First-timer’s Oxford
The best of Oxford in 48 hours
Colleges, punts, brilliant pubs and the quiet corners in between.First visitRead guide
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Not an encyclopaedia. A useful, opinionated collection of routes, places and practical details for people who want to make a good day of the city.
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One excellent day
A day in Oxford
A walkable plan for spires, stories, lunch and the river.First visitRead guide
The collegiate city
See the Oxford colleges
All 43 colleges and halls on an interactive map, with visitor access and prices.Things to doRead guide
Oxford for less
The best free things to do
Museums, meadows, galleries and views that cost precisely nothing.Things to doRead guide
The Oxford classic
Punting without the wobble
Where to hire, which river to choose and the dry-shoe way to see Oxford.Things to doRead guide
Family Oxford
Oxford with kids
Dinosaurs, storybook corners and enough green space to reset the day.Things to doRead guide
Eat & drink
Meet you at the Covered Market
Breakfast rolls, indie coffee and more than 250 years of shopkeeping.Food & drinkRead guide
Independent Oxford
The best coffee in Oxford
Five carefully chosen cups, from Turl Street to the Covered Market.Food & drinkRead guide
Interactive Oxford
Oxford’s independent coffee map
Ten cafés, neighbourhood filters and a walkable central coffee crawl.Food & drinkRead guide
New to Oxford
A local’s guide to student life
Affordable food, useful shortcuts and a life beyond lectures.Local lifeRead guide
Sunday in Oxford
The best Sunday pub lunches in Oxford
Proper roasts, riverside walks and five pubs worth booking ahead for.Food & drinkRead guide
Oxford in frame
Oxford’s best picture trail
Eight unmistakable photo stops on one beautiful, walkable route.Things to doRead guide