The city of Oxford, located in central Southern England, is famously known for being home to the University of Oxford. Offering numerous tourist attractions as well as being home to international students from all over the globe, Oxford receives more than its fair share of tourists, visitors and sight-seers every year. The city has some major attractions to boast of and is a popular vacation spot for UK residents as well as for tourists from around the world.

The best thing about Oxford is that it has a lot to offer to everyone; grown-ups and kids alike. The reason it is ideal for a family vacation is that there is something for everyone. Also, Oxford has a unique character to it because of the history that it has carried with it through the years.

If you are a history buff and want to spend your vacation learning about the history and culture of Oxford then a few must-see landmarks include The University of Oxford, The City Center, Blenheim Palace, Ashmolean Museum, Christ Church Cathedral, Museum of the History of Science, Sheldonian Theatre, Bodleian Library and Modern Art Oxford along with a number of other popular city landmarks.

If you are looking to indulge in the city’s rich art life then there is plenty for you to do and to explore. You can look for the plays and musicals playing in the city at Oxford Playhouse, Creation Theater Company and New Theater etc. You can also catch the latest movies playing at various cinemas throughout the city. Feel like a good laugh? Then you can look for various comedy performances that take place in the city at different theaters. Want to enjoy a little night life? There are plenty of pubs and clubs, bars, live music and comedy venues to keep you entertained.

Surprisingly, Oxford also offers you a chance to relax and calm your nerves by taking a walk or lounging in its vast, luscious green meadows and parks. Such open spaces with plenty of fresh air are hard to come by in times like these. Botanic Gardens, University Park, Port Meadow, Angel and Greyhound Meadow and Florence Park are just a few names among many.

Oxford also has plenty of sports and leisure activities to keep you occupied. You can hire boats, go punting, ride in balloons, golf, enjoy archery, and go horse riding, fencing, rowing and canoeing and pretty much do anything that strikes your fancy.

Another great thing about Oxford is that it is located at about an hour’s ride from London as well as from the Stonehenge. There are various daytime excursions that take tourists to visit Stonehenge, London, Cotswolds, Waddesdon Manor, Broughton Castle, Stowe Landscape Gardens as well as one day tours to Wales, Warwick, Windsor, Bath, Brighton and Hampton Court.

Oxford truly is a wonderful place for all the family. It is the defines the perfect vacation by allowing kids to indulge in the activities that they would enjoy like arts and crafts, kids theater, puppet shows, sports and music. It also allows the adults to unwind, relax, explore and indulge.

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