2024 Oxfordshire Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in November)
Popular Attractions
Blenheim Palace
University of Oxford
Bridge of Sighs
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Bodleian Library
Oxfordshire — University of Oxford
Oxford — a place you will fall in love
Attractions you must go:
1. Batsford Arboretum & Garden Centre
2. Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens
3. Broughton Castle
4. Blenheim Palace
5. Oxford Official Walking Tours
6. Bill Spectre’s Oxford Ghost Trail
7. Bodleian Library
8. Oxford Castle and Prison
9. Ashmolean Museum
10. Bicester Village
11. Bletchley Park
Oxfordshire has many picturesque villages, centuries-old structures, sprawling lawns, nature and wildlife parks, and heritage sites galore. This is also the place of the most renowned university in the world. Walking in the street of the Oxfordshire, you can feel the relaxing and educational side of England.
EdenMak
2024 UK Trip (16): Dreaming of Oxford.
Oxford is world-famous for its world-class universities and numerous historical sites, making it a city of dreams. Established in the 9th century, Oxford has a history of over 1,100 years and is the cradle of British royalty and scholars.
Oxford has been inhabited since the 7th century, and by 912 AD, it had become a key location in England.
"Ford" means a crossing, where the Thames and Cherwell rivers meet. At that time, the water was shallow enough for oxen to cross, hence the name Oxford. The rivers remain, but the original bridges and oxen crossings have long disappeared. However, Oxford's bridges continue to attract visitors from around the world.
Oxford University has a history of over 800 years and is the source of all universities in English-speaking countries like the UK and the US, enjoying a prestigious status worldwide.
The streets of Oxford are bustling with traffic. Walking along these streets, you wouldn't realize you're on a university campus, as there are no gates or signs. However, the ancient buildings give a sense of the centuries-old culture and academic atmosphere.
The streets around the city center are lined with medieval quadrangles, each representing a college. Since academia was a church monopoly at the time, the colleges were designed like monasteries, but often surrounded by beautiful courtyards, making them less dull.
Each college resembles a medieval monastery, and the city is filled with tower-like buildings, earning it the nickname "City of Towers." We've seen those spires along the way. Here, you can see buildings from hundreds of years ago everywhere.
The Bridge of Sighs (Figure 5) is indeed beautiful. It spans New College Lane, connecting the new and old parts of Hertford College. Designed by Sir Thomas Jackson, this bridge resembles the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, Italy, hence its name.
Perhaps this is the only famous bridge without a river beneath it.
Oxford
Fork in the Road
Sir of Oxford
Sir of Oxford
For those who study science and engineering, Oxford is somewhat to be respected but kept at a distance!
However, the sword🗡️ on the ground makes me feel a bit of the knight's spirit. The dream and return of Harry Potter, another journey driven by words, including Mr. Qian Zhongshu's love and footprints. The children riding bicycles on the streets make me feel like I'm back in the days of Tsinghua.
The face statues of the theater troupe made me stop for a moment~ In the city walking, meeting again, I somewhat understand the significance of the theater🎭 and Shakespeare's existence. The badges and inscriptions dazzled me, like history, like sorrow, like prosperity, like narration. Leaving the bustling streets, I unexpectedly encountered a Warhammer (a universe) game experience store that interested the child. It's hard to imagine, Oxford~ the empty streets, the transition between tranquility and noise is so simple.
The memory of the martyrs of Bloody Mary coldly recalls the evolution of history. Henry VIII, the love-crazed father, and the Virgin Queen Elizabeth I, she is in between, is it a reversal or a transition?