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Oxford

Oxfordshire, South East · population 147,500 · Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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90 places within 15 miles

Days out & attractions in Oxford

Days out around Oxford – lakes, viewpoints, nature reserves, museums and more, including 27 in Oxford itself. Each comes with a description, photo, address and map where available.

🏞️ Lakes & lochs8 🌄 Viewpoints2 🌿 Nature reserves3 🏛️ Museums10 🌳 Parks & gardens11 🏊 Lidos & swimming pools1 🗿 Monuments & memorials11 🏚️ Ruins1 🖼️ Galleries2 📸 Landmarks & sights36 🛝 Playgrounds5

Days out

🏞️ Lakes & lochs

🏞️ Lake

Triton Fountain

Jericho · 0.6 miles

Replica of 1858 statue of Triton, was intalled in 2012.

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🏞️ Lake

Mercury Fountain

Oxford · 0.1 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Serpent Fountain

St Ebbes · 0.1 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Flower Fountain

City Centre · 0.1 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Waterlily Pond

St Clement's · 0.6 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Worcester College Lake

St Thomas' · 0.6 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Water Garden

Holywell · 0.6 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Tumbling Bay

New Osney · 0.6 miles

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🌄 Viewpoints

🌄 Viewpoint

Kingfisher Point

South Oxford · 0.6 miles

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🌄 Viewpoint

Boathouse Corner

South Oxford · 0.6 miles

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🌿 Nature reserves

🌿 Nature reserve

Snakes Island

Jericho · 0.6 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Aston's Eyot

Iffley Fields · 0.6 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

New Marston Meadows

New Marston · 0.6 miles

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🏛️ Museums

🏛️ Museum

ST Lee Gallery and Treasury

Oxford · 0.1 miles

Two gallery spaces with rotating temporary exhibitions curated from the library material.

Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BG

Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00

♿ Wheelchair accessibleFree entry

Map Website

🏛️ Museum

Oxford Illusion Museum

Oxford · 0.1 miles

High Street 133, Oxford OX1 4DN

Mo-Su 11:00-18:00

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🏛️ Museum

Museum of Oxford

City Centre · 0.1 miles

St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1BX

+441865252334

Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00

Admission charge

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🏛️ Museum

Christ Church Picture Gallery

Oxford · 0.1 miles

St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1DP

+441865276172

Mo,We-Sa 11:00-17:00; Su 14:00-17:00

Admission charge

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🏛️ Museum

Story Museum

City Centre · 0.1 miles

Pembroke Street 42, Oxford OX1 1BP

+441865807600

Tu-Su 10:00-16:30

Admission charge

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🏛️ Museum

Museum of the History of Science

Oxford · 0.1 miles

Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3AZ

+44 1865 277 293

Tu-Su 12:00-17:00

Free entry

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🏛️ Museum

Ashmolean Museum

City Centre · 0.1 miles

Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH

+44 1865 278000

Mo-Su 10:00-17:00; Fr[-1] 10:00-20:00

Free entry

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🏛️ Museum

Oxford University Museum of Natural History

Holywell · 0.6 miles

Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW

Mo-Su 10:00-17:00

♿ Wheelchair accessibleFree entry

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🏛️ Museum

Pitt Rivers Museum

Holywell · 0.6 miles

Parks Road 3, Oxford OX1 3PP

+44 1865 613000

Mo-Su 10:00-17:00

Free entry

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🏛️ Museum

Bate Collection of Musical Instruments

Jericho · 0.6 miles

Mo,Th 14:00-17:00

Free entry

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Days out

🌳 Parks & gardens

🌳 Park

Paradise Square Gardens

St Ebbes · 0.1 miles

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🌳 Park

Wellington Square Gardens

Jericho · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Oxpens Meadow

St Ebbes by the River · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Grandpont Nature Park

St Ebbes by the River · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Angel and Greyhound Meadow

St Clement's · 0.6 miles

Mo-Sa 07:30-sunset; Su,PH 10:00-dusk

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🌳 Park

University Parks

Norham Manor · 0.6 miles

sunrise-sunset

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🌳 Park

Parson's Pleasure

Holywell · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Hogacre Common

Grandpont · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Hinksey Park

South Oxford · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Botley Park

New Botley · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Headington Hill Park

Headington Hill · 1.2 miles

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🏊 Lidos & swimming pools

🏊 Swimming pool

Hinksey Pool

South Oxford · 0.6 miles

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🗿 Monuments & memorials

🗿 Monument

Site of the Burning of the Oxford Martyrs

City Centre · 0.1 miles

Small stone cross road marking in Broad Street

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🗿 Monument

Edgar George Wilson

Oxpens · 0.6 miles

In memory of Edgar George Wilson

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🗿 Monument

International Brigade Memorial

St Clement's · 0.6 miles

In memory of the 31 men and women of Oxfordshire who defended democracy and fought fascism in the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939 and the people of the County who gave them support. Six were killed in action.

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🗿 Monument

Shelley Memorial

Oxford · 0.1 miles

♿ Wheelchair accessible

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🗿 Monument

Tirah Memorial

City Centre · 0.1 miles

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🗿 Monument

Irvine Memorial

Oxford · 0.1 miles

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🗿 Monument

Martyrs' Memorial

Oxford · 0.1 miles

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🗿 Monument

Oxford War Memorial

Jericho · 0.6 miles

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🗿 Monument

St Clement's WW1 Memorial Cross

St Clement's · 0.6 miles

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🗿 Monument

Havel's Place

Norham Manor · 0.6 miles

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🗿 Monument

South Park Commemoration Stone

St Clement's · 0.6 miles

Map Website

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🏚️ Ruins

Rewley Abbey

St Thomas' · 0.6 miles

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🖼️ Galleries

🖼️ Gallery

Pembroke Art

St Ebbes · 0.1 miles

Brewer Street 5, Oxford OX1 1QN

unknown

Free entry

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🖼️ Gallery

The Barn

Jericho · 0.6 miles

St Giles' 22, Oxford OX1 3JP

unknown

Free entry

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📸 Landmarks & sights

📸 Landmark

Lincoln College

Oxford · 0.1 miles

Mo-Fr 14:00-17:00; Sa-Su 11:00-17:00

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📸 Landmark

The Painted Room

City Centre · 0.1 miles

Cornmarket 3, Oxford

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📸 Landmark

Brasenose College

Oxford · 0.1 miles

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📸 Landmark

Carfax Tower

City Centre · 0.1 miles

Mo-Su 10:00-17:30

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Oriel College

Oxford · 0.1 miles

Oriel Square, Oxford OX1 4EW

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📸 Landmark

Jesus College

City Centre · 0.1 miles

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Exeter College

Oxford · 0.1 miles

Mo-Su 14:00-17:00

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Radcliffe Camera

Oxford · 0.1 miles

Radcliffe Square, Oxford OX1 3BG

Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-19:00

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Convocation House

Oxford · 0.1 miles

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The Divinity School

Oxford · 0.1 miles

♿ Wheelchair accessible

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Christ Church

Oxford · 0.1 miles

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Bodleian Library

Oxford · 0.1 miles

Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su 11:00-17:00

♿ Wheelchair accessible

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Corpus Christi College

Oxford · 0.1 miles

Mo-Su 13:00-16:30

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All Souls College

Oxford · 0.1 miles

Mo-Fr 14:00-16:00

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Sheldonian Theatre

Oxford · 0.1 miles

Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3AZ

+44 1865 277299

unknown

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Merton College Chapel

Oxford · 0.1 miles

Merton Street

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Pembroke College

St Ebbes · 0.1 miles

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Clarendon Building

Oxford · 0.1 miles

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The Bridge of Sighs

Oxford · 0.1 miles

New College Lane

♿ Wheelchair accessible

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Hertford College

Oxford · 0.1 miles

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University College

Oxford · 0.1 miles

High Street, Oxford OX1 4BH

Mo-Su 09:00-17:00

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📸 Landmark

Balliol College

City Centre · 0.1 miles

Mo-Su 10:00-17:00

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📸 Landmark

The Queen's College

Holywell · 0.1 miles

High Street, Oxford OX1 4AW

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Trinity College

Oxford · 0.1 miles

Sa-Su 10:00-16:00

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Merton College

Oxford · 0.1 miles

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New College

Holywell · 0.1 miles

Mo-Su 14:00-16:00

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Taylor Institution

City Centre · 0.1 miles

St Giles', Oxford OX1 3NA

Sep-Jul: Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00, Aug: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00, Sa 22:00-16:00

♿ Wheelchair accessible

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Wadham College

Holywell · 0.1 miles

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Oxford Castle and Prison

St Ebbes · 0.1 miles

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📸 Landmark

Site of the Morris Longwall Garage

Holywell · 0.6 miles

Longwall Street

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📸 Landmark

University of Oxford Botanic Garden

St Clement's · 0.6 miles

Rose Lane, OX1 4AZ

+44 1865 286690

10:00-18:00 open, 10:00-17:00 open "last entry"

Admission charge

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📸 Landmark

Rhodes House

Holywell · 0.6 miles

South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RG

+44 1865 270 901

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📸 Landmark

Christ Church Meadow

Grandpont · 0.6 miles

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Worcester College

Jericho · 0.6 miles

Walton Street

Mo-Su 14:00-16:00

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📸 Landmark

Magdalen College

St Clement's · 0.6 miles

Mo-Su 12:00-19:00

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📸 Landmark

Walton Well Drinking Fountain

Walton Manor · 0.6 miles

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🛝 Playgrounds

🛝 Playground

Emily's Playground

St Ebbes by the River · 0.6 miles

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🛝 Playground

South Oxford Adventure Playground

Grandpont · 0.6 miles

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🛝 Playground

Forest School

Grandpont · 0.6 miles

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🛝 Playground

Hinksey Splash Park

South Oxford · 0.6 miles

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🛝 Playground

East Oxford Adventure Playground

Iffley Fields · 1.2 miles

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