Oxford University

All I can say is that Oxford is such an amazing town... It is pretty!!! Going to different colleges, you will realize that England was really wealthy and had the best and brightest bunch of people.  

How to go there? 
Take the train from Paddington Station to Oxford Train Station, you get off near the Said Business School and the main town center is just a 10 minutes walk.  It costs around 20 pounds for return (off-peak)

Where to stay?
I would suggest staying in one of the college rooms if it is available then you can try getting breakfast in their dining halls.  Check out this site for that: Oxfordrooms.co.uk

If you are a harry potter fan, check out the Harry Potter trail here  (from http://www.locationoxfordshire.co.uk)

When: June 4, 2015 (Thursday)

Along Corn Market Street

A nice street with a lot of shops and interesting attractions such as below (here)

St. Michael
An old church and you can go up the tower for a nice view of Oxford for 2 pounds.

An Old crooked house along Corn Market St. which is now Pret-a-Manger

Colleges

Oxford University has various colleges which are really beautiful.  Unfortunately, most of it have entrance fees.

Christchurch College

If you are a big Harry Potter fan, then visiting Christchurch is a dream come true for you.  The dining hall is what inspired the Hogwarts Great Hall and the staircase going to the dining hall is where they also filmed some parts of the movie.



The Staircase leading to the Christchurch Dining Hall

Grounds of Christchurch




 It is here that Harry is shown the trophy his father won as a seeker in Quidditch


Christchurch Cathedral


Christchurch Cathedral






The View of the Organ








All Souls' College

Just beside the Radcliffe Camera is another beautiful college, unfortunately, this is only open on Weekdays from 2 - 4 PM.

The grounds with an interesting Sun Dial
(The Front Quad)


View of Radcliffe from All Soul's College



All Souls' College




The Gate, you will see the Radcliffe from here

Queen's College

Along the Oxford High Street are many colleges like Magdalen and Queen's College








Queen's College Chapel









The Cloisters of Queen's College


Queen's College Dining Hall




Magdalen College

Costs around 4 pounds to enter Magdalen College and you have a nice view of the people punting from its cafe.





The Dining Hall


The Extension

Gate towards the river



View of People Punting from Magdalen College's Cafe







Trinity College



Dining hall







Oxford High Street

A lot of nice shops, a covered market, and you can find two cafes.  One says it is the first cafe in England and another cafe says like the first European Cafe/Establishment (Queens)


Queen's Lane Coffee House
First Coffee House in Europe





The Grand Cafe
First Cafe in England

The Grand Cafe (Interior)



Coffee and Coffee
Grand Cafe has amazing French-pressed coffee, you can have the cream tea for 8.95 quid which has 2 scones and their special coffee.


Radcliffe Camera

The postcard tourist attraction in Oxford.  This is a library which has an underground tunnel to Bodleian Library.


St. mary Church


Bodleian Library

One of the oldest libraries in Europe and second in size to British library.  You can go in for a tour inside as it has a very nice library.


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Sheldonian Theatre & Divinity School

Where they do a lot of the talks and concerts.  Important people are invited to talk there and this is where graduation takes place too.





Turf Tavern

Oldest pub in Oxford (?)





Bicester Village

Link: http://www.bicestervillage.com/
If you like to shop, this is the factory outlet near London. Half an hour away from Oxford.  There is a bus there and it costs around 5 pounds return.





The Exam Board Hall




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