About Oxford
Oxford is a city in the South East region of England and the county town of Oxfordshire. With an estimated 2016 population of 170,350, it is the 52nd largest city in the United Kingdom, and one of the fastest growing and most ethnically diverse. The city is situated 57 miles (92 km) from London, 69 miles (111 km) from Bristol, 65 miles (105 km) from both Southampton and Birmingham and 25 miles (40 km) from Reading. The city is known worldwide as the home of the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English Speaking world. Building in the Oxford are an example of English architecture period since the late Saxon period. Oxford is known as the “city of dreaming spires”. The major cities on the way from Heathrow to Oxford are Beaconsfield, High Wycombe, Chiltern Hills AONB, Wheatley and Headington. Oxford is accessible reachable through M40 motorway.
PLACES TO STAY, EAT AND THINGS TO DO NEAR OXFORD
Places to Stay
1. Royal Oxford Hotel, Park End St, Oxford OX1 1HR, UK. Phone: +44 1865 248432.
2. Old Parsonage Hotel, 1-3 Banbury Rd, Oxford OX2 6NN, UK. Phone: +44 1865 310210.
3. The Old Bank Hotel, 92-94 High St, Oxford OX1 4BJ, UK. Phone: +44 1865 799599.
4. Macdonald Randolph Hotel, Beaumont St, Oxford OX1 2LN, UK. Phone: +44 344 879 9132.
5. Vanbrugh House Hotel, 20 - 24 St Michael's St, Oxford OX1 2EB, UK. Phone: +44 1865 244622.
Places to Eat
1. Cherwell Boathouse, Bardwell Rd, Oxford OX2 6ST, UK. Phone: +44 1865 552746.
2. Brasserie Blanc, 71-72 Walton St, Oxford OX2 6AG, UK. Phone: +44 1865 510999.
3. Oli's Thai, 38 Magdalen Rd, Oxford OX4 1RB, UK. Phone: +44 1865 790223.
4. The Oxford Kitchen, 215 Banbury Rd, Oxford OX2 7HQ, UK. Phone: +44 1865 511149
5. Côte Brasserie – Oxford, 41-47 George St, Oxford OX1 2BE, UK. Phone: +44 1865 251992
Things to do
1. Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3PW, UK. Phone: +44 1865 272950.
2. University of Oxford Botanic Garden, Rose Lane, Oxford OX1 4AZ, United Kingdom. Phone: +44 1865 286690.
3. Christ Church Meadow, Oxford, St. Aldates, Oxford OX1 1DP, UK. Phone: +44 1865 276150.
4. Port Meadow, Oxford, Walton Well Rd, Oxford OX2 6ED, UK. Phone: +44 1865 252240.
5. University Parks, S Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3RF, UK. Phone: +44 1865 282040