refined rooms with plush furnishings offer french press coffeemakers and minibars, plus en suite bathrooms with designer toiletries. opposite the ashmolean museum in the city centre, this stately hotel is a 3-minute walk from the new theatre and 10 minutes' walk from national rail trains. upgraded rooms, some with 4-poster beds, have nespresso coffeemakers, while suites add living areas and sofabeds
Heathrow Airport 58 min
Museum Of Oxford (9 min.)
oxford life through the ages with special attention paid to the university and literary figures. History Of Science Museum (8 min.)
the university s diminutive science museum curated around objects such as astrolabes and sundials. University Church Of St Mary The Virgin (11 min.)
cofe place of worship with an ornate 14th-century spire plus regular musical recitals and events. Blenheim Palace (16 min.)
lavish 17th-century stately home filled with art and standing in capability brown-designed gardens. Bridge Of Sighs (10 min.)
this quaint covered bridge built in 1914 spans a narrow street between 2 campus buildings. Oxford Botanic Garden (13 min.)
britain s oldest botanic garden with plants from around the world both indoor and outdoor. Carfax Tower (8 min.)
landmark 23m-high belltower once part of a 12th-century church offering city views from the top. Oxford University Museum Of Natural History (5 min.)
immense university museum of zoology entomology and geology set in a grand neo-gothic building. Bodleian Library (10 min.)
the uk s second largest library established in 1602 and containing over 11 million works. Port Meadow (8 min.)
unspoilt ancient meadow by the river thames for walks wild ponies bird watching and wildflowers. Sightseeing Randolph (1 min) Magdalen Street (Stop C4) (1 min) The Covered Market Oxford (8 min.)
legendary 1770s indoor bazaar packed with artisan grocers boutique clothing and buzzing cafes. Pitt Rivers Museum (7 min.)
a cornucopia of ethnographic treasures from shrines to shrunken heads packed in according to type. Radcliffe Camera (10 min.)
18th-century palladian-style academic library and reading rooms designed by james gibbs. Beaumont Street (1 min) Oxford Castle U0026 Prison (9 min.)
remains of a large medieval castle with tours by costumed guides including the 900-year-old crypt. | 
