Home to the world’s oldest public museum (the Ashmolean Museum), one of the world’s oldest scientific gardens (Oxford Botanic Garden), the oldest university in the English-speaking world, Britain’s oldest chalk figure and a plethora of medieval market towns and ancient monuments, Oxfordshire boasts some hugely impressively accolades.
Start your trip with a tour of Oxford city, visiting the legendary colleges, churches and historic sites, before flying solo and discovering all the more reasons to fall in love with this beautiful pocket of the world. As diverse as it is beautiful, the city offers something for all generations and interests, whether you are most content browsing bookshops, boutiques or bars.
For history-lovers, Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, Rousham House in Rousham and the Rollright Stones are must-visits in Oxfordshire, as are Broughton Castle in Banbury and Uffington’s White Horse. To dowse yourself in sweet, fresh air and get your legs pumping along winding country paths, Shotover Country Park, the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Warburg Nature Reserve are well worth your attention.