Oxford Enjoy Everything About Oxford – from Its Historic Landmarks Like Christ Church and the Sheldonian Theatre to Its Unique Blend of Traditional and Modern Culture

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Oxford Enjoy everything about Oxford – from its historic landmarks like Christ Church and the Sheldonian Theatre to its unique blend of traditional and modern culture. Oxford is known as the ‘city of the dreaming spires’ - a term ﬁ rst coined by poet Matthew Arnold in reference to the soaring spires and harmonious architecture of the city’s University buildings.

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1 Christ Church Christ Church is one of Oxford’s most famous and historic University colleges, as well as its grandest. If you’re looking for English tradition, 4 heritage and splendid architecture, Christ Church is the place to come. 5 Founded in 1524, Christ Church is a mixture of architectural styles but 3 Christopher Wren’s Tom Tower, commissioned in 1682, is the college’s most celebrated feature and an Oxford landmark. The college chapel also serves as Oxford’s Cathedral. Famed as the home of the real ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and her Oxford creator, Charles Dodgson, Christ Church was also used in ﬁ lming ‘Harry Potter’. www.chch.ox.ac.uk

2 Blenheim Palace 1 Set in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds, Blenheim Palace is considered to be one of the fi nest baroque houses in the country. It was a gift from Queen Anne and a grateful nation to John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, in recognition of his famous victory over the French at the Battle of Blenheim Map data ©OpenStreetMap (and) contributors, CC-BY-SA in 1704. It is now the home of the 11th Duke of Marlborough and is lived in and cared for by the family for whom it was built. Inside the Palace can be found a superb collection of tapestries, paintings, porcelain and furniture in food & drink where to stay the magnifi cent State Rooms. It is the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. ★★★★ www.blenheimpalace.com The Big Bang Oxford Spires 42 Oxford Castle Quarter, (Four Pillars) 3 Bodleian Library Oxford, OX1 1AY Abingdon Rd, Oxford, OX1 4PS Visit the medieval Divinity School, formerly the principal teaching www.thebigbangrestaurants.co.uk www.four-pillars.co.uk/spires and examination room of the University, a masterpiece of English ★★★ Gothic architecture. In addition, the library hosts free displays of rare Pieminister manuscripts and books in its Exhibition Room and Proscholium as well Malmaison Hotel as offering a range of talks and tours, some including ‘Hogwarts’ Library’. 56-58, The Covered Market, Oxford Castle, 3 New Rd, Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3DX OX1 1AY www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk www.pieminister.co.uk www.malmaison.com/locations/ 4 oxford/ Ashmolean Museum St Aldate’s Tavern ★★★★★ Founded in 1683, the Ashmolean is the most important museum of art and 108 St. Aldate’s, Oxford, OX1 1BU Macdonald Randolph Hotel archaeology in the heart of England. The collections span the civilisations http://staldatestavernoxford.co.uk of east and west, charting the aspirations of mankind from the Neolithic Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2LN era to the present day. Among its treasures are the world’s largest group of www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk/our- Raphael drawings, the most important collection of pre-Dynastic Egyptian hotels/macdonald-randolph-hotel/ material in Europe, the only great Minoan collection in Britain, the greatest Anglo-Saxon collections beyond the British Museum, and the foremost collection of modern Chinese art in the Western world. other things to see and do... www.ashmolean.org • Oxford Castle Unlocked 5 University Church of St Mary the Virgin www.oxfordcastleunlocked.co.uk The University Church of St. Mary the Virgin was the original centre of the • Oxford River Cruises University, the location for lectures, examinations, the library, treasury ‘the www.oxfordrivercruises.com University Chest’ and administration. The 62m tower dates from the 13th century and it commands some of the fi nest views of Oxford’s famous • University Botanic Garden skyline. It is worth the climb of 124 steps to make it to the top to enjoy fi ne www.botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk uninterrupted views in all directions. www.university-church.ox.ac.uk