OXFORD & THE COTSWOLDS · With its ancient colleges, and alleyways lined with pubs and cafes,...

OXFORD & THE COTSWOLDS

GREG WARD

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ContentsPlan Your Trip Welcome to Oxford & the Cotswolds ................ 4

Top Sights .......................... 6

Eating ............................... 10

Drinking ............................ 12

Activities .......................... 14

Architecture .................... 16

For Kids ............................ 18

Festivals & Events ........... 20

Shopping .......................... 22

Tours ................................. 23

Art ..................................... 24

History .............................. 25

Museums .......................... 26

Literary Links ................... 27

Four Perfect Days ............ 28

Need to Know ................... 30

Bodleian Library (p40)NICK HUGHES / NICKHDESIGN / 500PX ©

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SurvivalGuide 145Before You Go ................ 146

Arriving in Oxford .......... 148

Getting Around .............. 148

Essential Information ... 150

Index ............................... 156

ExploreOxford 33Central Oxford ................. 35

Cowley Road & Southeast Oxford ............ 65

Jericho & the Science Area .................... 77

Explore the Cotswolds 95Chipping Norton & the Central Cotswolds .......... 97

Chipping Campden ....... 107

Broadway & the Northwest Cotswolds .... 115

Burford & the Southeast Cotswolds ... 125

Cirencester & the Southwest Cotswolds ... 135

Worth a TripBlenheim Palace .............. 92

Stratford-upon-Avon ..... 112

Vale of the White Horse ................... 132

Special FeaturesChrist Church ................... 36

Bodleian Library ..............40

A Riverside Stroll in Central Oxford ............. 62

Ashmolean Museum ....... 78

Pitt Rivers Museum ......... 80

Port Meadow Walking Tour ..................... 90

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With its ancient colleges, and alleyways lined with pubs and cafes, the university town of Oxford offers a seductive blend of history and modern charm. Off to the west, the golden villages, thatched cottages and stately churches of the Cotswolds – little changed since the Middle Ages – encapsulate a timeless rural idyll.

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Welcome to Oxford & the Cotswolds

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View of Oxford from South ParkJOHN ALEXANDER / GETTY IMAGES ©

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Christ Church Oxford’s largest and grandest college p36

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Bodleian Library Oxford University’s magnificent medi-eval library. p40

Blenheim Palace Baroque extrava-ganza with glorious gardens p92

Magdalen College Magnificent col-lege with beautiful grounds. p66

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