Oxford, United Kingdom

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Oxford Tourist Attractions & Sights

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Discover Oxford with EarthDocumentary! The pins on the map below show the location of tourist attractions in Oxford:


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And here are the sights listed:

1. University of Oxford: The oldest university in the English-speaking world.
   1. Christ Church (college)
   2. Christ Church Cathedral
   3. Tom Quad
   4. University of Oxford

The City of Oxford, United Kingdom
Photo: Wallace Wong, public domain


Oxford is a city in Oxfordshire, England. It is most famous for being the home of the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Oxford is known as the "city of dreaming spires", a term coined by Matthew Arnold because of the harmonious architecture of the university buildings. The River Thames runs through Oxford, where for a distance of some 10 miles it is known as the Isis. The Oxford suburb of Cowley is renowned for carmaking and now produces the BMW MINI.

Oxford is approximate 55 miles (90 km) north west of London and 70 miles (110 km) south east of Birmingham. The M40 motorway between London and Birmingham passes within seven miles of Oxford. The A34 road forms the western part of Oxford's bypass. Other trunk roads serving Oxford are the A40 road and the A420 road.



A panoramic view of the Oxford skyline facing south towards Christ Church Cathedral and Tom Tower of Christ Church (the spires on the left and right respectively) from The Church of St Mary the Virgin
Photo: Diliff, GNU Free Documentation License

Tourist Attractions at Oxford

There is really a lot to see at Oxford. Many of its sights are related to the university.

1. Churches, chapels & cathedrals
   1. St Bartholomew's Chapel, Bartlemas, Cowley Road
   2. Canning Crescent: St Luke, Canning Crescent
   3. Christ Church Cathedral (Anglican), St Aldate's
   4. Cowley Parish Church (St James), Beauchamp Lane,
   5. New Osney, St Frideswide, Botley Road
   6. St Aldates, St. Aldates
   7. St Clements, Marston Road
   8. St Frideswide's, Botley Road
   9. St Giles', 10 Woodstock Road
   10. St Margaret, St Margaret's Road
   11. St Mary Magdalen, Magdalen Street (Opposite Debenhams)
   12. St Michael at the Northgate, Cornmarket Street
   13. St Thomas the Martyr, Becket Street
   14. St Andrew's, Linton Road
   15. St Barnabas, Cardigan Street
   16. St Matthew, Marlborough Road
   17. Parish Church of SS Mary and John, Cowley Road
   18. Pusey House, St Giles, St Giles' Street
   19. St Alban the Martyr, Charles Street
   20. St Ebbe's, Pennyfarthing Place (off St Ebbe's)
   21. St Cross, St Cross Road (near junction with Manor Road).
   22. St John the evangelist, Vicarage Road
   23. University Church of St Mary the Virgin, High Street
2. Museums and Galleries
1. Within the University of Oxford
1. Ashmolean Museum, Britain's oldest museum
2. Pitt Rivers Museum
3. Museum of Natural History, home of (the remains of) the Oxford Dodo
4. Museum of the History of Science, in Britain's oldest purpose-built museum building
5. Bate Collection of Musical Instruments, St Aldate's
2. Outside the Univeristy of Oxford
1. Museum of Oxford
2. Museum of Modern Art
3. Science Oxford
4. Oxfordshire Visual Arts Development Agency (Ovada)
3. Parks, Gardens and Meadows
1. The University Parks
2. The University Botanic Garden
3. Christ Church Meadow
4. Port Meadow
5. Mesopotamia
6. Angel & Greyhound Meadow
7. Cutteslowe Park
8. Florence Park
9. South Park
10. Warneford Meadow