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What to know before visiting Oxford
Oxford is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. It had a population of 162,100 at the 2021 census. It is 56 miles (90 km) north-west of London, 64 miles (103 km) south-east of Birmingham and 61 miles (98 km) north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world; it has buildings in every style of English architecture since late Anglo-Saxon. Oxford's industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing, information technology and science. -Wikipedia
General Info
Time Zone
GMT +01:00
Currency
British Pound Sterling
1USD = 0.76 GBP
Best time to visit
June
July
Local Weather
JAN
2.3°
2.3°
FEB
2.3°
8.6°
MAR
3.6°
11.2°
APR
5.2°
14.4°
MAY
8.1°
17.6°
JUN
11.1°
20.7°
JUL
13.0°
23.0°
AUG
13.0°
22.5°
SEP
10.6°
19.4°
OCT
7.9°
15.0°
NOV
4.8°
10.8°
DEC
2.5
8.2°
Popular Activities
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Oxford Castle & Prison
Oxford Botanic Garden
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
The Story Museum
Port Meadow
Ashmolean Museum
The Covered Market
Carfax Tower
Modern Art Oxford
The Headington Shark
The Sheldonian Theatre
Radcliffe Camera
Martyrs' Memorial
Christ Church Cathedral
Bodleian Library
The Kilns (C S Lewis House)
History of Science Museum
Christ Church Meadow
Shotover Country Park
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