The following route will be taking the scenic route from Westgate Oxford through the most iconic places in the Oxford City. This route might be the best one for you or your friends visiting Oxford City for the first time or a day excursion.
Route and places of interest
-> Westgate
-> Oxford Castle & Prison
-> Bonn Square
-> Queen Street
-> Carfax Tower
-> Oxford Town Hall
-> Museum of Oxford
-> The Story Museum & Modern Art Oxford (Pembroke Street)
-> Tom Tower (Christ Church)
-> Alice's Shop
-> Meadow Building (Christ Church)
-> Grove Walk
-> University Church of St Mary the Virgin (paid £5 to get to the ball tower for the signature view of Radcliffe Camera)
-> Radcliffe Camera
-> Bodleian Library
-> New College Lane (Bridge of Sighs) (and worth to carry on to walk to the very special Queen's Lane and go back)
-> The Sheldonian Theatre
-> History of Science Museum
-> Blackwell's Bookshop (go inside to visit the lower ground floor area)
-> St Michael at the North Gate (tower built in 1040)
-> Laird Hatters (special building)
-> Ashmolean Museum (free to enter)
-> Museum of Natural History (free to enter)
-> Jericho for restaurants
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