It takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes from the centre of London to Oxford, the City famous for the oldest University in the English speaking world.
City of Oxford
The City of Oxford is famous for the oldest University in the English speaking world. Founded in the early 13th Century, it is comprised of 39 colleges which are essentially communities of students and academics. Most of the colleges are enclosed by a large wall, within which you will find, dormitories, a dining hall, library, a chapel and are open to the public.
In addition to the colleges, there are the other buildings connected to the University that are open to the public. For example, the Sheldonian building where Graduation ceremonies take place and the University’s central Library, the Bodleian.
Three main museums in Oxford are the Ashmolean, Museum of Natural History and Pitt River museum. You can even try your hand at punting!
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On the 45 minute journey from central London to Windsor, we drive through Runnymede - the town where King John signed the Magna Carta in 1215, an important document that began to limit power of the monarchs.
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1 hour and 30 minutes from the centre of London is Oxford, the City famous for the oldest University in the English speaking world.
From £950
From central London to Oxford is about 1 hour and 30 minutes, and we follow a tour of Oxford with a visit to the Warner Brothers Studios, and then return to London.
From £960
It takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes from the centre of London to Oxford, the City famous for the oldest University in the English speaking world.
From £910
During the Second World War, Bletchley Park was home to Government Code and Cypher School. It was the main centre where intercepted encrypted messages sent by the allies' enemies were deciphered.
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Stratford upon Avon, about 2 hours from central London, is the birthplace of arguably the world's greatest playwright, William Shakespeare.
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Stonehenge is Britain’s most famous prehistoric monument, and is reached in about 1 hour 45 minutes from central London.
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If you want to know what life was like in a medieval castle, then Warwick Castle is the ideal place to visit.