Hotels in Oxford, United Kingdom

A little about Oxford...

Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). It is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world. It is known as the "city of dreaming spires", a term coined by Matthew Arnold in reference to the harmonious architecture of the university buildings. The River Thames runs through Oxford, where for a distance of some 10 miles it is known as the Isis. The Oxford suburb of Cowley has a long history of carmaking and now produces the BMW MINI.

Transport: Most local bus services are provided by the Oxford Bus Company and Stagecoach South Midlands and include two competing frequent-interval coach services to London, Stagecoach's Oxford Tube, and Oxford Bus's Oxford Espress, both of which leave from Gloucester Green Bus Station on the western edge of the city centre. Stagecoach also runs a half-hourly coach service to Cambridge, and a less frequent service to Northampton, whilst many National Express services between the North and Midlands and the South/South West call in the city. Other local and rural bus services are provided by Wallingford-based Thames Travel.

Park and Ride: Oxford has 5 park and ride sites that service the city centre: Pear Tree, Water Eaton,
Thornhill, Redbridge, and Seacourt.

Oxford has numerous major tourist attractions, many belonging to the university and colleges. As well as several famous institutions, the town centre is home to Carfax Tower and a historical themed ride, The Oxford Story due to close in October 2007. Many tourists shop at the historic Covered Market. In the summer, punting on the Thames/Isis and the Cherwell is popular.

Universities of Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, Britain's oldest museum, Pitt Rivers Museum, Museum of Natural History, home of (the remains of) the Oxford Dodo, Museum of the History of Science, in Britain's oldest purpose-built museum building, and Bate Collection of Musical Instruments, St Aldate's