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List of attractions in Oxford
Encyclopedia
Below is a list of major tourist attractions in Oxford
, England
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(Other than the colleges
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Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Religious sites
- Christ Church Cathedral
- University Church of St Mary the VirginUniversity Church of St Mary the VirginThe University Church of St Mary the Virgin is the largest of Oxford's parish churches and the centre from which the University of Oxford grew...
- Martyrs' MemorialMartyrs' MemorialThe Martyrs' Memorial is a stone monument positioned at the intersection of St Giles', Magdalen Street and Beaumont Street in Oxford, England just outside Balliol College...
Museums and galleries
University of Oxford
- Ashmolean MuseumAshmolean MuseumThe Ashmolean Museum on Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, is the world's first university museum...
, Britain's oldest museum - Pitt Rivers MuseumPitt Rivers MuseumThe Pitt Rivers Museum is a museum displaying the archaeological and anthropological collections of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. The museum is located to the east of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, and can only be accessed through that building.The museum was...
- Museum of Natural HistoryOxford University Museum of Natural HistoryThe Oxford University Museum of Natural History, sometimes known simply as the Oxford University Museum, is a museum displaying many of the University of Oxford's natural history specimens, located on Parks Road in Oxford, England. It also contains a lecture theatre which is used by the...
, home of (the remains of) the Oxford DodoDodoThe dodo was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Related to pigeons and doves, it stood about a meter tall, weighing about , living on fruit, and nesting on the ground.... - Museum of the History of ScienceMuseum of the History of Science, OxfordThe Museum of the History of Science, located in Broad Street, Oxford, is home to an unrivalled collection of scientific instruments from medieval times to the 17th century. Its collection of 18th and 19th-century instruments is also substantial...
, in Britain's oldest purpose-built museum building - Bate Collection of Musical Instruments, St Aldate's
Others
- Museum of OxfordMuseum of OxfordThe Museum of Oxford covers the history of the City and University of Oxford, England. The displays include original artifacts, treasures from Oxford colleges and period room reconstructions, from prehistoric times onwards....
- Museum of Modern Art
- Science OxfordScience OxfordScience Oxford is a charitable organisation based in Oxford, England. Science Oxfords mission is: To encourage the pursuit of science and enterprise, with the long term vision of: Making connections between science, enterprise and society.Science Oxford was founded in 1985 as The Oxford Trust by...
- Oxfordshire Visual Arts Development Agency (Ovada)
University buildings
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Colleges of the University of Oxford
The University of Oxford comprises 38 Colleges and 6 Permanent Private Halls of religious foundation. Colleges and PPHs are autonomous self-governing corporations within the university, and all teaching staff and students studying for a degree of the university must belong to one of the colleges...
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- The Bodleian LibraryBodleian LibraryThe Bodleian Library , the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library...
- The Clarendon BuildingClarendon BuildingThe Clarendon Building is a landmark Grade I listed building in Oxford, England, owned by the University of Oxford. It was built between 1711 and 1715 to house the Oxford University Press. It stands in the centre of the city in Broad Street, near the Bodleian Library and the Sheldonian Theatre...
(often used as a set for film and television) - The Radcliffe CameraRadcliffe CameraThe Radcliffe Camera is a building in Oxford, England, designed by James Gibbs in the English Palladian style and built in 1737–1749 to house the Radcliffe Science Library.-History:...
(one of several institutions named after John Radcliffe) - The Sheldonian TheatreSheldonian TheatreThe Sheldonian Theatre, located in Oxford, England, was built from 1664 to 1668 after a design by Christopher Wren for the University of Oxford. The building is named after Gilbert Sheldon, chancellor of the university at the time and the project's main financial backer...
- The Oxford University PressOxford University PressOxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
Open spaces
The floodplains for Oxford's two rivers reach right into the heart of the city, providing a wealth of green spaces.- The University ParksUniversity ParksThe Oxford University Parks, more normally the University Parks, or just The Parks to members of the local community, is one large parkland area slightly northeast of the Oxford city centre in England...
- The University Botanic GardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic GardenThe University of Oxford Botanic Garden is an historic botanic garden in Oxford, England. It is the oldest botanic garden in Great Britain and one of the oldest scientific gardens in the world. The garden was founded in 1621 as a physic garden growing plants for medicinal research. Today it...
- Christ Church MeadowChrist Church Meadow, OxfordChrist Church Meadow is a famous flood-meadow, and popular walking and picnic spot in Oxford, England.Roughly triangular in shape it is bounded by the River Thames , the River Cherwell, and Christ Church. It provides access to many of the college boat houses which are on an island at the confluence...
- Port MeadowPort Meadow, OxfordPort Meadow is a large area of common land beside the River Thames to the north and west of Oxford, England.The meadow is an ancient area of grazing land, still used for horses and cattle, and has never been ploughed...
- MesopotamiaMesopotamia, OxfordMesopotamia is a narrow island that forms part of the University Parks, Oxford, England. It lies between the upper and lower levels of the River Cherwell...
- Angel & Greyhound MeadowAngel & Greyhound Meadow, Oxford.Also known as Angel Meadow, the Angel & Greyhound Meadow is a flood-meadow adjoining the River Cherwell just north of Magdalen Bridge, Oxford, England and opposite Magdalen College. It derives its name from the old Angel and Greyhound coaching inns in the High Street, for which it served as a...
- Cutteslowe ParkCutteslowe Park, OxfordCutteslowe Park is a public park in Cutteslowe in North Oxford, England. It wasestablished in 1935 when Oxford City Council acquired land of the former Cutteslowe Manor farm, whose house still stands at its centre. More land was acquired in 1937...
- Florence Park
- South ParkSouth Park, OxfordSouth Park is a park on Headington Hill in east Oxford, England. It is the largest park within Oxford city limits. A good view of the city centre with its historic spires and towers of Oxford University can be obtained at the park's highest point, a favourite location for photographers.The park is...
- Warneford MeadowWarneford MeadowWarneford Meadow is an area of of natural grassland immediately south-east of the Warneford Hospital, in Headington, East Oxford, England. The Warneford Meadow is one of the few remaining wild spaces within urban Oxford, and is appreciated by the local community for its biodiversity and tranquillity...
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