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Our Sightseeing category provides a feast for the eyes. Why? Because most all of our selections are famous places that you can view and take pictures of to show everyone back home. Landmarks, sculptures, historic homes, historic districts, cemeteries, water fountains, and statues are just a hint of the sights we've selected.
Category: Sightseeing - Oxford Attractions & Activities
Address: Magdalen College, Water Meadows, Oxford
Named after famous Oxford alumnus Joseph Addison of "The Spectator" fame, the scenic Addison's Walk on the eastern fringe of Oxford Centre provides some of the best views of the "dreaming spires" one can imagine. The walk extends into Magdalen Grove, where you might catch a glimpse of one of the 40 deer grazing there. The flowing blankets of rare...
Category: Sightseeing - Oxford Attractions & Activities
Address: Catte St, Oxford OX1 3BW
Oxford's Bodleian Library surrounds the Quad and was built in the Jacobean Gothic style between 1610 and 1624 to provide lecture rooms for the original university faculties. Inside the Quad, visitors are treated to the intricate east range gateway, whose five tiers represent the five orders of classical architecture. You can also see a bronze...
Category: Sightseeing - Oxford Attractions & Activities
Address: Punt Station, Cherwell Boathouse, Bardwell Rd, Oxford OX1 6ST
A true Oxford experience is taking a punting trip on one of the canals or rivers flowing through Oxford. Especially in the spring and summer, these excursions provide some of the best sightseeing opportunities around. Among the most noteworthy of Oxford's punting companies is the Cherwell Boathouse, which offers customers the chance to travel the...
Category: Sightseeing - Oxford Attractions & Activities
Address: Folly Bridge, Oxford OX1 4LA
Providing leisure fun since 1858, Salter Brothers is an Oxford institution and a name synonymous with travel on the River Thames. This family business runs a variety of river trips, from short pleasure rides to longer, sightseeing cruises on vessels with names like the Hampton Court, Cliveden, or Lady Ethel. Party and dinner cruises on one of...
