How many days in Oxford?

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How many days you need

One day covers the essentials that lie close together.

Wolvercote · Godstow Abbey

A second day lets you go beyond the very centre.

Ashmolean Museum · Balliol College · Brasenose College · Bodleian Library · University College · Christ Church

Three days are comfortable — enough for museums and places further out.

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Where to stay

We measured walking times to the main sights from different parts of the city. From the area below you reach them in 5 min on average, 7 min at the furthest, and 8 of them are within walking distance.

  • Brasenose College (116 m)
  • Bodleian Library (234 m)
  • All Souls College (301 m)

For comparison: from the worst-placed area it is 10 min on average to the same places.

All attractions

Ranked by how many language versions of the Wikipedia article exist.

Bodleian Library

56

Open: Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su 11:00-17:00

Ashmolean Museum

45

Open: Mo-Su 10:00-17:00; Fr[-1] 10:00-20:00

Christ Church

33

Balliol College

32

Open: Mo-Su 10:00-17:00

All Souls College

30

Open: Mo-Fr 14:00-16:00

University College

29

University College, Oxford

Open: Mo-Su 09:00-17:00

Brasenose College

29

Merton College

28

Magdalen College

27

Open: Mo-Su 12:00-19:00

Oriel College

27

Trinity College

27

Open: Sa-Su 10:00-16:00

New College

26

Open: Mo-Su 14:00-16:00

Exeter College

26

Open: Mo-Su 14:00-17:00

Oxford University Museum of Natural History

24

Open: Mo-Su 10:00-17:00

The Queen's College

22

Jesus College

22

Worcester College

21

Open: Mo-Su 14:00-16:00

Radcliffe Camera

21

Open: Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-19:00

Pembroke College

21

Christ Church Cathedral

21

Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

Hertford College

21

Wadham College

20

Lincoln College

18

Open: Mo-Fr 14:00-17:00; Sa-Su 11:00-17:00

Pitt Rivers Museum

17

Open: Mo-Su 10:00-17:00

Birthplace of Richard I and John

16

Beaumont Palace

University of Oxford Botanic Garden

15

Open: 10:00-18:00 open, 10:00-17:00 open "last entry"

Sheldonian Theatre

12

Open: unknown

Headington Shark

12

St Mary the Virgin

9

University Church of St Mary the Virgin

Museum of the History of Science

8

History of Science Museum

Open: Tu-Su 12:00-17:00

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