✨ Classic 48 Hours · Balanced pace · 3 days
A weekend escape to Oxford
The greatest hits — outdoors, food, culture and a night out.
Day 1
Friday
- Evening
Oli's Thai
Thai · $$ · Magdalen RoadOpen the weekend here — Tiny 20-seater with the best green curry south of Soho — book ahead.
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Day 2
Saturday
- MorningMagdalen Bridge PuntsOutdoors · High Street
Hire a punt and float past Christ Church Meadow toward the Botanic Garden.
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The Trout Inn
Gastropub · $$ · WolvercoteRiverside pub on the Thames — Sunday roast and Morse atmosphere.
Find on Google Maps - AfternoonBodleian LibraryCulture · Broad Street
1602 reading room and the Radcliffe Camera — Harry Potter on tour.
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Pompette
French Bistro · $$$ · SummertownPascal Wiedemann's neighbourhood bistro — chalkboard menu, lots of regulars.
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Day 3
Sunday
- MorningChrist Church CollegeCulture · St Aldate's
Tudor hall that inspired the Hogwarts Great Hall, plus Cathedral and Meadow.
Find on Google Maps - AfternoonAshmolean MuseumCulture · Beaumont Street
World's oldest public museum — Powhatan's mantle, Stradivarius violins, free.
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