Guidebook for Oxford
Fantastic brunch and pastries
The most delicious coffee is at the Columbia Coffee Roasters in Summertown, recently voted best coffee shop in Oxford.
GAIL'S is a chain of bakeries from London. There's a garden round the back, and they serve delicious brunch/cooked breakfasts. The pastries are fantastic. Sour cherry and chocolate scones, cinnamon roll made from croissant dough and hot buttered cheese scone are my favourites.
Joe's is a brasserie favourite for a wide range of breakfast options and a reasonably priced daily lunch menu. Get there early or lunch specials might run out!
The best coffee in Summertown and the most delicious bread and pastries, including savouries.
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GAIL's Bakery Summertown
251 Banbury RdThe best coffee in Summertown and the most delicious bread and pastries, including savouries.
Terrific ambiance, bargain for lunch and breakfast, cocktail happy hour, burger and fish nights for £10, occasional live music (booking essential).
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Joe's Bar & Grill
260 Banbury RdTerrific ambiance, bargain for lunch and breakfast, cocktail happy hour, burger and fish nights for £10, occasional live music (booking essential).
Delicious Cantonese food and decent cocktails, great decor, popular lunch and dinner spot. Good lunch deals.
XI' AN OXFORD
197 Banbury RdDelicious Cantonese food and decent cocktails, great decor, popular lunch and dinner spot. Good lunch deals.
Decent COSTA with full selection of toasties and pastries. Very popular with mums&babies and schoolkids, but quieter during off-peak times.
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Costa Coffee
203 Banbury RdDecent COSTA with full selection of toasties and pastries. Very popular with mums&babies and schoolkids, but quieter during off-peak times.
Lebanese take-out with a few small tables for lunch. Delicious, reasonably priced lunch boxes and schwarma wraps. Great selection of utterly yummy pastries - baklawa and cashew rolls
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LB's Lebanese Cuisine
253 Banbury RdLebanese take-out with a few small tables for lunch. Delicious, reasonably priced lunch boxes and schwarma wraps. Great selection of utterly yummy pastries - baklawa and cashew rolls
Arts & Culture
Museum Of Natural History
Parks RoadThe former director of the Victoria &Albert Museum once told me (at an Oxford college dinner) that this was his favourite museum in the world. Do. Not. Miss!
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Museum Of Natural History
Parks RoadThe former director of the Victoria &Albert Museum once told me (at an Oxford college dinner) that this was his favourite museum in the world. Do. Not. Miss!
Oxford's largest and most grandiose college. It's the college of Lord Sebastian Flyte from Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh's celebrated novel set partly in Oxford. Key scenes from Harry Potter and The Golden Compass were filmed here.
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Christ Church
Saint Aldate'sOxford's largest and most grandiose college. It's the college of Lord Sebastian Flyte from Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh's celebrated novel set partly in Oxford. Key scenes from Harry Potter and The Golden Compass were filmed here.
Britain's oldest museum, a smaller version of the British Museum. Art and ancient antiquities in serious abundance. Amazing. Lovely rooftop restaurant for special occasions, and basement coffee shop with terrific selection of cakes, coffees and teas.
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Ashmolean Museum
Beaumont StreetBritain's oldest museum, a smaller version of the British Museum. Art and ancient antiquities in serious abundance. Amazing. Lovely rooftop restaurant for special occasions, and basement coffee shop with terrific selection of cakes, coffees and teas.
Essentials
Tesco Express
263 Banbury RdThe Midcounties Co-operative
228-240 Banbury RdShopping
M&S Summertown Simply Food
242-254 Banbury RdOliver Bonas
228-240 Banbury RdFantastic gift store with great selection.
A second gift store in Summertown, includes wonderful Dr Hauschka selection of skincare products as well as scented candles, baby clothes, cards and much more.
Lifestyle
259 Banbury RoadA second gift store in Summertown, includes wonderful Dr Hauschka selection of skincare products as well as scented candles, baby clothes, cards and much more.
Entertainment & Activities
Oxford's art-house cinema, the best in new releases for world cinema, with bar and snacks, fresh coffee and popcorn.
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Phoenix Picturehouse
57 Walton StOxford's art-house cinema, the best in new releases for world cinema, with bar and snacks, fresh coffee and popcorn.
Sightseeing
If you have the stamina for the tower, it's a great view of the colleges of Oxford University.
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University Church of St. Mary the Virgin
High StreetIf you have the stamina for the tower, it's a great view of the colleges of Oxford University.
If you're a Harry Potter fan, New College (the quad and gardens especially) is a must-see. The chapel is also a great place to hear choral evensong.
New College Chapel
Holywell StreetIf you're a Harry Potter fan, New College (the quad and gardens especially) is a must-see. The chapel is also a great place to hear choral evensong.