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The city of dreaming spires: medieval colleges, the Bodleian Library, punts on the Cherwell and some of the world's great museums, all within a compact, walkable centre.

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Photo from Google Maps · easyHotel Oxford

Google rating 4.7 (6,719)

280 Banbury Rd, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7DY, UK

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Situated on Banbury Road in Summertown, easyHotel Oxford provides straightforward, simply furnished…

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Photo from Google Maps · voco Oxford Spires by IHG

Google rating 4.4 (2,450) · Guest rating 8.8/10 (149)

Abingdon Rd, Oxford OX1 4PS, UK

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Voco Oxford Spires is a 181-room IHG hotel set in grounds beside the River Thames off Abingdon Road, about a…

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Photo from Google Maps · Leonardo Royal Hotel Oxford

Google rating 4.2 (3,197)

Godstow Rd, Wolvercote, Oxford OX2 8AL, UK

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Situated on Godstow Road in Wolvercote, Leonardo Royal Hotel Oxford provides sleek, modern accommodation…

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Photo from Google Maps · The Store Oxford

Google rating 4.6 (683)

1, 5 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3AG, UK

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The Store is a 101-room boutique hotel on Broad Street, Oxford, set in the former Boswells department store.

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Photo from Google Maps · Premier Inn Oxford Botley hotel

Google rating 4.1 (701) · Guest rating 5.3/10 (5,537)

West Way, Botley, Oxford OX2 0JF, UK

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Situated on West Way in Botley, this unpretentious Oxford hotel offers relaxed guest accommodation, with…

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Photo from Google Maps · RK LaFleur

Google rating 3.5 (1,796)

Moto Service Area, Peartree Roundabout, Woodstock Rd, Oxford OX2 8JZ, UK

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Situated within the Moto Service Area at Peartree Roundabout, the Travelodge Oxford Peartree offers a…

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Photo from Google Maps · George Street Hotel

Google rating 4.1 (314) · Guest rating 7.5/10 (1,453)

15-19 George St, Oxford OX1 2AB, UK

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Situated on George Street directly opposite the New Theatre Oxford, this upmarket hotel offers refined…

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Photo from Google Maps · Lakeside Oxford Hotel

Google rating 4.7 (23)

118 Abingdon Rd, Oxford OX1 4PZ, UK

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Situated on Abingdon Road, Lakeside Oxford Hotel is a welcoming accommodation option set roughly a…

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Guest rating 8.2/10 (2,108)

13 Park End St

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Central Backpackers is a hotel situated at 13 Park End Street in Oxford.

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Guest rating 8.7/10 (2,224)

Folly Bridge

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The Head of the River is a hotel situated at Folly Bridge in Oxford.

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Guest rating 8.1/10 (920)

283 Iffley Road

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Iffley Town House is a hotel situated in Oxford.

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Guest rating 9.3/10 (1,534)

92-94 High Street

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The Old Bank Hotel is an accommodation establishment situated in Oxford.

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Guest rating 8.1/10 (2,267)

15-17 London Road

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Pickwicks Guest House is a hotel situated in Oxford.

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Guest rating 8.2/10 (1,191)

17 Botley Rd

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River Hotel offers guest accommodation situated on Botley Road in Oxford.

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Guest rating 8.7/10 (1,747)

41 St Margaret's Rd

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St Margaret's Hotel provides accommodation situated within the city of Oxford.

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Guest rating 8/10 (2,978)

11 Broad Street

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The Buttery is an Oxford hotel situated at 11 Broad Street.

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Guest rating 8.2/10 (2,440)

180 Banbury Road

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The Galaxie is a hotel located at 180 Banbury Road in Oxford.

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Guest rating 7.3/10 (1,125)

102 St.Clements Street

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The Old Black Horse Inn is a hotel situated in Oxford.

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Guest rating 8.1/10 (2,063)

106-110 Abingdon Road

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The Sportsview Guest House provides hotel accommodation situated along Abingdon Road in Oxford.

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Guest rating 7.6/10 (931)

15 Ship Street

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Tower House Guest House is a hotel establishment situated in Oxford.

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Guest rating 8/10 (1,866)

20-24 St Michaels Street

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Vanbrugh House Hotel is an accommodation provider located in Oxford.

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Guest rating 7.3/10 (1,112)

1 Botley Road

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The Westgate Hotel provides accommodation situated in Oxford.

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Photo from Google Maps · Dirty Bones Oxford

Google rating 4.6 (7,413)

304 The Westgate, Queen St, Oxford OX1 1PG, UK

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Dirty Bones is a comfort-food restaurant and cocktail bar inside the Westgate centre in Oxford.

Photo from Google Maps · Turf Tavern

Google rating 4.5 (7,340)

4 Bath Pl, Oxford OX1 3SU, UK

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The Turf Tavern is one of Oxford's best-known pubs, tucked down the narrow alley of Bath Place off Holywell…

Photo from Google Maps · Deliveranz FC

Google rating 4.4 (6,129)

195 Godstow Rd, Wolvercote, Oxford OX2 8PN, UK

Pub

The Trout Inn is a Grade II listed 17th-century pub beside the Thames at Lower Wolvercote, north of Oxford.

Photo from Google Maps · The Perch

Google rating 4.6 (3,571)

Binsey Ln, Binsey, Oxford OX2 0NG, UK

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The Perch is a thatched pub in the hamlet of Binsey, on the north-west edge of Oxford, close to the Thames…

Photo from Google Maps · Carla Neufeld

Google rating 4.5 (2,401)

21 Friars Entry, Oxford OX1 2BY, UK

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The White Rabbit is a family-run independent pub on Friars Entry, the lane between Gloucester Green and…

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Photo from Google Maps · The Head of the River, Oxford

Google rating 4.2 (3,617)

Folly Brg, St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 4LB, UK

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The Head of the River is a Fuller's pub with rooms at Folly Bridge, in a converted warehouse on the Thames.

Photo from Google Maps · The Ivy Oxford Brasserie

Google rating 4.4 (2,448)

120-121 High St, Oxford OX1 4DF, UK

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The Ivy Oxford Brasserie occupies two Grade II-listed Victorian buildings on Oxford's High Street, opposite…

Photo from Google Maps · The Bear Inn, Oxford

Google rating 4.4 (2,381)

6 Alfred St, Oxford OX1 4EH, UK

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The Bear Inn is a tiny, low-beamed pub on the corner of Alfred Street and Blue Boar Street, just north of…

Photo from Google Maps · M K Nangia

Google rating 4.7 (1,239)

2 Oxford Castle, Oxford OX1 1AY, UK

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Situated at Oxford Castle, Namaste Village is an Indian restaurant that specialises in vegetarian, vegan,…

Photo from Google Maps · Joseph Newman

Google rating 4.4 (2,015)

3 New Rd, Oxford OX1 1AY, UK

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Set within a converted 18th-century prison complex on New Road, Malmaison Oxford provides a truly…

Photo from Google Maps · The Chequers

Google rating 4.3 (2,034)

131 High St, Oxford OX1 4DH, UK

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The Chequers is a Grade II listed pub down a narrow passage off Oxford's High Street, about 50 yards from…

Photo from Google Maps · Gees Restaurant & Bar

Google rating 4.4 (1,557)

61-63 Banbury Rd, Park Town, Oxford OX2 6PE, UK

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Situated on Banbury Road in Oxford's Park Town, Gees Restaurant & Bar offers dining within an elegant glass…

Photo from Google Maps · James McPhail

Google rating 4.4 (1,557)

30-32 St Michael's St, Oxford OX1 2EB, UK

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The Handle Bar Cafe & Kitchen is a cafe, restaurant and bar tucked upstairs above a bicycle shop on St…

Photo from Google Maps · Society Café

Google rating 4.6 (1,085)

12-16 St Michael's St, Oxford OX1 2DU, UK

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Society Café is an independent speciality coffee shop on St Michael's Street in central Oxford, a few steps…

Photo from Google Maps · voco Oxford Thames by IHG

Google rating 4.4 (1,457)

Henley Rd, Sandford-on-Thames, Oxford OX4 4GX, UK

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Situated on Henley Road in Sandford-on-Thames, voco Oxford Thames provides contemporary accommodation within…

Photo from Google Maps · Oxford Castle Quarter

Google rating 4.5 (1,198)

Castle St, Oxford OX1 1AY, UK

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Located on Castle Street, Oxford Castle Quarter is a historic destination home to a castle, former prison,…

Photo from Google Maps · Six by Nico Oxford

Google rating 4.6 (1,011)

RU3, 309 Westgate Roof Terrace, Oxford OX1 1TR, UK

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Situated on the Westgate Roof Terrace, Six by Nico Oxford is a restaurant serving creative multi-course…

Photo from Google Maps · Plough Inn

Google rating 4.3 (1,282)

38 Cornmarket St, Oxford OX1 3HA, UK

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Situated on bustling Cornmarket Street in central Oxford, the Plough Inn is a bright tavern featuring large…

Photo from Google Maps · Flight Club Oxford

Google rating 4.8 (570)

RU11, Rooftop Terrace, Westgate Shopping Centre, Oxford OX1 1TR, UK

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Situated on the Rooftop Terrace of Oxford's Westgate Shopping Centre, Flight Club Oxford offers an…

Photo from Google Maps · The Oxford Retreat

Google rating 4.2 (1,243)

1-2 Hythe Bridge St, Oxford OX1 2EW, UK

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The Oxford Retreat is a pub on Hythe Bridge Street, between the station and the city centre, with a…

Photo from Google Maps · Premier Inn Oxford Cowley hotel

Google rating 3.9 (2,051)

Oxford Business Park, Garsington Rd, Oxford OX4 2JT, UK

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Situated at Oxford Business Park on Garsington Road, this casual budget hotel features relaxed guest rooms…

Photo from Google Maps · The Grapes

Google rating 4.3 (799)

7 George St, Oxford OX1 2AT, UK

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The Grapes is a narrow Victorian pub on George Street, one of the last traditional pubs on a street now full…

Photo from Google Maps · GAIL's Bakery Jericho

Google rating 4.2 (711)

21-22 Little Clarendon St, Oxford OX1 2HU, UK

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Situated on Little Clarendon Street in Oxford, GAIL's Bakery Jericho is a bakery café serving a wide…

Photo from Google Maps · Treadwell Restaurant

Google rating 4.5 (170)

31 Cornmarket St, Oxford OX1 3AG, UK

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Treadwell is the restaurant at The Store hotel, on the corner of Cornmarket and Broad Street in central…

Photo from Google Maps · Missing Bean Cowley

Google rating 4.8 (52)

1, Trinity House, John Smith Dr, Oxford OX4 2RZ, UK

Café

Situated at Trinity House on John Smith Drive, Missing Bean Cowley is an airy Oxford café and local roastery…

Photo from Google Maps · Gulsen Yılmaz

Google rating 4.7 (12,285)

Beaumont St, Oxford OX1 2PH, UK

Attraction

Situated on Beaumont Street in Oxford, the Ashmolean Museum is a free attraction presenting ancient and…

Photo from Google Maps · María José Villafranca

Google rating 4.5 (11,950)

Market St, Oxford OX1 3DZ, UK

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Oxford's Covered Market has been trading since 1 November 1774, tucked behind the High Street between…

Photo from Google Maps · Xiaojing (Jane)

Google rating 4.5 (5,785)

Rose Ln, Oxford OX1 4AZ, UK

Attraction

Established in 1621, this historic garden is Britain's oldest botanic garden, showcasing over 5,000 plant…

Photo from Google Maps · Leeds Reyner

Google rating 4.7 (2,564)

Walton Well Rd, Oxford OX2 6ED, UK

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Port Meadow is about 300 acres of open common beside the River Thames on Oxford's north-west edge, running…

Photo from Google Maps · Ljubica Banic

Google rating 4.6 (2,914)

St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1DP, UK

Attraction

Situated on St Aldate's in Oxford, this medieval Gothic and Romanesque cathedral functions as both a parish…

Photo from Google Maps · Carfax Tower

Google rating 4.4 (3,016)

Queen St, Oxford OX1 1ET, UK

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Standing 23 metres tall in central Oxford, Carfax Tower is a historic landmark that once formed part of a…

Photo from Google Maps · 吳瑞堂

Google rating 4.5 (1,999)

St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1DP, UK

Attraction

Situated on St Aldate's in Oxford, Christ Church is a majestic university college famous for its cathedral,…

Photo from Google Maps · Daniel Lezcano

Google rating 4.8 (1,178)

48-51 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3BQ, UK

Attraction

Blackwell's on Broad Street is Oxford's best-known bookshop, opened by Benjamin Henry Blackwell in 1879 in a…

Photo from Google Maps · Alyssa Becker

Google rating 4.6 (1,394)

Broad St, Oxford OX1 3BG, UK

Attraction

The Bodleian Library, established in 1602, stands as the UK's second largest library and the principal…

Photo from Google Maps · Diana Robinson

Google rating 4.7 (968)

Radcliffe Camera, Radcliffe Sq, Oxford OX1 3BG, UK

Landmark

The Radcliffe Camera is the round, domed library at the centre of Radcliffe Square and one of Oxford's…

Photo from Google Maps · Terra Bon

Google rating 4.3 (1,287)

83 St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1RA, UK

Attraction

Situated on St Aldate's opposite Alice's childhood home, this historic Oxford retail spot once operated as…

Photo from Google Maps · Ionut

Google rating 4.6 (607)

Oxford OX1 4AU, UK

Attraction

Magdalen College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, was established in 1458 by William of…

Photo from Google Maps · Dr.chiangtse

Google rating 4.3 (679)

13 Magdalen St, Oxford OX1 3AE, UK

Attraction

Completed in 1843 to a Victorian Gothic design by Sir George Gilbert Scott, the Martyrs' Memorial honours…

Photo from Google Maps · Gallery Bouldering

Google rating 4.6 (229)

The Gallery, 54 Marston St, Oxford OX4 1LF, UK

Attraction

Gallery Bouldering is a dedicated indoor bouldering wall in The Gallery on Marston Street, East Oxford,…

Photo from Google Maps · St Aldates Church

Google rating 4.7 (135)

St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1BT, UK

Landmark

Located on St Aldate's in Oxford, this landmark church features a 12th-century nave and chancel alongside a…

Photo from Google Maps · Oxford Illusion Museum

Google rating 4.2 (234)

133 High St, Oxford OX1 4DN, UK

Attraction

Oxford Illusion Museum opened in June 2025 in a 235-year-old building on the High Street, with 22 rooms of…

Photo from Google Maps · Oxford Official Walking Tours

Google rating 4.9 (88)

Meeting Point: Outside Cool Britannia Gift Shop, 23-25 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3AX, UK

Attraction

Oxford Official Walking Tours run guided walks around the city centre from a meeting point on Broad Street.

Photo from Google Maps · HC S

Google rating 4.6 (3,269)

Oxford OX1 4JF, UK

Attraction

Christ Church Meadow offers a tranquil, expansive open space at the heart of Oxford, perfect for a leisurely…

Photo from Google Maps · Tony Perreira

Google rating 4.7 (152)

Christ Church, Oxford OX1 1DP, UK

Landmark

This iconic Gothic-style bell tower, designed by Christopher Wren, stands proudly over Tom Gate as the main…

Photo from Google Maps · J. Agustín García

Google rating 4.7 (7)

City Centre, Oxford OX1 1AY, UK

Landmark

St George's Tower is the tall stone tower at Oxford Castle, thought to survive from late Saxon times and…

Property types
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Best neighbourhoods

City centre

Colleges, Radcliffe Camera and the Covered Market.

Jericho

Canal-side terraces, independent restaurants and the Phoenix Picturehouse.

Cowley Road

Lively, multicultural and the best-value food in town.

Summertown

Leafy north Oxford with cafés and delis.

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Frequently asked questions

Can you go inside Oxford colleges?
Many colleges open to visitors at set times, some for a small fee. Hours change with term and exams, so check each college's site on the day.
Is Oxford walkable?
Yes. The historic centre is small and largely pedestrianised; driving in is discouraged, so use the Park & Ride if you come by car.