North of the centre
A guide to
Jericho.
Coffee, pubs, a cinema, canal walks and places to linger in Oxford's compact north-of-centre neighbourhood.
Jericho is the Oxford neighbourhood to choose when you want to step out of the college circuit without travelling far. Treat Walton Street as the spine, then make one detour to the canal, a pub, the cinema or a table worth keeping.
It is roughly a ten-minute walk north-west from the centre, but its best bits reward a slower route. This guide uses structured pub data already in the OCG directory and current venue sources rather than pretending one afternoon can reveal every local favourite.
Events are variable: use the live event listings and venue programmes for current dates. The suggestions below are enduring reasons to spend time here.
A Jericho afternoon
Eat, drink,
walk and stay.
Coffee and breakfast
Start on Walton Street
The Jericho Café is a family-run daytime choice at 112 Walton Street, with brunch served all day according to its own site. Start there when the day needs a table before it needs an itinerary.
Pub with a purpose
Choose a backstreet local
The OCG pub map lists the Jericho Tavern, Harcourt Arms, Jude the Obscure, Old Bookbinders, Rickety Press and the Victoria among the area's options. Use the listing to check address and website; several have different food and music identities.
A ticketed detour
Watch something at the Phoenix
The Phoenix Picturehouse turns a neighbourhood afternoon into an evening. Check the cinema's current programme and accessibility guidance, then keep the rest of the plan on Walton Street rather than making a cross-city dash.
Follow the water
Walk towards the canal
Take a short canal-side wander as a palate cleanser, then decide whether to return to the centre or continue towards Port Meadow. In wet weather, stick to firm, well-lit routes and leave the waterside for daylight.
Dinner with character
Book the right kind of table
Old Bookbinders combines a pub with French bistro cooking and states its lunch and dinner hours online; it also says menus change regularly. Pick it when food is the main event and reserve by its stated method.
Editor’s note
Keep Jericho compact.
Jericho rewards one good choice more than a checklist. Pair brunch with a canal walk, or a film with dinner, and let a pub be the final stop rather than another address to collect.
Addresses matter here: Oxford has venues with similar pub names in different areas. Use the OCG directory's address and the individual venue page before arranging to meet someone.
Know before you go
The practical bit.
- From the centre
- Allow around ten minutes on foot to Walton Street, depending on your starting point.
- Cinema
- Phoenix Picturehouse is the neighbourhood's film anchor.
- Live music
- Check the Jericho Tavern's current programme rather than relying on a generic venue claim.
- Reviewed
- 10 September 2026.
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