Visiting Oxford
Traveling to England - Oxford If you're traveling to England, you should make an effort to visit Oxford.
You can take a train up from London which takes just a few hours and Oxford is on one of the most busiest train and bus routes in the country so it's very easy to get there from any place, even if you're in Wales or Scotland.
An overnight train will connect you to Glasgow and Edinburgh and a train that takes the better part of a day to other cities such as Bristol, Birmingham and London.
Oxford is undoubtedly the most famous for its university, which is one of the first in Europe.
Oxford University was founded in the 13th century and is probably the most prestigious university in the world, the only ones comparable being Cambridge, Bologna, the Sorbonne and the American Ivy League Colleges.
Many famous people graduated from Oxford University who then went on to take their roles as Princes, Emperors, Kings, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Archbishops and many more heads of state.
Many famous artists, writers and engineers also graduated from Oxford.
Magdelen College Pronounced Mawdlin College, this school which is part of Oxford University is one of the oldest.
It is famous for the fact that J R R Tolkien, author of the Lord of the Rings, was an English professor there.
He was a much loved member of the College and a regular figure in the pubs and restaurants around Oxford.
His favorite watering hole was the Eagle and Child Inn, which still has many pictures of him and also has his old favorite place by the fire.
Tolkien organized many literary activities throughout the university and his colleague and fellow writer C S Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia) was also a professor there.
Together they spearheaded a literary revival in the city.
Oxford Town Hall This stunning building was constructed in the 19th century and has beautiful Victorian architecture with many classical features.
It is also now the location of the Museum of Oxford which is a must see.
The Bridge of Sighs Modeled after the famous bridge in Venice, it connects two of the university buildings and was built in the 1900s.
The Radcliffe Camera The Radcliffe Camera is an amazingly beautiful round building that was built in the 18th century originally as a library.
Today it is the main reading room of the world renowned Bodleian Library and has about 600,000 rooms located in chambers underground.
Many ancient artifacts are also located there.
Tom Tower The Tom Tower dates back to the 17th century and was built by the world famous Sir Christopher Wren.
It also houses the largest bell in the entire Oxford hinterlands.
Ashmolean Museum One of the world's most famous museums which contain artifacts from ancient times as well as modern phenomena.
The museum is dedicated to science and you can find there the famous John Dee's alchemical table.
John Dee was Queen Elizabeth I's court wizard.
Here you can also find a lecture by Albert Einstein, preserved forever on the blackboard he wrote it on under glass for all posterity.
You can take a train up from London which takes just a few hours and Oxford is on one of the most busiest train and bus routes in the country so it's very easy to get there from any place, even if you're in Wales or Scotland.
An overnight train will connect you to Glasgow and Edinburgh and a train that takes the better part of a day to other cities such as Bristol, Birmingham and London.
Oxford is undoubtedly the most famous for its university, which is one of the first in Europe.
Oxford University was founded in the 13th century and is probably the most prestigious university in the world, the only ones comparable being Cambridge, Bologna, the Sorbonne and the American Ivy League Colleges.
Many famous people graduated from Oxford University who then went on to take their roles as Princes, Emperors, Kings, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Archbishops and many more heads of state.
Many famous artists, writers and engineers also graduated from Oxford.
Magdelen College Pronounced Mawdlin College, this school which is part of Oxford University is one of the oldest.
It is famous for the fact that J R R Tolkien, author of the Lord of the Rings, was an English professor there.
He was a much loved member of the College and a regular figure in the pubs and restaurants around Oxford.
His favorite watering hole was the Eagle and Child Inn, which still has many pictures of him and also has his old favorite place by the fire.
Tolkien organized many literary activities throughout the university and his colleague and fellow writer C S Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia) was also a professor there.
Together they spearheaded a literary revival in the city.
Oxford Town Hall This stunning building was constructed in the 19th century and has beautiful Victorian architecture with many classical features.
It is also now the location of the Museum of Oxford which is a must see.
The Bridge of Sighs Modeled after the famous bridge in Venice, it connects two of the university buildings and was built in the 1900s.
The Radcliffe Camera The Radcliffe Camera is an amazingly beautiful round building that was built in the 18th century originally as a library.
Today it is the main reading room of the world renowned Bodleian Library and has about 600,000 rooms located in chambers underground.
Many ancient artifacts are also located there.
Tom Tower The Tom Tower dates back to the 17th century and was built by the world famous Sir Christopher Wren.
It also houses the largest bell in the entire Oxford hinterlands.
Ashmolean Museum One of the world's most famous museums which contain artifacts from ancient times as well as modern phenomena.
The museum is dedicated to science and you can find there the famous John Dee's alchemical table.
John Dee was Queen Elizabeth I's court wizard.
Here you can also find a lecture by Albert Einstein, preserved forever on the blackboard he wrote it on under glass for all posterity.
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