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Oxford is a vibrant city full of history and heritage with plenty to occupy visitors for a weekend break. It is home to the oldest English speaking university in the world, renowned museums, charming shops and cafes, beautiful gardens and meadows. A visit to Oxford is unique. The sheer beauty of the city’s colleges and riverside setting; national and international treasures, displayed in a “family” of museums whose scope and scholarship is second to none; literary links and stunning film and TV locations; idyllic days by the river; shops with real character or music and drama ranging from candlelit evensong in college chapels to Shakespeare in the park. These and other popular ingredients blend with Oxford’s lively mix of restaurants, cafés, pubs and theatres to give this historic city its alluring vibrant and cosmopolitan buzz.
You will find a number of official Walking Tours at the Information Centre in Broad Street. Some of the must see historic sites include the Bodleian Library, the Carfax Tower, Christ Church Cathedral, St Aldates Church, St Ebbes Church, Sheldonian Theatre, University Church of St Mary the Virgin, the Saxon Tower of St Michael at the North Gate, Christ Church College in St Aldate, and there are a great selection of Museums including the Ashmolean Museum in Beaumont Street, the Pitt Rivers Museum, in Parks Road, and the Bate Collection of Musical Instruments, The Museum of Oxford is dedicated to the history of the City and the University. For over a thousand years Oxford has played a central role in English History and the story of Oxford is brought to life through original artefacts, college treasures, room settings and an introductory audio-visual presentation, narrated by Tony Robinson (ah well, he has to have employment of some sorts!). For the gardeners and shoppers there are the Oxford University Botanic Gardens in Rose Lane, or the Covered Market in the High Street.
If walking is too energetic for you then an easier way to see the sites is the City Sightseeing Open Top Bus Tour with 20 stops throughout the City of Oxford. And while in Oxford it's well worth finding the time to visit the nearby world famous Blenheim Palace, birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. You will probably need longer than a weekend break to do justice to a visit to Oxford!

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