52 places from our Oxford guide, from Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly Bridge to Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St Giles. Each links to its area guide and, where we have one, its official site.
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52 places
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Other sightGraduate college founded in 1438, on the corner of the High Street and Catte Street. Visiting hours vary: check the college.
MuseumThe University's museum of art and archaeology, founded in 1683, on Beaumont Street.
Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read 25 Oct 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source
Other sightOne of the oldest colleges, founded in the 13th century, on Broad Street. Visiting hours vary: check the college.
Other sightThe University of Oxford's main research library, founded in 1602, with its Old Schools Quadrangle on Broad Street.
Other sightCovered bridge over New College Lane linking two parts of Hertford College, completed in 1914.
Other sightTower of the former church of St Martin at the central crossroads of Oxford; visitor details are on the Oxford Preservation Trust site.
Other sightLarge college founded in 1546, with Tom Quad and Tom Tower on St Aldate's. Check the college's visit page for tickets and closures.
Booking: the venue’s own page advises booking ahead (read 25 Oct 2026). Source
Cathedral or churchCathedral of the Diocese of Oxford, also the chapel of Christ Church, with origins in the 12th century.
Park or natureOpen meadow between Christ Church and the Thames and Cherwell rivers, crossed by tree-lined walks.
GalleryGallery of the college's collection of Old Master paintings and drawings, in a building opened in 1968.
Other sightEarly 18th-century building on Broad Street designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor.
Other sightSmall college founded in 1517, off Merton Street. Visiting hours vary: check the college.
Other sightIndoor market between the High Street and Market Street, with food traders, cafés and independent shops.
Other sightFifteenth-century hall with an elaborately carved stone vault, part of the Bodleian complex.
Other sightBridge over the Thames at the south end of St Aldate's, beside the Head of the River pub and The Folly.
Other sightRuins of a Benedictine nunnery beside the Thames, on the edge of Port Meadow near the Trout Inn.
Other sightLock on the River Thames at the north end of Port Meadow, near Godstow Bridge.
MuseumMuseum of scientific instruments in the 1683 building that first housed the Ashmolean's collections, on Broad Street.
Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read 25 Oct 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source
Other sightVictorian college of red and patterned brick, founded in 1870, on Parks Road. Visiting hours vary: check the college.
Other sightSmall covered bridge over a lane running beside University College, off the High Street.
Other sightStone bridge carrying the High Street over the River Cherwell, with Magdalen College beside it.
Other sightCollege founded in 1458 beside the Cherwell, with a tall tower at the east end of the High Street. Visiting hours vary: check the college.
Other sightGothic Revival memorial at the south end of St Giles, commemorating three 16th-century Protestant bishops burned in Oxford.
Other sightCollege founded in 1264, on cobbled Merton Street. Visiting hours vary: check the college.
GalleryContemporary art gallery on Pembroke Street, founded in 1965.
Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read 25 Oct 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source
MuseumThe city's local history museum, inside Oxford Town Hall on St Aldate's.
Other sightCollege founded in 1379, entered from Holywell Street. Visiting hours vary: check the college.
Other sightCollege founded in 1324 on Oriel Square. Visiting hours vary: check the college.
CastleMedieval castle site and former prison, with an Anglo-Saxon tower, a crypt and prison cells open to visitors.
MuseumThe University's natural history collections in a 19th-century Gothic Revival building with a glass-roofed court.
Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read 25 Oct 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source
Other sightThe University's publishing house, with its headquarters building on Walton Street in Jericho.
Other sightCollege founded in 1624, on Pembroke Square off St Aldate's. Visiting hours vary: check the college.
MuseumThe University's museum of anthropology and world archaeology, founded in 1884 and entered through the Museum of Natural History.
Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read 25 Oct 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source
Park or natureLarge open meadow beside the River Thames, grazed by horses and cattle, north-west of Jericho.
Other sightCircular domed library in Radcliffe Square, designed by James Gibbs and now a reading room of the Bodleian Libraries.
Other sightGrade I listed observatory building completed in 1794, in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter off Woodstock Road.
Other sightCeremonial hall of the University, designed by Christopher Wren and completed in 1669.
Cathedral or churchChurch with a tall Italianate bell tower, built in 1868 and a landmark of Jericho's skyline.
Other sightCollege founded in the 13th century, off Queen's Lane. Visiting hours vary: check the college.
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MuseumMuseum of stories and storytelling for families, on Pembroke Street.
Other sightBell tower over the main gate of Christ Church on St Aldate's, designed by Christopher Wren.
Other sightCollege founded in 1555 and set back behind a gate on Broad Street. Visiting hours vary: check the college.
Cathedral or churchThe University's church on the High Street, with a medieval tower and a view over Radcliffe Square.
Other sightCollege on the High Street, founded in the 13th century. Visiting hours vary: check the college.
GardenWalled botanic garden by the Cherwell, founded in 1621 and opposite Magdalen College.
Park or naturePublic parkland beside the River Cherwell, north-east of the centre, owned by the University.
Other sightCollege founded in 1610 on Parks Road, with gardens. Visiting hours vary: check the college.
Other sightThe Bodleian's special collections library on Broad Street, opened in 2015, with free exhibition spaces and a café.
Other sightCollege founded in 1714 with gardens and a lake on its western side. Visiting hours vary: check the college.
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