Marlborough House Hotel - B&B

Location

321 Woodstock Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7NY

Oxford, The City of Dreaming Spires, is famous the world over for its University and place in history. For over 800 years, it has been a home to royalty and scholars, and since the 9th century an established town, although people are known to have lived in the area for thousands of years.

With its mix of ancient and modern, there is plenty for the tourist to do. Whether its visiting one of the many historic buildings, colleges or museums, going out for a drink or a meal, taking in a show or shopping till you drop, Oxford has it all.

Here is the list of sights and attractions in the area :

Blenheim Palace : Built for the ancestors of Winston Churchill, Blenheim was also his birthplace and is a huge magnificent stately home at Woodstock, just north of Oxford.

Bodleian Library : The Divinity School and the Bodleian’s exhibition room are open to the public, and receive a quarter of a million visitors each year.

Oxford City Sightseeing

Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology

North Oxford Golf Club

Oxford University Museum of Natural History

Pitt Rivers Museum

Scholars Walking Tour of Oxford

Oxford Botanic Garden : The Botanic Gardens are the oldest botanic garden in Britain. Aside from the original beds of herbs and medicinal plants the gardens now sport a series of glasshouses devoted to Tropical Lilies, Arid zone plants, and Palms.

Oxford City Council Web Site

Oxford University Museum of Natural History

Oxford City Site

Universities (1Km) - Dreaming spires, tours of the colleges, Ashmolean Museum, visit the haunts of Tolkein,C S Lewis and Phillip Pullman or see where classic filming of Morse and Harry Potter are set.

The Cotswolds (10Km) - Traditional Cotswold villages such as Burford and Stow on the Wold are easily accesible - why not visit The Cotswold Wildlife Park?

Silverstone (20Km) - British Grand Prix held at Silverstone, annually.