Location: Oxford
Top Things to do in Oxford
Top 10 Educational sites in Oxford, England
In the "city of dreaming spires," academia takes center stage. Gaze out at Oxford's world-famous university from the top of Carfax Tower before heading into the city's pedestrian-friendly streets. Follow your nose to the Covered Market for the makings of a picnic to enjoy at Headington Hill Park. Mix the historic and modern with visits to the 12th-century village church of Iffley and trendy Cowley's ethnic shops and music venues.
Restaurants in Oxford
1. St Edmund Hall
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5.0 based on 41 reviews
Reviewed By TeamWard - Nottingham, United Kingdom
St Edmund Hall offers a Medieval hall if you go on the tour of the grounds, it was one of several colleges we saw only from the outside with more stunning architecture.
2. University of Oxford
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4.5 based on 1,610 reviews
Starting as early as 1096 with some form of teaching, Oxford is the oldest English-speaking university in the world.
Reviewed By Onleaveagain - Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
The university is formed from almost forty individual colleges. The grandest buildings are located in the colleges which are the oldest. The majority of buildings are built in sandstone with ornate door and window surrounds, towers and huge pillars. Access to several colleges can be gained for a small fee. Oxford is known as the ‘city of dreaming spires’ and just looking around the skyline it is easy to see why.
3. Christ Church
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4.5 based on 2,479 reviews
Reviewed By PeteD60 - Ware, United Kingdom
This was an Tuesday afternoon visit in November – highlights – the Dining Hall – Custodian Sue was very informative and helpful – the tables were laid against a background of history with its Founder Cardinal Wolsey and after his fall Henry 8 and Elizabeth 1 looking down on the diners alongside portraits of Deans - past and present – different dining times for the students – early smart casual – later more formal with gowns – a different world – and then out into the quadrangle dominated by the Wren designed tower and then into the cathedral with its choir stalls running through the centre – guides on hand to provide additional information to the free guide – it is a visit of history and tradition in spades – well worth a visit – thank you
4. New College
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4.5 based on 331 reviews
New College, founded in 1379, is one of the larger colleges at the University of Oxford, and is particularly well-known for its Chapel and Choir.
Reviewed By JQE50 - Newton Abbot, United Kingdom
My husband and I visited as "tourists"; we were not disappointed and met with the most wonderful charismatic and splendid gentleman - I remain sorely disappointed I did not take his name. He treated us to a first class experience, his passion and commitment to the college was highly evident and I was so impressed that so many of the students spoke warmly and affectionately to him. He was clearly very well informed and versed and shared with us so much information and history that we felt quite honoured and proud that he chose to share his knowledge with us. I simply hope that this review makes it to his viewing and someone passes on how very wonderful he was. This is a stunning college and we learned so much about its history. How very privileged should you be lucky enough to study here.
5. Magdalen College
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4.5 based on 708 reviews
Please visit magd.ox.ac.uk
Reviewed By Suzyed144
Lovely college to walk around, allow a good 90 minutes and finish off with a nice snack in theold kitchen bar, in the summer the seats outside can be viewed from Magdalen bridge.
6. All Souls College
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4.5 based on 72 reviews
Founded by Henry VI and Henry Chichele in 1438, the college today serves primarily as an academic research institution at the University of Oxford.
Reviewed By TexasAly - Mount Pleasant, United States
Highly recommend spending an afternoon exploring the parts that are open to the public. It is an amazing place to visit knowing that it is and has housed some of the greatest minds in the world.
7. Balliol College
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4.5 based on 376 reviews
Part of the University of Oxford, Balliol College was founded in 1263 by John Balliol and was one of the first colleges to create academic opportunities for women.
Reviewed By Onleaveagain - Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
We visited this college as part of our two hour guided walking tour of Oxford. The entrance fee was only £3 per person but unless you know where to go and what to see it is well worth visiting with a guide. It is one of the oldest colleges dating back to the 12th century. It has been extensively expanding over the years so there is a large array of buildings to visit. The Quadrangle, Great Hall and Chapel are the principle places to see and with our guide giving us a great commentary on the places we saw it really gave us an insight in the past and present history of the college. It is essentially a Socialist college which apparent has provided the country with four Conservative prime ministers including the latest one, Boris Johnson. Several other colleges are open to the public but I would have no hesitation of recommending this one.
8. Corpus Christi College
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4.5 based on 25 reviews
Founded in 1517 by Richard Fox, then Bishop of Winchester, this is the smallest Oxford college with approximately 350 undergraduate and graduate students.
9. Hertford College
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4.5 based on 31 reviews
Founded in 1282 by Elias de Hertford, this Oxford College has educated many leading figures in British life over the centuries including John Donne, the 17th-century poet, Thomas Hobbs, political philosopher, and Jonathan Swift, famous satirist.
Reviewed By JeffTheChairman - Exeter, United Kingdom
Protected by the amazing Bridge of Sighs Hertford College was an undoubted highlight of our visit to Oxford Some stunning buildings and amazing architecture
10. Jesus College
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4.5 based on 20 reviews
This is the only Oxford college that dates from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, when it received its royal charter in 1571 as "Jesus College in the University of Oxford of Queen Elizabeth's Foundation."
