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University of Oxford Botanic Garden
Gardens and glasshouses with 5000 species Nestled in the heart of the historic city of Oxford, the University of Oxford Botanic Garden is a verdant oasis that offers a peaceful retreat from the bustling city life. Established in 1621, it holds the distinction of being the oldest botanic garden in the United...
University Parks
University Parks, a verdant oasis in the heart of Oxford, United Kingdom, offers city dwellers and visitors alike a tranquil escape from the urban hustle. Spanning approximately 70 acres of beautifully maintained gardens and parkland, this green space is a cherished...
Tom Quad
Tom Quad, the largest quadrangle of Christ Church, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, is an architectural marvel and a verdant oasis nestled in the heart of the historic city. Enveloped by the imposing classical facades of the college's buildings, this...
Waterperry Gardens
Nestled in the heart of the English countryside, a stone's throw from the historic city of Oxford, lies the horticultural haven of Waterperry Gardens. This picturesque park, renowned for its lush landscapes and meticulously maintained grounds, offers a tranquil retreat...
Sandfield Road
Sandfield Road is a road in the suburb of Headington, Oxford, England. It is close to the John Radcliffe Hospital. It was home to author and academic J. R. R. Tolkien in the 1950s and 1960s.
War Memorial Garden
Christ Church War Memorial Garden is a garden in Oxford, England, created in 1926 to commemorate the First World War. The war memorial garden, in memory of members of Christ Church, Oxford, is located east off St Aldate's at the western end of Broad Walk, which leads along the northern edge of Christ Church Meadows.
Cutteslowe Park
Cutteslowe Park is a public park in Cutteslowe in North Oxford, England. It was established in 1936 when Oxford City Council acquired land of the former Cutteslowe Manor farm, whose house still stands at its centre. More land was acquired in 1937 and 1938, including purchases from the Dean and Chaplain of Westminster.
South Park
Vast parkland for picnics and dog walks South Park is a park on Headington Hill in east Oxford, England. It is the largest park within Oxford city limits. A good view of the city centre with its historic spires and towers of Oxford University can be obtained at the park's highest point, a favourite location for photographers.
Harcourt Arboretum
Harcourt Arboretum is an arboretum owned and run by the University of Oxford. It is a satellite of the university's botanic garden in the city of Oxford, England. The arboretum itself is located six miles south of Oxford on the A4074 road, near the village of Nuneham Courtenay in Oxfordshire, and comprises some 150 acres.
Rock Edge
Rock Edge is a 1.7-hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Oxford in Oxfordshire.
Port Meadow
Port Meadow is a large meadow of open common land beside the River Thames to the north and west of Oxford, England.
Wolvercote Common
Wolvercote Common is an area of grassed common land north of Port Meadow in Oxford, England.
Cripley Meadow
Cripley Meadow lies between the Castle Mill Stream, a backwater of the River Thames, and the Cotswold Line railway to the east, and Fiddler's Island, on the main branch of the Thames to the west, in Oxford, England.
The Plain
The Plain is an important junction, now a roundabout constructed in 1950, just east of Magdalen Bridge in Oxford, England. To the east and southeast are St Clement's, Cowley Road and Iffley Road. Magdalen College School is to the south.
Radcliffe Quadrangle
The Radcliffe Quadrangle is the second quadrangle of University College, Oxford, England. The buildings have been Grade I listed since 1954.
Headington Hill Park
Headington Hill Park is a park on Headington Hill in the east of Oxford, England. The park is part of the grounds of Headington Hill Hall, previously owned by the Morrell family, bought by Oxford City Council, and leased to Oxford Brookes University since 1992.
Christ Church Meadow
Christ Church Meadow is a flood-meadow and popular walking and picnic spot in Oxford, England. Roughly triangular in shape, it is bounded by the River Thames, the River Cherwell, and Christ Church. The meadow provides access to many of the college boat houses which are on an island at the confluence of the two rivers.
Lye Valley
Lye Valley is a 2.3-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Headington, a suburb of Oxford in Oxfordshire. It is part of the 4.5-hectare Lye Valley Local Nature Reserve, which is owned and managed by Oxford City Council.
New Marston Meadows
New Marston Meadows is a 44.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Oxford in Oxfordshire. These meadows in the floodplain of the River Cherwell are traditionally managed for hay or by grazing.
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia is a narrow ait that forms part of the University Parks in Oxford, England. It lies between the upper and lower levels of the River Cherwell which are partly interspersed with the Thames.
Park Town
Park Town is a small residential area in central North Oxford, a suburb of Oxford, England. It was one of the earliest planned suburban developments in the area and most of the houses are Grade II listed.
Raleigh Park
Raleigh Park is a park of about 27 acres in North Hinksey, Oxfordshire just west of Oxford. The land was formerly part of the estates of the Harcourt family. The land was sold in 1924 to Raymond ffennell, then owner of Wytham Abbey, who gave it to the City of Oxford for use as a park.
The Meadow Building
The Meadow Building is part of Christ Church, Oxford, England, one of the Oxford colleges, looking out south onto Christ Church Meadow on Broad Walk and then along the straight tree-lined Poplar Walk to the River Thames.
Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds
Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds is a 11.9-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the northern outskirts of Oxford in Oxfordshire.
Grandpont
Grandpont is a mainly residential area in south Oxford. It is west of Abingdon Road, and consists mainly of narrow streets that run at right angles to the main road, with terraced late-Victorian and Edwardian houses.
Wellington Square
Wellington Square is a garden square in central Oxford, England, a continuation northwards of St John Street. In the centre of the square is a small park, Wellington Square Gardens, owned by the University of Oxford.
St Giles'
St Giles' is a wide boulevard leading north from the centre of Oxford, England. At its northern end, the road divides into Woodstock Road to the left and Banbury Road to the right, both major roads through North Oxford. At the southern end, the road continues as Magdalen Street at the junction with Beaumont Street to the west.
CS Lewis Nature Reserve
CS Lewis Nature Reserve is a 3-hectare nature reserve in Risinghurst, a suburb of Oxford in Oxfordshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.
Merton Field
Merton Field is a grass playing field north of the main part of Christ Church Meadow and south of Merton College in central Oxford, England. To the west are Merton Walk and Christ Church, one of the Oxford colleges. To the east is the University of Oxford Botanic Garden.
Shotover
Shotover is a hill and forest in Oxfordshire, England. The hill is 3 miles east of Oxford. Its highest point is 557 feet above sea level.
Peckwater Quadrangle
The Peckwater Quadrangle is one of the quadrangles of Christ Church, Oxford, England. It is a Grade I listed building. Christ Church Library is on the south side of the quad. To the southeast is Canterbury Quadrangle, with access to Oriel Square via Canterbury Gate.
Wytham Woods
Wytham Woods are a 423.8-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Oxford in Oxfordshire. It is a Nature Conservation Review site.
Mob Quad
Mob Quad is a four-sided group of buildings from the 13th and 14th centuries in Merton College, Oxford, surrounding a small lawn.
Aristotle Lane
Aristotle Lane is a road in north Oxford, England. The lane links North Oxford, leading from the junction of Kingston Road and Hayfield Road, with Port Meadow to the west, via bridges over the Oxford Canal and railway.
Warneford Meadow
Warneford Meadow is an area of 20 acres of natural grassland immediately south-east of the Warneford Hospital, in Headington, east Oxford, England. The Warneford Meadow is a wild space within urban Oxford. The area has been used by local residents as a public space for recreation for over 50 years.
Canterbury Quadrangle
The Canterbury Quadrangle is one of the quadrangles of Christ Church, Oxford, England. It stands on the site of the former Canterbury College. On the west side is Christ Church Library, whose north façade completes the four sides of Peckwater Quadrangle. On the east side is Canterbury Gate with access to Oriel Square and Merton Street.
Exeter College
Exeter College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England and the fourth-oldest college of the university.
Addison's Walk
Addison's Walk is a picturesque footpath around a small island in the River Cherwell in the grounds of Magdalen College, Oxford, England. There are good views of Magdalen Tower and Magdalen Bridge from along the walk.
Corpus Christi College
Corpus Christi College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1517, it is the 12th oldest college in Oxford.
Begbroke Science Park
Begbroke Science Park is a science park located five miles north of Oxford, England. It is owned by Oxford University and managed as part of the university's Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division It lies within the parish of Begbroke, although it is only accessible from the village of Yarnton on the A44.
Blue Boar Quadrangle
The Blue Boar Quadrangle is a quadrangle at the University of Oxford's Christ Church. It was designed by Hidalgo Moya and Philip Powell, and built between 1965 and 1968.
Wolvercote Meadows
Wolvercote Meadows is a 7.1-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Oxford in Oxfordshire. Part of it is owned by the Oxford Preservation Trust. It is part of Oxford Meadows Special Area of Conservation.
Greyfriars
Greyfriars is a Roman Catholic friary and parish located in East Oxford, which until 2008 was also a Permanent Private Hall of the University of Oxford. Situated on the Iffley Road in East Oxford, it was one of the smallest constituent halls of the university.
Oxford Science Park
The Oxford Science Park is a science and technology park located on the southern edge of the city of Oxford, England. It was officially opened in 1991 and is owned by Magdalen College, Oxford. The park maintains strong links with the nearby University of Oxford and currently contains just over 60 companies.
Angel & Greyhound Meadow
Also known as Angel Meadow, the Angel & Greyhound Meadow is a flood-meadow adjoining the River Cherwell just north of Magdalen Bridge, Oxford, England and opposite Magdalen College. It derives its name from the old Angel and Greyhound coaching inns in the High Street, for which it served as a horse-pasture.
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