Insight Guides Great Breaks Oxford (Travel Guide eBook)

Insight Guides

Description

Insight Great Breaks Guides: pocket-sized books to inspire your on-foot exploration of the best of the British Isles.

Explore the best of Oxford with this indispensably practical Insight Great Breaks Guide. From making sure you don't miss out on must-see attractions like Magdalen College, the Ashmolean Museum and the Bodleian Library, to discovering hidden gems, including Treacle Well and the Painted Room, the easy-to-follow, ready-made walking routes will save you time, help you plan, and enhance your Great Break in Oxford. 

· Practical, pocket-sized and packed with inspirational insider information, this is the ideal on-the-move companion to your trip to Oxford
· Features 12 detailed walking tour itineraries, including Quads, Meadows and Gardens and Where Town Meets Gown 
· Overview section features concise insider information covering everything from landscape and location, to history and culinary highlights
· Top Ten section takes you to the heart of your destination, from Christ Church to the Sheldonian Theatre 
· Rainy Day recommendations offer plenty of options, whatever the weather
· Invaluable itinerary maps and practical Travel Tips section ensure effortless exploration 
· Inspirational colour photography throughout

About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

Sujets

• Travel
• Great Britain
• Oxfordshire
• Europe

Informations

• Publié par: Apa Publications
• Date de parution: 01 avril 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 6
• EAN13: 9781789198119
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 5 Mo

Extrait

How To Use This E-Book

This Great Break has been produced by the editors of Insight Guides, whose books have set the standard for visual travel guides since 1970. With top- quality photography and authoritative recommendations, these guidebooks bring you the very best routes and itineraries in the world’s most exciting destinations.
Walks and Tours
The clearly laid-out walks and tours in this book feature options for walking or using public transport wherever possible. The emphasis is on family fun, wholesome outdoorsey activities, local festivals, and food and drink. There are loads of great holiday ideas: kids’ stuff, best beaches, historic pubs, literary connections, unique shops, and – crucially with our Great British weather – what to do on a rainy day.
We recommend reading the whole of a route before setting out. This should help you to familiarise yourself with it and enable you to plan where to stop for refreshments – options are shown in the ‘Eating Out’ box at the end of each tour.
Introduction
The routes are set in context by this introductory section, giving an overview of the destination to set the scene, plus background information on food and drink.
Directory
Also supporting the walks and tours is a Travel Tips section, with a clearly organised A–Z of practical information. There is a comprehensive round up of sports and activities in the destination, recommendations for themed holidays, plus our pick of the best places to stay.
Getting around the e-book
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights mentioned in the text are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of the destination. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.
About Insight Guides
Insight Guides have more than 40 years’ experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.
Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.
© 2019 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd



Table of Contents
Oxford’s Top 10
Overview: A Tale of Two Cities
The University
Town and Gown
Economy and Industry
Food and Drink
Cafés
Pubs
Food Shopping
Tour 1: The Heart of the University
Bearded Ones
Science Museum
Original University Press
Sheldonian Theatre
Bodleian Library
Duke Humfrey’s Library
Old Schools Quadrangle
Radcliffe Camera
All Souls
Brasenose College
Church of St Mary the Virgin
The Interior
Oxford Movement
Feature: Music and Theatre
Tour 2: Around New College
New College Lane
Halley’s House
New College
Chapel and cloisters
Gardens
Queen’s Lane
St Edmund Hall
The Longwall Garage
Church of St Cross
St Catherine’s
Holywell Street
Bath Place
Tour 3: Where Town Meets Gown
Martyrs’ Memorial
Broad Street
Balliol College
Trinity College
Blackwell’s
Turl Street
Exeter College
Lincoln College
Covered Market
Golden Cross Yard
Carfax
Painted Room
St Michael-at-the-Northgate
Back to the Start
Feature: Oxford Waterways
Tour 4: Quads, Meadows and Gardens
Oriel Square
Corpus Christi College
Merton College
Mob Quad and the Old Library
The chapel
Dead Man’s Walk
Christ Church Meadow
Botanic Garden
The garden layout
Tour 5: The High Street
Traffic Calming
Historic Facades
Ancient Inn
Oxford University Press Bookshop
University College
The Queen’s College
Sycamore Tree
Examination Schools
Magdalen College
The Bell Tower
A series of quadrangles
Addison’s Walk
Magdalen Bridge
Tour 6: From Carfax to the River
Oxford Town Hall and Museum
Museum of Modern Art
Pembroke College
Christ Church
The cloisters
The Cathedral
The Hall
Tom Quad
Quad to quad
Bate Collection
Folly Bridge
Tour 7: West of the City Centre
Bonn Square
Nuffield College
Oxford Castle
The Old Brewing District
Oxford Canal
Detour to Osney and Beyond
Gloucester Green
New Inn Hall Street
Oxford Union
Feature: Literary Oxford
Tour 8: Jericho and St Giles’
Ashmolean Museum
History
Antiquities
Former Royal Palace
Worcester College
The college fabric
The gardens
Town Meets Gown
From Rags to Riches
Somerville College
Elusive Observatory
St Giles’
Tour 9: St John’s and the North
St John’s College
Keble College
University Museum
Pitt Rivers Museum
Wadham College
Towards North Oxford
North Parade
Tour 10: Port Meadow and Beyond
Across the Meadow
Treacle Well
Godstow Nunnery
Tour 11: Excursion to Boars Hill
Getting There
Jarn Mound
Tour 12: Excursion to Woodstock
Town History
Oxfordshire Museum
Blenheim Palace
State Rooms
Outdoor attractions
Active Pursuits
Sports and Activities
Bowling
Cycling
Golf
Hot-air ballooning
Ice skating
Kayaking
Swimming
Walking
Children’s Activities
Themed Holidays
Culture and Art
Horse riding
Narrow boats
Walking and nature holidays
Practical Information
Getting There
By plane
By car
By bus
By train
Parking
Getting Around
Public transport
By car
Hire cars
Bike rental
Taxis
Going Green
Facts for the Visitor
Disabled travellers
Emergencies
Opening hours
Tourist information
Entertainment
Cinema
Nightlife
Accommodation
Oxford City
Outside Oxford
Websites


Oxford’s Top 10

From punting on the River Thames to grandiose historical colleges and the oldest botanic garden in Britain, here are at a glance the top sights, museums and activities of this fascinating city.




Magdalen College. Dominating the eastern end of the High Street, Magdalen has a tower, cloisters, quads galore and even a deer park. For more information, click here .
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Punting on the Thames. View the spires of Oxford from a punt on the river while sipping Champagne and tucking into a picnic. For more information, click here .
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Ashmolean Museum. The oldest museum in the country has a superb collection of art and antiquities. For more information, click here .
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Bodleian Library. The library complex holds the circular Radcliffe Camera and the Divinity School. For more information, click here .
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Sheldonian Theatre. Designed by Sir Christopher Wren, the Sheldonian – which seats up to 750 people – is used for university ceremonies, lectures and concerts. For more information, click here .
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Port Meadow. Adjacent to the River Thames, this extensive flood plain is a great place to take time out from city sightseeing. The nearby Perch Inn is a popular stopping point. For more information, click here .
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University Museum of Natural History. A fine natural history museum, with dinosaur skeletons, is set in a Gothic pile next to Keble College. For more information, click here .
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Botanic Garden. The oldest botanic garden in Britain, featured in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, contains a wealth of floral treasures and a steamy hothouse. For more information, click here .
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Covered Market. This indoor market shelters traditional butchers, unique shops and cafés. For more information, click here .
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Christ Church. Oxford’s largest college is home to the city’s