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Browse 53 reviews, 149 travel blogs, 341 photos and videos about 97 things to do in Oxford. You'll also find some useful ratings and information so that you can get all of the unbiased information you need before filling your next trip with lots of fun things to do.

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Pitt Rivers Museum Oxford

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  • Jun 10, 2006: ... tower and see the Museum of Natural History and the Pitt Rivers Museum. Bevis is such a nice fellow and soooo generous with ...
  • Feb 5, 2007: ... of a Gothic church with a glass ceiling.  The Pitt Rivers Museum is entered from the Natural History.  It's filled ...
  • May 28, 2009: ... Lewis have good taste when it comes to watering holes. 2. Pitt Rivers Museum - To be honest...the ONLY reason I went here ...

Oxford River Cruises

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Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology Oxford

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Christ Church College Oxford

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  • May 30, 2006: ... buildings of various colleges such as Queens, Trinity and Christ Church College, where they filmed parts of the Harry Potter ...
  • Mar 3, 2005: ... were busy elsewhere. We went on a snoop around Christ Church College, which comes with a bit of history. A cat seen from ...
  • May 17, 2007: ... are coming soon).  The most famed school is Christ Church College, which has a very dramatic front gate and huge dining ...
  • Mar 31, 2007: ... was used as a location in the Harry Potter films. Christ Church College, Oxford University Christ Church College, ...

University of Oxford

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  • Oct 30, 2005: ... thing imaginable in Oxford. He is a mechanical engineering student studying abroad at University of London, Queen Mary this ...
  • Jan 22, 2007: ... to sometime in mid April, thanks mostly to Phillipe from the University of Zurich who kindly agreed to take me on as a ...
  • Jun 10, 2006: ... archaeology and anthropology, gave his collection to the University of Oxford. His give was made on condition that a museum ...
  • Feb 18, 2009: ... Church, one of the best colleges within the University of Oxford.  Christ Church was established by Cardinal Woolsey by ...

Oxford Castle

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  • Jun 23, 2007: ... tree on the wall that showed the history of who owned the castle and when. Pretty interesting stuff for me anyway.   ...
  • Aug 23, 2006: ... after the fire. Around 4ish we drove on, in the rain, to Oxford and got there just in time to join their peak hour traffic ...
  • Mar 31, 2007: ... too. View from the tower at Oxford Castle Oxford Castle Outside Oxford Castle There was also a Oxford folk ...
  • Jul 1, 2009: ... days we have had so far! Our first activity was a visit to Oxford Castle, in which we had a private tour (we were the only ...

Carfax Tower Oxford

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  • May 30, 2006: ... spare before we had to catch the bus home we firstly climbed Carfax Tower to get a great view of the city. As it was still ...
  • Oct 14, 2003: ... the city, courtyards and campuses. The one I ventured up was Carfax tower, and the views were as great as the brochure says ...
  • Oct 30, 2005: ... are cranky people. Afterwards we went to Carfax tower and looked out over the town of Oxford. The stairs going up were very ...
  • May 6, 2008: ... , grabbed a bite to eat then meandered the streets. We climbed Carfax tower. it was just some steps and spiral stairs.We got ...

Sheldonian Theatre Oxford

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  • May 17, 2007: ... the most famous group of buildings in Oxford. In the center is the Sheldonian Theatre, the ceremonial hall of the University ...
  • Aug 9, 2008: ... form as a piece of history. It also contained the Sheldonian Theatre, Trinity College, Balliol College, and St. John's ...
  • May 30, 2007: ... Lauren and I attended Professor Amartya Sen's lecture at Sheldonian Theatre I was glad to have this opportunity even though ...
  • May 11, 2002: ... city back the Parliamentarians. Also of interest is the Sheldonian Theatre, Clarendon Building and the Bodleian Library - the ...

Botanic Gardens Oxford

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  • Nov 1, 2006: ... and had a picnic lunch by the river, before going to the Botanic Gardens and walking back to my flat which is where we are ...
  • Jun 11, 2006: ... less tottery than he. I then spent some time in the Botanic Gardens and loved it. Took photos of the 1648 Border. In ...
  • Jul 10, 2005: ... rod goes to bangkok... punting down the ricer with randoms from malaysia...! botanic gardens... lovely chinese...

Bill Spectre's Oxford Ghost Trails

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University Church of St. Mary the Virgin Oxford

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  • Jun 6, 2006: ... Oxford's covered market. A review- The University Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Oxford Shilo's thoughts- The best ...
  • Oct 7, 2009: ... 124 steps in the tower of the University Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Oxford.  I felt very old as I ...
  • May 17, 2007: ... We walked down High Street a bit and found The University Church of St. Mary The Virgin.    We knew from our map ...
  • May 17, 2007: ... After enjoying our meal, we headed out to the University Church of St. Mary the Virgin because it provided a great view of ...

The Bear Tavern Oxford

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Bodleian Library Oxford

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  • Jun 6, 2006: ... the fabulous architecture of Oxford's many colleges. Highlights included visiting the Bodleian library, the view from the ...
  • Oct 7, 2005: ... One of the most spectacular buildings in Oxford is probably the Bodleian library, which is amazing. It has one ...
  • Oct 30, 2005: ... her show us around the oldest college at Oxford. We went to the Bodleian library and the Radcliff Camera where the guard ...
  • Jun 13, 2007: ... brilliance. I was really looking forward to seeing the Bodleian library as well as the  notable colleges. Sunday is not ...

Radcliffe Camera Oxford

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  • Jan 9, 2006: ... It was exquisite. Radcliffe Square (where the Bodley and Radcliffe Camera are) was also breathtaking. Sorry no pictures for ...
  • May 17, 2007: ... each view. Some of the main sites were the Radcliffe Camera (library), Sheldonian Theatre, Christ Church cathedral and Tom ...
  • Feb 3, 2007: ... of the 14th century tower. From here we could see the Radcliffe Camera and many of the colleges. The Radcliffe Camera is a ...
  • Jun 15, 2009: ... afternoon tea.  I found this great cafe right beside the Radcliffe Camera, so I sat out there for an hour or so sipping ...

Eagle and Child Pub Oxford

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  • Jan 6, 2006: ... , and Earl Grey at none other than the Eagle and Child pub (C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkein's old haunt). It was very good - I ...
  • Jul 13, 2007: ... , I met up with a few of our students at the Eagle and Child pub, where CS Lewis and JRR Tolkein would have a pint.  ...
  • May 28, 2009: ... so I decided to start my day off with brunch at the Eagle and Child pub, which is where the Inklings used to meet for good ...
  • Mar 17, 2008: ... something to eat, we just happened to stumble on the Eagle and Child Pub, which turns out was a favorite haunt of a ...

Oxford Covered Market

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  • May 17, 2007: ... stained glass in the huge dining hall.  We also visited the covered market (on High street) for a bite to eat. 
  • Jun 6, 2006: ... Church, walking Merton College and poking around Oxford's covered market. A review- The University Church of St. Mary ...
  • Jul 11, 2009: ... nbsp; We got the local but into Oxford and had a great morning wondering around the covered market and doing some shopping.. ...
  • Sep 29, 2008: ... on Cornmarket Street this morning. We shopped at the Oxford Covered Market ( in existence since 1774) to buy the ingredients ...

University Museum of Natural History Oxford

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  • May 30, 2006: ... from the relentless rain we headed indoors to the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. It was full of all kinds of ...

University of Oxford Botanic Garden

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Christ Church Meadow Oxford

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  • Mar 31, 2007: ... Christ Church College, Oxford University Then I walked through Christ Church meadow, the gardens around the college. ...
  • May 9, 2009: ... was a leisurely and wonderful day.  We walked through Christ Church Meadow this morning.  It was a bit chilly, but ...

Hidden Oxford

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  • Oct 6, 2008: ... to post a photo album of Oxford--where streets often wind, where colleges are hidden behind huge wooden doors, and where the ...
  • Nov 1, 2006: ... Sunday we had a nice Sunday Roast before driving off to Oxford, once again through the London traffic, this time what were ...
  • Jun 10, 2006: ... bells and had a marvelous view around Oxford - old buildings and spires: tiny hidden gardens and broad busy streets. Managed ...
  • Sep 16, 2008: ... here that we saw the raw underbelly of the city which was hidden the entire time we lived as tourists. Amazing what you find ...
 
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