Hidden Oxford
How well do you know Oxford?
Sights & Attractions
See the Elizabethan Painted Room. Visit the Sheldonian Cupola for 360° view of Oxford, see the letter box at St. Aldates with a hole underneath which took letters straight down to the basement. Tour the birthplace of the BMW Mini car.
Unique traders & historic pubs
Punt down the river Cherwell to the Victoria Arms Pub, have coffee either in the Bohemian decor of Georgina's cafe in the Covered Market, or at the Grand Cafe, site of the first coffee house in England.
Festivals
Taste foods from around the world at Cowley Road festival. Watch independant movies at the Art Deco Ultimate Picture Palace. See open air Shakespeare plays in the summer. Play giant chess on Alice Day.
Activities
Go to Science Oxford Live events or ride the miniature train at Cutteslowe Park in Spring and Summer. Go sailing past Port Meadow.
University Colleges
Go to Choral recitals in Christ Church Cathedral or play lawn tennis or impromptu frisbee games at University Parks.
Museums & Galleries
Visit Oxford University Press Museum, dress up and visit Narnia at Story Museum, see the Magna Carta and J.R.R. Tolkein's original illustration at renovated Weston Library.
