Explore the city of Oxford and Beyond - Top attractions and transport in one

Visit: Oxford Castle & Prison, 46 Oxford Castle New Road Oxford Castle Quarter, Oxford OX1 1AY England

Step inside and do 1,000 years of time… Discover 10 decades of Oxford’s history. Climb the Saxon St George’s Tower, descend deep underground into the Crypt, explore the Prison D-Wing and scale the Mound of the 11th century motte-and-bailey castle.

Duration: 2 hours

Visit: Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH England

Enjoy FREE entry to special exhibitions at the Ashmolean Museum, the University of Oxford’s museum of art and archaeology founded in 1683.
Located right in the heart of Oxford, the Ashmolean Museum’s world-famous collections range from Egyptian mummies to contemporary art, telling human stories across cultures and across time.

The Ashmolean’s collections are extraordinarily diverse, representing most of the world’s great civilisations, with objects dating from 500,000 BC to the present day. The Museum also hosts a brilliant range of special exhibitions, which you can visit FREE with your Oxford Pass.

The Ashmolean’s next major exhibition, The Last Supper in Pompeii, opens on the 25 July 2019 and explores the ancient Roman town’s love affair with food and drink. To find out more, visit Ashmolean.org.


Duration: 3 hours

Visit: City Sight Seeing Oxford, Park End St, Oxford OX1 1JQ, UK

The best way to begin any visit to Oxford is with a guided tour on your City Sightseeing open-topped bus! The full tour takes about an hour and covers famous landmarks such as the Oxford University colleges, Bodleian Library, Covered Market, Carfax Tower, and the Museum of Oxford. You’ll learn some of Oxford’s fascinating history and discover ‘hidden gems’ with live guide, kid’s commentary and multi-language commentaries available. You can hop-on and hop-off your tour bus as much as you like, so you have plenty of opportunity to explore.

Duration: 1 hour

Visit: Carfax Tower, Corner of Carfax and Cornmarket, Oxford OX1 England

Not to be missed! The Carfax Tower is all that remains of the 13th century St. Martin’s Church. The Church was the official city church of Oxford from 1122. In 1896, unfortunately the Church itself was demolished to make more room for the traffic in the area. However, upon climbing the 99 steps to the top of the Tower, you can enjoy a beautiful view of Oxford’s skyline.

Duration: 30 minutes

Visit: Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, Fletchers House Park Street Fletchers House, Woodstock OX20 1SN England

A military history museum, offering visitors immersive experiences through both changing exhibitions and permanent galleries, which include a recreated Great War trench, a mock-up section of a D-Day Horsa Glider and a range of interactive exhibits, including:

Blood and War: Life on of the Frontline

Modern Conflict: The 21st Century Soldier

The Secret War of 1939–1945

Prisoners of War at Home and Abroad

Winston Churchill and the Queens Own Oxfordshire Hussars

Oxfordshire Airpower: the Airmen and Airfields

The liberation of Bergen-Belsen by the Oxfordshire Yeomanry

Battles: Stories of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

Visitors with the Oxford Pass get free admission to the museum’s galleries, including both our permanent and temporary exhibitions.

Duration: 1 hour

Visit: Blenheim Palace, Woodstock OX20 1PP England

Blenheim Palace is the home of the 12th Duke and Duchess of Marlborough and the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. This National Treasure houses some of the finest antique collections in Europe and boasts over 300 years of history to discover. Explore this World Heritage Site set in more than 2000 acres of ‘Capability’ Brown landscaped Parkland and tour the array of Formal Gardens, or take the miniature train to the family-friendly Pleasure Gardens. Blenheim Palace is not only an iconic part of history, but also a living, changing experience with a wealth of events, themed tours and exhibitions throughout the year.

Enter the Palace and take an audio tour of our State Rooms where you can find our priceless collections of portraits, tapestries and furniture.
Discover the unique history of our Formal Gardens, reflecting a journey through the styles of the ages.
Explore our permanent Winston Churchill exhibition to follow the path of his life, starting with his birth at Blenheim Palace.
Visit the Butterfly House, get lost in the Maze or enjoy delicious food at the Pizza Café located in our Family Pleasure Gardens.

Duration: 5 hours

Visit: Oxford Walking Tours, Trinity College, Broad St, Oxford OX1 3BH, UK

Oxford Official Walking Tours are a fun and informative way to learn about Oxford’s history, visit the University of Oxford, and explore the filming locations used in Harry Potter and Inspector Morse, Lewis and Endeavour.

Your tour will be led by professionally trained green and blue badge guides. They are for all walking abilities and cover a maximum of 2 miles with tours lasting 1 to 2 hours, depending on the tour. There are no hidden charges and our tours include entrance fees.

Duration: 2 hours

Visit: The Oxford Artisan Distillery, South Park Cheney Lane Old Depot, South Park, Oxford OX3 7QJ England

Welcome to The Oxford Artisan Distillery (TOAD, to those in the know), this ancient city’s first distillery – and one of the world’s very few true craft distilleries.

We cultivate, craft, create and curate the very finest spirits using sustainably grown populations of ancient heritage grain. In fact, the rare and distinctive subtleties in our spirits are a direct result of our dedication to selecting genetically diverse rye, wheat and barley grown on small, local farms.

As well as growing our own grain, we’ve built our own hand made beautiful copper stills, and we bottle our own spirits with the reverence they deserve. In fact, from the terroir of the soil to the temptation in each sip, every aspect has been meticulously considered and painstakingly honed.

Join us to discover the principals and production processes that make our spirits.

Duration: 2 hours

Visit: Bicester Village, 50 Pingle Drive, Bicester OX26 6WD England

Bicester Village is home to more than 160 boutiques of British and international luxury fashion and lifestyle brands, offering savings of up to 60% on the recommended retail price, all year round.

Individual luxury boutiques, alongside restaurants and cafés provide the perfect setting for the day-out shopping experience.

An hour from London in the heart of Oxfordshire, the Village is easy to reach. By car, leave the M40 at Junction 9 and follow the signs; by train from London Marylebone or Oxford alight at Bicester Village station.

With your Oxford Pass, you can:

Enjoy additional savings of 10% on the Village price* in participating boutiques as well as a £5 Food & Beverage voucher.*

Duration: 3 hours