This hall is located at the heart of the community on the Market Square and is without a doubt one of the most interesting and...

This grade 1 listed building is home to one of the most famous museums in the area. Opposite the medieval abbey in the centre...

A 200 year old working watermill in wildlife friendly surroundings, open 2nd Sunday in every month, April to October 10-5pm, adults £1 and children 50...

Pendon Museum was founded in 1954 to commemorate in miniature the landscape of the Vale of the White Horse as it was in the 1920’s....

This museum covers the history of the Boy Scout movement in Oxfordshire. The movement has a long and illustrious story to be told across...

Didcot lies halfway between London and Bristol on Brunel’s historic Great Western Railway. The original engine shed is home to a lovingly restored collection of...

You must leave the main road behind, and go deep into Blewbury, to truly appreciate this chocolate box village. Blewbury lies at the foot of...

Dorchester Abbey Museum is housed in two buildings on the site of the Abbey. The Old Schoolroom is part of the abbey’s 14th Century...

A Grade I listed building and protected by a local heritage foundation, this 15th Century chapel is one of the most beautiful buildings in the...

The Headington Shark is one of Oxford’s more bizarre tourist attractions. Created by the sculptor John Buckley, the fibreglass shark is 25 feet long...

The Saxon Tower of St Michael at the North Gate is nearly 1000 years old and is Oxford’s oldest building. Visitors who pay to...

The Carfax Tower is the remains of the church of St Martin which was demolished in 1896 in order to widen the road and improve...

The Old County Hall building in the centre of Oxford is apparently often mistaken by tourists as a castle but was actually built in the...

This open area of meadowland follows the river Cherwell along the back of Christ Church College. Intersected by paths the meadows have for centuries...

The indoor market in Oxford high street has a long and interesting history. Designed by architect John Gwynn, creator of Magdalen Bridge, the market...

Without a doubt this pub is top of the list for a great deal of literary pilgrims to Oxford. Famed as the meeting place...

The Museum of Oxford is owned by the city council and acts as an excellent starting point to get to know the colourful and fascinating...

The University Parks were first opened to the public in 1854. The vast expanse of 70 acres of land on the west side of...

Oxford Castle was founded after the Norman invasion and first became a prison in the 13th Century although the main buildings date from the 1770s....

Oxford’s Westgate Shopping Centre is in the centre of the city and offers shoppers the option of escaping the traffic and tourists of the main...

Founded in 1624, Pembroke College is concentrated in its traditional site in the centre of Oxford but it has a fine new building on the...

The Oxfordshire Studies Centre was established in order to bring together a wealth of information and documents that have been collated from hundreds of years...

The Bate Collection celebrates the history of the western musical tradition from medieval times to the modern day. The museum houses a large collection...

Modern Art is the new name for the Oxford Museum of Modern Art, a gallery that has been open since 1965 and in that time...

The ecclesiastical community at St Aldates dates back to the twelfth Century when the first parts of this central Oxford church were constructed. The...

People have been visiting this medieval church for over 800 years, ever since local pilgrims came here to pray at the shrine of St. Frideswide,...

Christ Church College has an interesting history. It was initially founded by Cardinal Wolsey in the 16th Century and was re-founded later in the...

Christ Church Picture Gallery is one of the many fine galleries that is located in the heart of Oxford, one of the most visited tourist...

The Old Fire Station Theatre is a studio theatre situated on George Street in the centre of Oxford. Officially the studio theatre to New Theatre...

One of the newer colleges of Oxford, St. Peter’s wasn’t founded until 1929, the vision of Francis James Chavasse, Bishop of Liverpool. His plan...

The Wesley family have a history in the street this church is built on that dates back to before John Wesley was born. John...

The Oxford Union is the most famous debating society in he world. Housed in an architectural masterpiece at the very heart of the city...

Oxford Playhouse has a reputation as one of Britain’s leading theatres and has done since its foundation in 1920. The theatre has strong links...

Corpus Christi College is one of the smaller colleges of Oxford University and has the advantage of overlooking meadows but being in the city centre....

Saint Michael tower is the oldest building in the historic city of Oxford. We know the tower previously formed part of the city walls around...

Jesus College was founded in 1571 by eight commissioners, of whom Hugh Price is often credited as the main force, and received its Royal Charter...

This is the oldest museum in Britain; in fact when it was first opened in 1683 the term ‘museum’ was hardly in common usage....

Oriel College is in the centre of Oxford and is the fifth oldest college in the university. While none of the original buildings remain,...

St. Mary the Virgin, on High Street, holds a special place in the history of Oxford University. It is one of the oldest University buildings...

Lincoln College is one of the oldest academic institutions in the world and is situated in the heart of Oxford’s historic centre. It has...