# Above Guide Oxford

> An editorial visitor guide to Oxford spanning colleges, permanent private halls, neighbourhoods, things to do, green spaces and rivers, practical planning, property discovery and an immersive 360-degree city tour.

## Site and dataset
- Canonical destination: https://above.guide/oxford
- Publisher: Above Guide (https://above.guide)
- Language: en-GB
- Maintained content version: 2026-09-06
- Coverage: 43 collegiate institutions (39 colleges and 4 permanent private halls) plus destination guides and published experience pages.
- Each page link below opens its full Markdown export, including public structured data and source links. JSON and canonical web versions are linked beside it.
- Complete public bundle: https://above.guide/oxford/llms-full.txt
- Page manifest, tenant ownership and SHA-256 hashes: https://above.guide/oxford/ai/manifest.json
- Files are generated at deployment from this tenant’s rendered pages and selected public datasets. Saved visitor itineraries and account data are excluded.
- Keep schedule and itinerary editions separate; preliminary, estimated and historical data must not be described as confirmed.

## Core destination guides
- [Oxford visitor guide](https://above.guide/oxford/index.md): Plan a visit to Oxford with in-depth college guides, neighbourhoods, things to do, practical advice and an immersive 360° city tour. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/index.json)
- [Essential guide](https://above.guide/oxford/essential-guide.md): Understand how Oxford works, when to visit, how to get here, how to get around and what visitors can realistically see. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/essential-guide) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/essential-guide.json)
- [Getting to Oxford](https://above.guide/oxford/getting-to-oxford.md): Compare Oxford railway stations, buses, coaches and all five Park and Ride sites, then save your arrival point to your itinerary. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/getting-to-oxford) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/getting-to-oxford.json)
- [Things to Do](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do.md): Plan the best things to do in Oxford, from colleges and museums to rivers, historic pubs, green spaces and city viewpoints. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do.json)
- [Green spaces and rivers](https://above.guide/oxford/green-spaces-rivers.md): Explore Oxford outdoors through the River Cherwell, punting, the Botanic Garden, Port Meadow, University Parks and Christ Church Meadow. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/green-spaces-rivers) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/green-spaces-rivers.json)
- [Neighbourhoods](https://above.guide/oxford/neighbourhoods.md): Explore Oxford beyond the historic centre, including Jericho, East Oxford, Summertown, Headington, Iffley and Osney Island. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/neighbourhoods) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/neighbourhoods.json)
- [Colleges and halls](https://above.guide/oxford/explore.md): Explore all 39 Oxford colleges and four permanent private halls, with founding dates, architecture, highlights and visitor guidance. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/explore) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/explore.json)
- [Best colleges to visit](https://above.guide/oxford/best-colleges-to-visit.md): Compare the 10 best Oxford colleges to visit by access, time, location and what makes each one worth seeing, with practical visitor advice. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/best-colleges-to-visit) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/best-colleges-to-visit.json)
- [College timeline](https://above.guide/oxford/timeline.md): Travel through eight centuries of Oxford history in one interactive chronology of every college and permanent private hall. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/timeline) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/timeline.json)
- [Oxford property](https://above.guide/oxford/properties.md): Discover Oxford homes in context, walk rooms in immersive 360°, save a shortlist and send considered enquiries to linked agents. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/properties) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/properties.json)
- [Oxford itinerary planner](https://above.guide/oxford/welcome.md): Build an Oxford itinerary around the time you have and the experiences you want with complete half-day, full-day and two-day routes. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/welcome) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/welcome.json)
- [Two hours in Oxford](https://above.guide/oxford/itineraries/two-hours.md): Follow a practical two-hour Oxford itinerary from the station through Radcliffe Square, the Bodleian, St Mary’s tower and the Covered Market. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/itineraries/two-hours) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/itineraries/two-hours.json)
- [Half-day Oxford itinerary](https://above.guide/oxford/itineraries/half-day.md): Plan four hours in Oxford with an efficient route through the library quarter, Bridge of Sighs, Christ Church, the Covered Market and St Mary’s tower. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/itineraries/half-day) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/itineraries/half-day.json)
- [One day in Oxford](https://above.guide/oxford/itineraries/one-day.md): Spend one complete day in Oxford with the historic centre, Bodleian Library, Covered Market, Ashmolean Museum, river and an evening pub stop. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/itineraries/one-day) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/itineraries/one-day.json)
- [Two days in Oxford](https://above.guide/oxford/itineraries/two-days.md): Plan a relaxed Oxford weekend covering the historic centre, museums, colleges, river, Botanic Garden, meadow and a golden-hour skyline view. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/itineraries/two-days) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/itineraries/two-days.json)
- [Oxford museums itinerary](https://above.guide/oxford/itineraries/museums.md): Walk between Oxford’s Natural History Museum, Pitt Rivers, History of Science Museum and Ashmolean on one mostly free half-day route. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/itineraries/museums) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/itineraries/museums.json)
- [Oxford family itinerary](https://above.guide/oxford/itineraries/family.md): Plan an Oxford family day with dinosaurs, Pitt Rivers treasures, an easy Covered Market lunch, punting or park time and a riverside finish. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/itineraries/family) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/itineraries/family.json)
- [Oxford vs Cambridge](https://above.guide/oxford/oxford-vs-cambridge.md): An honest comparison of Oxford and Cambridge for a single day: what each city is actually like to walk, what you can get into, and which suits your day. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/oxford-vs-cambridge) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/oxford-vs-cambridge.json)
- [Getting inside a college](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges-you-can-visit.md): Oxford has 39 colleges and four permanent private halls, and they do not treat visitors alike. How college access really works, and how to plan around it. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges-you-can-visit) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges-you-can-visit.json)
- [Free things to do](https://above.guide/oxford/free-things-to-do.md): Oxford’s best museums are free, and so is most of what makes the city worth seeing. A complete day built from things that cost nothing. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/free-things-to-do) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/free-things-to-do.json)
- [Harry Potter in Oxford](https://above.guide/oxford/harry-potter-oxford.md): Which Oxford buildings appear in the Harry Potter films, what Christ Church itself claims about the Great Hall, and the question no source can settle. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/harry-potter-oxford) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/harry-potter-oxford.json)
- [Oxford myths, checked](https://above.guide/oxford/oxford-myths.md): The dates on Oxford pub signs, the Harry Potter Great Hall and the tour that does not go inside — what the records actually say, and what we will not claim. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/oxford-myths) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/oxford-myths.json)
- [Oxford pubs](https://above.guide/oxford/pubs.md): All nine of Oxford’s oldest surviving pubs on one map, dated from the archives rather than the sign above the door. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/pubs) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/pubs.json)
- [Oldest pubs in Oxford](https://above.guide/oxford/historic-pubs.md): Discover Oxford’s oldest surviving pubs through archive records, from a 1241 bequest to Georgian taverns built beyond the colleges’ reach. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/historic-pubs) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/historic-pubs.json)

## Colleges and related institutions (43)
- [All Souls College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/all-souls.md): A unique research college composed only of Fellows (no undergraduates), famed for its notoriously hard Fellowship examination and its architectural… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/all-souls) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/all-souls.json)
- [Balliol College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/balliol.md): One of the three oldest colleges, with an outsized political and intellectual reputation and a long roll of prime ministers and thinkers. Founded 1263;… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/balliol) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/balliol.json)
- [Blackfriars Hall](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/blackfriars.md): It offers a quiet, contemplative religious house in the heart of Oxford, with a working Dominican priory church open to visitors seeking calm off the busy… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/blackfriars) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/blackfriars.json)
- [Brasenose College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/brasenose.md): An intimate, historic college right on Radcliffe Square, with the storied brass 'nose' and strong literary and sporting traditions. Founded 1509; visitor… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/brasenose) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/brasenose.json)
- [Campion Hall](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/campion-hall.md): The appeal is the rare Lutyens-designed hall and its notable art collection, a small jewel of a Jesuit house rather than a grand quad. Founded 1896; visitor… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/campion-hall) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/campion-hall.json)
- [Corpus Christi College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/corpus-christi.md): One of Oxford's smallest and most charming colleges, known for its Pelican Sundial, humanist library heritage and the tradition of a college tortoise.… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/corpus-christi) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/corpus-christi.json)
- [Exeter College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/exeter.md): Scott's jewel-box chapel houses a Burne-Jones and William Morris tapestry, 'The Adoration of the Magi', and the college has rich literary ties including… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/exeter) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/exeter.json)
- [Green Templeton College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/green-templeton.md): Home to the Radcliffe Observatory, one of Oxford's finest Georgian buildings, in a quieter graduate setting north of the city centre. Founded 2008; visitor… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/green-templeton) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/green-templeton.json)
- [Harris Manchester College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/harris-manchester.md): Oxford's college for mature students (aged 21+), with an intimate campus and a jewel-like chapel of Burne-Jones and Morris stained glass. Founded 1786;… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/harris-manchester) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/harris-manchester.json)
- [Hertford College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/hertford.md): The Bridge of Sighs is one of Oxford's most photographed landmarks, and the college sits in the historic heart beside the Bodleian. Founded 1282; visitor… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/hertford) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/hertford.json)
- [Jesus College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/jesus.md): Handsome Tudor quads and strong Welsh heritage, with alumni ranging from T.E. Lawrence to a British Prime Minister. Founded 1571; visitor access should be… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/jesus) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/jesus.json)
- [Keble College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/keble-college.md): A striking counterpoint to Oxford's medieval honey-coloured stone, offering bold Victorian design and a chapel housing a celebrated Pre-Raphaelite… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/keble-college) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/keble-college.json)
- [Kellogg College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/kellogg-college.md): One of Oxford's largest and most international graduate colleges, strongly identified with lifelong learning and part-time study; of interest more for its… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/kellogg-college) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/kellogg-college.json)
- [Lady Margaret Hall](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/lady-margaret-hall.md): Historic significance as the pioneering women's college, combined with some of the finest and largest college gardens in Oxford, set peacefully by the… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/lady-margaret-hall) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/lady-margaret-hall.json)
- [Linacre College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/linacre-college.md): A friendly, internationally minded graduate college known for sustainability leadership rather than grand historic architecture; of interest to those drawn… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/linacre-college) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/linacre-college.json)
- [Lincoln College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/lincoln-college.md): A small, atmospheric college on the historic Turl Street that retains a genuine medieval feel, with strong literary and religious history and one of… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/lincoln-college) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/lincoln-college.json)
- [Magdalen College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/magdalen-college.md): Widely considered one of Oxford's most beautiful colleges, combining the iconic bell tower, medieval cloisters, a resident deer herd and Addison's Walk… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/magdalen-college) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/magdalen-college.json)
- [Mansfield College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/mansfield-college.md): A small, welcoming college notable for its Nonconformist heritage, expressed in a chapel whose stained glass and statues honour Reformation and dissenting… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/mansfield-college) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/mansfield-college.json)
- [Merton College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/merton-college.md): A place to see Oxford's medieval origins first-hand, with an ancient library, a fine chapel, and the tranquil cobbled Merton Street and college gardens… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/merton-college) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/merton-college.json)
- [New College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/new-college.md): One of Oxford's grandest medieval colleges, famous for its atmospheric cloisters and mound-topped gardens along the old city wall, and instantly… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/new-college) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/new-college.json)
- [Nuffield College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/nuffield-college.md): A specialist graduate college devoted to the social sciences, of interest for its unusual mid-century architecture and prominent library tower rather than… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/nuffield-college) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/nuffield-college.json)
- [Oriel College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/oriel-college.md): A compact, atmospheric medieval-into-Jacobean college tucked into its own square, and a focal point both of the 19th-century Oxford Movement and the modern… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/oriel-college) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/oriel-college.json)
- [Pembroke College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/pembroke-college.md): A quietly handsome college opposite Christ Church, rich in literary heritage as the Oxford home of Samuel Johnson and of J.R.R. Tolkien. Founded 1624;… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/pembroke-college) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/pembroke-college.json)
- [Regent's Park College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/regents-park.md): A welcoming, non-conformist hall in central Oxford, of particular interest for its Baptist heritage and the Angus Library archive, admitting students of all… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/regents-park) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/regents-park.json)
- [Reuben College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/reuben-college.md): A rare chance to see a brand-new Oxford college taking shape inside repurposed historic science buildings in the University's Science Area, organised around… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/reuben-college) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/reuben-college.json)
- [Somerville College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/somerville-college.md): A pioneering women's college with an extraordinary roll of alumnae — from prime ministers to Nobel laureates — set among pleasant gardens off the Woodstock… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/somerville-college) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/somerville-college.json)
- [St Anne's College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-annes-college.md): A green, informal North Oxford college notable for its central role in opening the University to women and for its distinctive modern architecture. Founded… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-annes-college) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/st-annes-college.json)
- [St Antony's College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-antonys-college.md): A cosmopolitan graduate college whose fluid, futuristic Zaha Hadid pavilion is among Oxford's boldest pieces of contemporary architecture. Founded 1950;… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-antonys-college) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/st-antonys-college.json)
- [St Catherine's College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-catherines-college.md): Oxford's great modernist college — a cohesive Jacobsen-designed environment of clean lines, water and planting that stands in deliberate contrast to the… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-catherines-college) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/st-catherines-college.json)
- [St Cross College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-cross-college.md): A small, international graduate college sharing an atmospheric St Giles' site with the Anglo-Catholic Pusey House, offering a quieter, scholarly corner of… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-cross-college) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/st-cross-college.json)
- [St Edmund Hall](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-edmund-hall.md): Uniquely the last of Oxford's medieval academic halls, 'Teddy Hall' offers one of the city's most charming small quads, a medieval well, and Pre-Raphaelite… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-edmund-hall) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/st-edmund-hall.json)
- [St Hilda's College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-hildas.md): The draw is its calm riverside setting and gardens on the Cherwell, just across the water from the tourist bustle, with a lively musical culture and punts… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-hildas) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/st-hildas.json)
- [St Hugh's College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-hughs.md): Prized for its expansive, tranquil gardens and lawns well removed from the crowds of the city centre, a green retreat with a strong reforming heritage.… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-hughs) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/st-hughs.json)
- [St John's College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-johns.md): It pairs the elegant Laudian Canterbury Quad with one of Oxford's loveliest and largest college gardens, a grand and quiet contrast to busy St Giles'… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-johns) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/st-johns.json)
- [St Peter's College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-peters.md): An intimate, central college with an unusual patchwork of reused historic buildings tucked just off the main shopping streets, easy to fold into a… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-peters) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/st-peters.json)
- [The Queen's College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/the-queens-college.md): One of the most architecturally unified classical colleges on the High Street, known for its cupola'd front screen, grand hall and library, and colourful… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/the-queens-college) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/the-queens-college.json)
- [Trinity College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/trinity.md): The spacious garden setting, fine Baroque chapel and landmark gates on Broad Street make it one of the most open and welcoming central colleges to look… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/trinity) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/trinity.json)
- [University College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/university-college.md): A quintessential High Street college whose big draw is the striking Shelley Memorial, alongside a run of famous names from science, literature and politics.… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/university-college) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/university-college.json)
- [Wadham College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/wadham.md): Visitors come for one of Oxford's best-preserved Jacobean quadrangles and gardens, plus its role as cradle of the science that became the Royal Society.… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/wadham) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/wadham.json)
- [Wolfson College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/wolfson.md): It offers a rare dose of confident 20th-century architecture and riverside grounds, an airy contrast to the medieval colleges and popular for walks along… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/wolfson) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/wolfson.json)
- [Worcester College](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/worcester.md): The standout is its landscape: some of the largest and loveliest college gardens in Oxford, and the only college grounds with their own lake, ringed by… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/worcester) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/worcester.json)
- [Wycliffe Hall](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/wycliffe-hall.md): Of interest mainly for its role as an evangelical Anglican training college and its leafy North Oxford setting, rather than as a general sightseeing stop.… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/wycliffe-hall) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/wycliffe-hall.json)

## Things to do and experiences
- [Bate Collection of Musical Instruments](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/bate-collection-oxford.md): Explore Oxford’s free Bate Collection of historical musical instruments. Find opening hours, highlights, accessibility and stories behind the objects. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/bate-collection-oxford) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/bate-collection-oxford.json)
- [Bodleian Library guided tour](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/bodleian-library-tour.md): Compare Bodleian Library tours, tickets and rooms. Know what enters Duke Humfrey’s, the Divinity School and Radcliffe Camera before booking. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/bodleian-library-tour) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/bodleian-library-tour.json)
- [Christ Church](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/christ-church.md): The only foundation in England that is both an Oxford college and a cathedral — a Tudor hall, a Norman priory church and a Wren tower inside one set of… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/christ-church) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/christ-church.json)
- [Christ Church Cathedral](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/christ-church-cathedral.md): The smallest cathedral in England and the only one that is also a college chapel, built over the shrine of Oxford's patron saint. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/christ-church-cathedral) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/christ-church-cathedral.json)
- [Christ Church Meadow](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/christ-church-meadow.md): A tree-lined flood meadow in the wedge between the Cherwell and the Thames, grazed by longhorn cattle, with the best framed views back at the spires. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/christ-church-meadow) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/christ-church-meadow.json)
- [Head of the River](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/head-of-the-river.md): The riverside pub at Folly Bridge, in an 1827 warehouse on a wharf that has worked since 1638. Punts and Thames boats leave from the door. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/head-of-the-river) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/head-of-the-river.json)
- [History of Science Museum](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/history-of-science-museum.md): Astrolabes, early telescopes and clocks in the world's oldest surviving museum building — with a blackboard used by Einstein. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/history-of-science-museum) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/history-of-science-museum.json)
- [Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/le-manoir-aux-quat-saisons.md): Raymond Blanc’s defining Oxfordshire country-house hotel and restaurant: the county’s luxury benchmark, currently closed for redevelopment and due to reopen… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/le-manoir-aux-quat-saisons) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/le-manoir-aux-quat-saisons.json)
- [Oxford Botanic Garden](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/oxford-botanic-garden.md): Plan an Oxford Botanic Garden visit with current admission prices, seasonal hours, access details and a guide to its three main areas. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/oxford-botanic-garden) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/oxford-botanic-garden.json)
- [Oxford Castle](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/oxford-castle.md): A Norman motte, a tower that may pre-date the Conquest, a Romanesque crypt and a gaol that closed in 1996 — Oxford's town history on one site, eight minutes… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/oxford-castle) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/oxford-castle.json)
- [Oxford Covered Market](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/oxford-covered-market.md): Plan your visit to Oxford Covered Market: current opening hours, entrances, independent food and shops, historic highlights, accessibility and local tips. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/oxford-covered-market) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/oxford-covered-market.json)
- [Oxford University Museum of Natural History](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/museum-natural-history.md): Seven million specimens under a glazed iron court whose stone columns are labelled with their own geology. Free, and the way in to the Pitt Rivers. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/museum-natural-history) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/museum-natural-history.json)
- [Pitt Rivers Museum](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/pitt-rivers-museum.md): More than half a million objects arranged by what they are, not where they came from — every flute together, every lock together. Free, and entered through… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/pitt-rivers-museum) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/pitt-rivers-museum.json)
- [Port Meadow](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/port-meadow.md): A vast, never-ploughed common beside the Thames, grazed by free-roaming horses and cattle for over a thousand years. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/port-meadow) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/port-meadow.json)
- [Punting the Cherwell](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/punting-the-cherwell.md): Plan punting in Oxford with current hire prices, operator comparisons, practical technique and interactive Cherwell route guides. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/punting-the-cherwell) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/punting-the-cherwell.json)
- [Salter's Steamers](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/salters-steamers.md): Thames cruises and self-hire from Folly Bridge, run by the same family since 1858 — the firm that built the boats Oxford raced in. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/salters-steamers) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/salters-steamers.json)
- [Sheldonian Theatre](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/sheldonian-theatre.md): Wren's first major building: a Roman theatre with a painted ceiling instead of a sky, and 114 steps to the best 360° view in central Oxford. Unlike the… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/sheldonian-theatre) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/sheldonian-theatre.json)
- [Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/schwarzman-centre-oxford.md): Visit Oxford’s Schwarzman Centre for humanities, architecture, exhibitions and performance. Find opening hours, access, highlights and nearby sights. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/schwarzman-centre-oxford) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/schwarzman-centre-oxford.json)
- [The Ashmolean Museum](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/ashmolean-museum.md): Oxford’s free museum of art and archaeology: a vast collection spanning ancient civilisations, the Alfred Jewel, Eastern Art, European painting and the… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/ashmolean-museum) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/ashmolean-museum.json)
- [The Bear Inn](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/bear-inn.md): Oxford’s oldest pub name, in a low-ceilinged 17th-century room hung with 4,500 snipped-off club ties. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/bear-inn) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/bear-inn.json)
- [The Bridge of Sighs](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/bridge-of-sighs.md): A covered stone skyway over New College Lane linking Hertford College's quads — one of Oxford's signature photo stops. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/bridge-of-sighs) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/bridge-of-sighs.json)
- [The Chequers](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/the-chequers.md): A 15th-century moneylender’s house down a narrow passage, rebuilt as a tavern in the 1500s. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/the-chequers) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/the-chequers.json)
- [The Eagle and Child](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/eagle-and-child.md): The Inklings’ Rabbit Room, where Tolkien and Lewis read to each other. Closed since 2020 and under restoration. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/eagle-and-child) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/eagle-and-child.json)
- [The King’s Arms](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/kings-arms-oxford.md): Pouring since 1607 on the corner of Holywell Street, and the other claimant to "Oxford’s oldest pub". [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/kings-arms-oxford) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/kings-arms-oxford.json)
- [The Lamb & Flag](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/lamb-and-flag.md): Owned by St John’s College, which puts the profits into graduate scholarships. Closed in 2021, saved in 2022. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/lamb-and-flag) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/lamb-and-flag.json)
- [The Perch](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/the-perch-binsey.md): Thatched, 17th century, reached on foot across Port Meadow — and where Lewis Carroll read Alice aloud. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/the-perch-binsey) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/the-perch-binsey.json)
- [The Radcliffe Camera](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/radcliffe-camera.md): Oxford's most photographed building is a working library that is closed to the public. Radcliffe Square is free at any hour — and exactly one £30 Bodleian… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/radcliffe-camera) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/radcliffe-camera.json)
- [The Trout Inn](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/trout-inn-wolvercote.md): Seventeenth century, beside Godstow Bridge and the abbey ruins — Brideshead, and a fixture of Inspector Morse. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/trout-inn-wolvercote) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/trout-inn-wolvercote.json)
- [The Turf Tavern](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/turf-tavern.md): Hidden down an alley once called Hell Passage, built hard against the old city wall to escape college jurisdiction. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/turf-tavern) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/turf-tavern.json)
- [The Weston Library](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/weston-library.md): The most welcoming Bodleian building — free changing exhibitions of treasures in the light-filled Blackwell Hall. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/weston-library) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/weston-library.json)
- [The White Horse](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/white-horse-oxford.md): Licensed in 1591 as The Mermaid, and squeezed between the two halves of Blackwell’s bookshop. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/white-horse-oxford) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/white-horse-oxford.json)
- [University Church of St Mary the Virgin](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/university-church-tower.md): The University's original heart on the High Street, and the tower climb that gives the best close view of the Radcliffe Camera and the surrounding domes and… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/university-church-tower) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/university-church-tower.json)
- [University Parks](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/university-parks.md): A manicured Victorian park of specimen trees, lawns and a duck pond, bordered by the Cherwell a short walk from the Bodleian. [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/university-parks) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/university-parks.json)
- [Westgate Oxford](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/westgate-oxford.md): Oxford's main shopping centre, and the city's most reliable late option for eating with a group — a rooftop terrace of ten restaurants and bars, a… [Web page](https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/westgate-oxford) · [JSON](https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/things-to-do/westgate-oxford.json)

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