
Top 20 or top 10 X 2!
In Oxford
- Take an Official Guided Walking Tour of the University and city - the best way to discover Oxford is on foot.
- Seek out your favourite TV and film locations - and Harry Potter connections at Christ Church.
- Climb a tower to view the 'dreaming spires'. There are 5 to choose from.
- Visit the remains of the dodo at the University Museum of Natural History (free) and the witch in a bottle at the Pitt Rivers museum (free).
- Take a (free) tour of the Ashmolean Museum. Or just pop in and view some of the 67 galleries.
- Stock up on goodies at the Covered Market and take a romantic punt trip.
- Kiss your sweetheart under the mistletoe - there's lots of it about.....so romantic!
- Have a pub lunch in an ancient hostelry - or dinner in an elegant restaurant or hotel.
- Take the kids ice skating or for a ride on the 'topless bus'.
- Relax in a pavement café and watch the world go by!
In Oxfordshire
- Stay in a charming olde worlde B & B or pub.
- Spend the day at Woodstock with a visit to Blenheim Palace - not forgetting a trip to the exhibitions by the Soldiers of Oxfordshire hosted at The Oxfordshire Museum
- Step back in time and discover all the National Trust houses dotted around Oxfordshire.
- Kit yourself out with maps for walking and cycling at a Tourist Information Centre or via our online shop. The Oxfordshire Way, d' Arcy Dalton Way, the Thames Path and the Ridgeway are just a few of the footpath networks to explore.
- Play a round of golf, followed by a spa treatment and a light, healthy lunch (or dinner) at one of Oxfordshire's many golf courses.
- Go bargain hunting for upmarket brands at Bicester Village.
- Visit a few of the charming country churches, steeped in history.
- Ride a steam train at Didcot Railway Centre, a Salters steamer at Abingdon and potter among the old-fashioned buses at Long Hanborough.
- Take the kids to visit the animals at Cotswold Wildlife Park or the Water Fowl Sanctuary.
- Look out for unexpected local museums - some have tea shops attached!




