Visiting Oxford: Places to See and Things to Do

Oxford is a beautiful historical city and offers activities and views for everyone. Plan your trip to Oxford and prepare for the things to see and do while you there.

Things to Do in Oxford

Barefoot Jericho - Cakes in Oxford

Barefoot Jericho

Barefoot offers homemade cakes, pastries and bread, delicious coffee for eat-in or takeaway in the neighbourhood of Jericho, in Oxford.

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Old Fire Station - Oxford Theatres and Art Centres

Old Fire Station

The Old Fire Station is a centre for creativity in Oxford housing the homelessness charity Crisis and Arts at the Old Fire Station (AOFS). The centre wants people to be

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O’Reilly Theatre Oxford

O’Reilly Theatre

The O’Reilly Theatre is one of Oxford’s newest student theatres, opened in October 2002 and located in the grounds of Keble College. The O’Reilly is one of Oxford’s newest student theatres.

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Oxford's Covered Market

The Covered Market

The Covered Market is a gorgeous historic market in a large covered structure. It has several shops and permanent stalls and is located in the centre of the city. Many

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The Sheldonian Theatre - Oxford

The Sheldonian Theatre

The Sheldonian Theatre was designed by Christopher Wren for the University of Oxford. The building is named after Gilbert Sheldon, chancellor of the University at the time. Elegant and strong

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Oxford University Colleges

Oxford Worcester College. Image courtesy of Dave_S.

Worcester College

A constituent college of the University of Oxford in England, Worcester College was founded in 1714 by Sir Thomas Cookes, whose coat of arms the college adopted. Gloucester College existed on the same site from

Oxford University: Wolfson College. Image courtesy of Iqbal Aalam.

Wolfson College

Wolfson College is an all-graduate college affiliated with the University of Oxford in England, located near the River Cherwell in north Oxford. Wolfson has over sixty governing body fellows. It

Oxford University: Wadham College. Image courtesy of Andrew Gray.

Wadham College

Wadham College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford. It is located in the center of Oxford, at the intersection of Broad Street and Parks Road.

Oxford University Libraries

Oxford University - Angus Library and Archive. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

Angus Library and Archive

The over 70,000 items from the Angus Library and Archive are devoted to the history of the Baptist movement from 1612. The library is located at Regent’s Park College, Oxford

Oxford University - Vere Hamsworth Library. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

Vere Hamsworth Library

The Vere Harmsworth Library is part of the Bodleian Libraries and houses a collection relating to the history of the United States. Where is the Vere Hamsworth Library?

Oxford University - Taylor Institution Library. Image courtesy of Lizzlebob.

Taylor Institution Library

The Taylor Institution Library (or the Taylorian) is Oxford University’s centre for the study of Modern European languages and literatures. Where is the Taylor Institution Library?