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Visiting Oxford

Visit Oxford

	Visit Oxford website

See our specialist Visit Oxford tourism website for all the information you will need if you're visiting our beautiful city.

Where can I get a map of Oxford and other tourist information brochures?

Please see a detailed, high quality map of the centre of Oxford below:

You can order tourist information brochures on the Brochure Request page of the Visit Oxford website. Please note that these brochures are also available to download free of charge. To help us reduce our carbon footprint, if you don't need a printed version, please view brochures online.

Where can I search for accommodation for my stay in Oxford?

Browse, search and book hotels, B&Bs, self-catering, camping and hostel accommodation for your stay in Oxford online on the Where To Stay pages of the Visit Oxford website.

What is there to see and do in Oxford?

The Bodleian Library, the Ashmolean Museum, the Botanic Gardens and Christ Church Cathedral are just a few of Oxford's world famous attractions. Visit our What to See and Do pages on the Visit Oxford website for more detailed information on attractions and ideas for days out in Oxford and the surrounding area.

How do I get to Oxford?

Visit our How To Get To Oxford page for information on travelling to and around the city.

Are there any tours of Oxford that I can go on?

There a many interesting and varied tours of Oxford to help you discover some of the secrets of the city's past and present. See a comprehensive list of tours available and book online on the Tours pages of the Visit Oxford website.

What shopping opportunities are there in Oxford?

Visit our Oxford City Centre page for information about shopping opportunities in the centre of Oxford.

Visit our Markets and Fairs page for details on farmers' makets in the city, collectors fairs and Oxford's famous Covered Market.

One of the joys of living in and visiting Oxford, is discovering its hidden gems. Oxford is home to many local shopping centres which offer something slightly different from the norm:

• Summertown Shops and South Parade - smaller braches of national and regional chains and local independent traders, banks, supermarkets, cafes and restaurants
• Templars Square Shopping Centre - 70 traders ranging from family run traditional butchers to well know high street names
• North Parade - just 5 minutes walk from the centre of Oxford, North Parade offers shops, practical inspirational businesses and plenty of places for refreshment
• Headington Shopping Centre - offers specialist shops plus supermarkets, banks, estate agents, charity shops and places to eat and drink
• Jericho and Little Clarendon Street - a wide variety of specialist shops and smaller branches of national chains as well as a plethora of cafes and restaurants
• Cowley Road - culturally diverse shopping including Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Lebanese, Greek, Italian, Polish, Japanese, Thai and Chinese restaurants and cafes

Where can I find more information about Visiting Oxford?

To find out more about visiting Oxford, contact the Oxford Tourist Information Centre using the details on the right of this page.

For contact details of other Tourist Information Centres in the area, visit the Oxfordshire TICs page of the Visit Oxford website.

Visit our Tourism, Culture and Sport Links page for useful links to other websites relating to visiting London and the rest of Britain, museums and galleries in Oxford, other attractions and leisure organisations.

Where can I find out about visiting the surrounding area?

Visit the Explore Oxfordshire pages of the Oxfordshire County Council website for information about visiting the rest of Oxfordshire including the Cotswolds.

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Page last reviewed 13 Feb 2008