Lonely PlanetSep 27
The 20 Best Things to Do in Oxford, England
It may be true that Oxford’s prestigious university is the city’s defining feature, but there
JRR Tolkien worked here as professor
25 things in this story
- Radcliffe CameraSightOxford's most photographed landmark
- Christ Church CollegeSightdoubled as Hogwarts in Harry Potter films
- Blackwell'sMarketbrowse 3.5km of shelves
- Bodleian LibraryMuseumbook a guided tour of its medieval rooms
- Magdalen BridgeSightpunt from here
- The PerchPubthatched beer garden
- Merton CollegeSightJRR Tolkien worked here as professor
- Trinity CollegeSightboasts a beautifully restored Baroque chapel
- Lincoln CollegeSightalumni include Dr Seuss
- Magdalen CollegeSightknown for its 15th-century tower and cloisters
- All Souls CollegeSightfounded in 1438 for its eye-catching Gothic towers
- Balliol CollegeSightoldest college building with stunning medieval architecture
- Sheldonian TheatreTheatrebuilt between 1664 and 1669
- Bridge of SighsSightskyway joining two parts of Hertford College
- Weston LibraryMuseumdisplays revolving selection of Bodleian Treasures
- Divinity SchoolAttractionuniversity's earliest teaching room
- Convocation HouseSighthosted the English Parliament three times
- Chancellor’s CourtSightOscar Wilde and Percy Bysshe Shelley went on trial
- WaterstonesMarketbookshop along Broad St
- Daunt BooksMarketfootprint in Oxford up in Summertown
- Oxfam bookshopMarketsecondhand books in St John
- Last BookshopMarketdiscounted stock in Jericho
- Ashmolean MuseumMuseumBritain’s oldest public museum
- Pitt Rivers MuseumMuseumanthropological collection amassed by a Victorian general
- Christ Church CathedralPlace of worshipdoubles as college chapel and city cathedral