Things to do in and around Oxford

 

Oxford is much more than a city of dreaming spires. If you are able to extend your visit and maybe even include the weekend before or after the Festival, here's a sample of the kind of things you could do, together with links to much, much more...

 

OXFORD TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE
http://www.oxford.gov.uk/oxonline/tourism-culture-sport-links.cfm

 

PARK AND RIDE
http://www.oxford.gov.uk/transport/park-and-ride.cfm

Sightseeing

Walking tours of Oxford
Walking tours depart from the Oxford Tourist Information Centre twice daily
Tel: 01865 726871

 

Coach tours
Cotswold Roaming
www.oxfordcity.co.uk/cotswold-roaming/

 

Sightseeing Oxford
Hop on-Hop Off Bus tours
www.citysightseeingoxford.com

 

Parks and Gardens

Oxford Botanic Garden
www.botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk

 

Harcourt Arboretum
http://www.botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk/Harcourt/obg-harcourt-intro.html

 

The University Parks
www.parks.ox.ac.uk

 

 

Museums

The Ashmolean
Britain's oldest public museum
http://www.ashmolean.org/

 

Modern Art Oxford
http://www.modernartoxford.org.uk/

 

Museum of Oxford
www.oxford.gov.uk/museum

 

Pitt Rivers Museum
http://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/

 

 

Stately Homes

Blenheim Palace
www.blenheimpalace.com

 

Kingston Bagpuize House
http://www.kingstonbagpuizehouse.org.uk/