Attractions in Oxford

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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Attractions

Attractions in Oxford

52 places

All Souls College, High Street, Magdalen and East OxfordOther sight
College

All Souls College

Graduate college founded in 1438, on the corner of the High Street and Catte Street. Visiting hours vary: check the college.

  • High Street, Magdalen and East Oxford, Oxford
Ashmolean Museum, Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St GilesMuseum
Museum

Ashmolean Museum

The University's museum of art and archaeology, founded in 1683, on Beaumont Street.

Free entry (venue site)Indoor

Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read Oct 25, 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source

  • Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St Giles, Oxford
Balliol College, Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St GilesOther sight
College

Balliol College

One of the oldest colleges, founded in the 13th century, on Broad Street. Visiting hours vary: check the college.

  • Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St Giles, Oxford
Bodleian Library, Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St GilesOther sight
Library

Bodleian Library

The University of Oxford's main research library, founded in 1602, with its Old Schools Quadrangle on Broad Street.

Indoor
  • Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St Giles, Oxford
Bridge of Sighs, Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St GilesOther sight
Landmark

Bridge of Sighs

Covered bridge over New College Lane linking two parts of Hertford College, completed in 1914.

  • Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St Giles, Oxford
Carfax Tower, High Street, Magdalen and East OxfordOther sight
Landmark

Carfax Tower

Tower of the former church of St Martin at the central crossroads of Oxford; visitor details are on the Oxford Preservation Trust site.

  • High Street, Magdalen and East Oxford, Oxford
Christ Church, Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly BridgeOther sight
College

Christ Church

Large 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 advised

Booking: the venue’s own page advises booking ahead (read Oct 25, 2026). Source

  • Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly Bridge, Oxford
Christ Church Cathedral, Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly BridgeCathedral or church
Cathedral

Christ Church Cathedral

Cathedral of the Diocese of Oxford, also the chapel of Christ Church, with origins in the 12th century.

Indoor
  • Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly Bridge, Oxford
Christ Church Meadow, Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly BridgePark or nature
Park

Christ Church Meadow

Open meadow between Christ Church and the Thames and Cherwell rivers, crossed by tree-lined walks.

Outdoor
  • Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly Bridge, Oxford
Clarendon Building, Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St GilesOther sight
Historic building

Clarendon Building

Early 18th-century building on Broad Street designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor.

  • Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St Giles, Oxford
Corpus Christi College, Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly BridgeOther sight
College

Corpus Christi College

Small college founded in 1517, off Merton Street. Visiting hours vary: check the college.

  • Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly Bridge, Oxford
Covered Market, High Street, Magdalen and East OxfordOther sight
Market

Covered Market

Indoor market between the High Street and Market Street, with food traders, cafés and independent shops.

  • High Street, Magdalen and East Oxford, Oxford
Divinity School, Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St GilesOther sight
Historic building

Divinity School

Fifteenth-century hall with an elaborately carved stone vault, part of the Bodleian complex.

  • Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St Giles, Oxford
Folly Bridge, Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly BridgeOther sight
Landmark

Folly Bridge

Bridge over the Thames at the south end of St Aldate's, beside the Head of the River pub and The Folly.

  • Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly Bridge, Oxford
Godstow Abbey ruins, Jericho, the Castle and Port MeadowOther sight
Ruins

Godstow Abbey ruins

Ruins of a Benedictine nunnery beside the Thames, on the edge of Port Meadow near the Trout Inn.

Outdoor
  • Jericho, the Castle and Port Meadow, Oxford
Godstow Lock, Jericho, the Castle and Port MeadowOther sight
Waterway

Godstow Lock

Lock on the River Thames at the north end of Port Meadow, near Godstow Bridge.

Outdoor
  • Jericho, the Castle and Port Meadow, Oxford
History of Science Museum, Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St GilesMuseum
Museum

History of Science Museum

Museum of scientific instruments in the 1683 building that first housed the Ashmolean's collections, on Broad Street.

Free entry (venue site)Indoor

Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read Oct 25, 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source

  • Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St Giles, Oxford
Keble College, Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St GilesOther sight
College

Keble College

Victorian college of red and patterned brick, founded in 1870, on Parks Road. Visiting hours vary: check the college.

  • Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St Giles, Oxford
Logic Lane Covered Bridge, High Street, Magdalen and East OxfordOther sight
Landmark

Logic Lane Covered Bridge

Small covered bridge over a lane running beside University College, off the High Street.

Partly covered
  • High Street, Magdalen and East Oxford, Oxford
Magdalen Bridge, High Street, Magdalen and East OxfordOther sight
Landmark

Magdalen Bridge

Stone bridge carrying the High Street over the River Cherwell, with Magdalen College beside it.

  • High Street, Magdalen and East Oxford, Oxford
Magdalen College, High Street, Magdalen and East OxfordOther sight
College

Magdalen College

College founded in 1458 beside the Cherwell, with a tall tower at the east end of the High Street. Visiting hours vary: check the college.

  • High Street, Magdalen and East Oxford, Oxford
Martyrs' Memorial, Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St GilesOther sight
Monument

Martyrs' Memorial

Gothic Revival memorial at the south end of St Giles, commemorating three 16th-century Protestant bishops burned in Oxford.

Outdoor
  • Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St Giles, Oxford
Merton College, Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly BridgeOther sight
College

Merton College

College founded in 1264, on cobbled Merton Street. Visiting hours vary: check the college.

  • Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly Bridge, Oxford
Modern Art Oxford, Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly BridgeGallery
Gallery

Modern Art Oxford

Contemporary art gallery on Pembroke Street, founded in 1965.

Free entry (venue site)Indoor

Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read Oct 25, 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source

  • Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly Bridge, Oxford
Museum of Oxford, Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly BridgeMuseum
Museum

Museum of Oxford

The city's local history museum, inside Oxford Town Hall on St Aldate's.

Indoor
  • Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly Bridge, Oxford
New College, High Street, Magdalen and East OxfordOther sight
College

New College

College founded in 1379, entered from Holywell Street. Visiting hours vary: check the college.

  • High Street, Magdalen and East Oxford, Oxford
Oriel College, Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly BridgeOther sight
College

Oriel College

College founded in 1324 on Oriel Square. Visiting hours vary: check the college.

  • Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly Bridge, Oxford
Oxford Castle and Prison, Jericho, the Castle and Port MeadowCastle
Historic site

Oxford Castle and Prison

Medieval castle site and former prison, with an Anglo-Saxon tower, a crypt and prison cells open to visitors.

  • Jericho, the Castle and Port Meadow, Oxford
Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St GilesMuseum
Museum

Oxford University Museum of Natural History

The University's natural history collections in a 19th-century Gothic Revival building with a glass-roofed court.

Free entry (venue site)Indoor

Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read Oct 25, 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source

  • Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St Giles, Oxford
Oxford University Press, Jericho, the Castle and Port MeadowOther sight
Landmark

Oxford University Press

The University's publishing house, with its headquarters building on Walton Street in Jericho.

  • Jericho, the Castle and Port Meadow, Oxford
Pembroke College, Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly BridgeOther sight
College

Pembroke College

College founded in 1624, on Pembroke Square off St Aldate's. Visiting hours vary: check the college.

  • Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly Bridge, Oxford
Pitt Rivers Museum, Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St GilesMuseum
Museum

Pitt Rivers Museum

The University's museum of anthropology and world archaeology, founded in 1884 and entered through the Museum of Natural History.

Free entry (venue site)Indoor

Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read Oct 25, 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source

  • Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St Giles, Oxford
Port Meadow, Jericho, the Castle and Port MeadowPark or nature
Common land

Port Meadow

Large open meadow beside the River Thames, grazed by horses and cattle, north-west of Jericho.

Outdoor
  • Jericho, the Castle and Port Meadow, Oxford
Radcliffe Camera, Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St GilesOther sight
Landmark

Radcliffe Camera

Circular domed library in Radcliffe Square, designed by James Gibbs and now a reading room of the Bodleian Libraries.

  • Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St Giles, Oxford
Radcliffe Observatory, Jericho, the Castle and Port MeadowOther sight
Historic building

Radcliffe Observatory

Grade I listed observatory building completed in 1794, in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter off Woodstock Road.

  • Jericho, the Castle and Port Meadow, Oxford
Sheldonian Theatre, Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St GilesOther sight
Historic building

Sheldonian Theatre

Ceremonial hall of the University, designed by Christopher Wren and completed in 1669.

Indoor
  • Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St Giles, Oxford
St Barnabas Church, Jericho, the Castle and Port MeadowCathedral or church
Church

St Barnabas Church

Church with a tall Italianate bell tower, built in 1868 and a landmark of Jericho's skyline.

Indoor
  • Jericho, the Castle and Port Meadow, Oxford
St Edmund Hall, High Street, Magdalen and East OxfordOther sight
College

St Edmund Hall

College founded in the 13th century, off Queen's Lane. Visiting hours vary: check the college.

  • High Street, Magdalen and East Oxford, Oxford
St Margaret's Church, Binsey, Jericho, the Castle and Port MeadowCathedral or church
Church

St Margaret's Church, Binsey

Indoor
  • Jericho, the Castle and Port Meadow, Oxford
The Story Museum, Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly BridgeMuseum
Museum

The Story Museum

Museum of stories and storytelling for families, on Pembroke Street.

Indoor
  • Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly Bridge, Oxford
Tom Tower, Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly BridgeOther sight
Landmark

Tom Tower

Bell tower over the main gate of Christ Church on St Aldate's, designed by Christopher Wren.

  • Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly Bridge, Oxford
Trinity College, Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St GilesOther sight
College

Trinity College

College founded in 1555 and set back behind a gate on Broad Street. Visiting hours vary: check the college.

  • Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St Giles, Oxford
University Church of St Mary the Virgin, High Street, Magdalen and East OxfordCathedral or church
Church

University Church of St Mary the Virgin

The University's church on the High Street, with a medieval tower and a view over Radcliffe Square.

Indoor
  • High Street, Magdalen and East Oxford, Oxford
University College, High Street, Magdalen and East OxfordOther sight
College

University College

College on the High Street, founded in the 13th century. Visiting hours vary: check the college.

  • High Street, Magdalen and East Oxford, Oxford
University of Oxford Botanic Garden, High Street, Magdalen and East OxfordGarden
Garden

University of Oxford Botanic Garden

Walled botanic garden by the Cherwell, founded in 1621 and opposite Magdalen College.

Outdoor
  • High Street, Magdalen and East Oxford, Oxford
University Parks, Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St GilesPark or nature
Park

University Parks

Public parkland beside the River Cherwell, north-east of the center, owned by the University.

Outdoor
  • Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St Giles, Oxford
Wadham College, Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St GilesOther sight
College

Wadham College

College founded in 1610 on Parks Road, with gardens. Visiting hours vary: check the college.

  • Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St Giles, Oxford
Weston Library, Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St GilesOther sight
Library

Weston Library

The Bodleian's special collections library on Broad Street, opened in 2015, with free exhibition spaces and a café.

Indoor
  • Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St Giles, Oxford
Worcester College, Jericho, the Castle and Port MeadowOther sight
College

Worcester College

College founded in 1714 with gardens and a lake on its western side. Visiting hours vary: check the college.

  • Jericho, the Castle and Port Meadow, Oxford

By area

Things to do by area in Oxford

Each link opens the area guide with the full descriptions, photos and directions.

More about Oxford: the Oxford guide, free things to do and UK museums and galleries.

How the flags work

What we show, and what we leave out

Every flag below comes from a source you can open. Where we hold no report, the list says "not stated" or shows nothing: it does not guess. Check the venue before you travel, because prices, hours and booking rules change.

  • Type. Our own grouping of each place's kind in our destination guides (for example museum, castle or garden). It is a filter, not a rating.
  • Entry (free or paid). Shown only where the venue's own website says so in plain words, read on Oct 25, 2026. 5 places here are marked free and 0 paid; the other 47 are not stated. "Free" means general admission: special exhibitions, events and facilities can still be charged. The words we relied on are on the sources page.
  • Booking advised. Shown only where the venue's own page recommends or requires booking ahead (1 places so far). A place without the flag may still be worth booking.
  • Step-free. Reported status only, from OpenStreetMap contributors or the venue's own access page: 0 places have a step-free or partly step-free report. The step-free filter hides places with no report; that does not mean they are not accessible. Contact the venue.
  • Indoor or outdoor. Our rules for the kind of place (15 indoor, 1 partly covered, 8 outdoor; the rest are not classed). It says nothing about opening hours or shelter on the day.
  • Family-friendly. Places marked family-friendly in our guides (0 so far).
  • Nearest to me. Straight-line distance from the position your device reports when you choose it. The position stays in your browser.
  • Saved on this device. Places you have saved with the heart. They are kept in this browser only, and appear in My trip.

Sources

  1. Our destination guides: the places, descriptions and positions come from their "Things to do" pages, which link each venue's official site.
  2. Venue websites, read on Oct 25, 2026 for free-entry, admission-price and booking wording. Each flag and the words behind it: flag sources.
  3. OpenStreetMap contributors (opens in new tab), for reported step-free tags.
  4. Our free things guide, which lists places whose own websites say entry is free.