The Oxfordshire Record Office is home to a vast amount of administrative, political and social records that are associated with hundreds of years of history...

The Health Archives for the county of Oxfordshire were originally established simply as an administrative tool for the local NHS to be able to check...

The University of Oxford Botanic Garden is nearly 400 years old and is the oldest in Britain. The garden has over 7,000 different types...

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...

Magdalen College was founded in 1448 by William of Waynflete and was one of the first colleges to teach science. The impressive buildings of...

Oxford University’s Ruskin School of Drawing & Fine Art was founded by John Ruskin in 1871 whose aim was to develop a course that would...

A trip to Oxford would not be complete without trying out the traditional activity of punting down the River Cherwell. The Magdalen Bridge Boathouse...

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

Unlike many of the colleges of Oxford University, Merton College is free to visitors. As one of the three colleges that were founded in...

Merton College Chapel was built in the 13th Century and still possesses windows that contain the original glass from the period. Other windows contain...

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....

St Edmund Hall was one of Oxford’s ancient Aularian houses which were the first halls before the establishment of the University’s colleges and is the...

As the oldest college of Oxford University, University College is steeped in history and tradition. The college is famous for having expelled the rebellious...

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

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 Queen’s College is one of Oxford University’s oldest colleges and was founded in 1341. The college was named in honour of Edward III’s...

New College is one of the University of Oxford’s largest colleges and was the first college to be designed around a quadrangle. The college...

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...

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...

The College of All Souls of the Faithful Departed, of Oxford, was founded by Henry VI and Henry Chichele (fellow of New College and Archbishop...

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...

Brasenose College is in the heart of Oxford next to the Radcliffe Camera. Its name is said to be the oddest of all the...

Originally founded as Hart Hall by Elias de Hertford in 1282. Many of the great minds of the English Renaissance studied at what would...

The Bridge of Sighs in Oxford is almost as famous a landmark as its Italian counterpart. The bridge was built in 1913 and is...

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...

Originally run by Presbyterians, the college began life as Manchester Academy in 1786. The college was one of the few remaining dissenting academies that...

Today, the Radcliffe Camera is part of the Bodleian Library and is one of Oxford’s most recognisable buildings. The iconic circular structure was built...

The Bodleian Library is not one library but many, housed in buildings spread all over Oxford. The historic core is around Radcliffe Square, with the...

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...

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

The Sheldonian Theatre was designed by Christopher Wren and was built between 1664 and 1668. Its main purpose is to provide the University of...

The Museum of the History of Science is housed in the oldest surviving purpose-built museum building in the world and has a wonderful collection of...

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....

Still situated in its original location, Exeter College was founded in 1314 by Walter de Stapeldon of Devon, the Bishop of Exeter. The college...

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...

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...