Oxford
A warm welcome from Oxford
Oxford — world-famous centre of academic excellence
Oxford is famous for academic excellence. With its world-famous university and beautiful college buildings, it is easy to see why so many people have been inspired by Oxford.
The river provides a great venue for rest and relaxation, as do the many green parks and cycle ways. There is a plentiful supply of theatres, nightclubs, cinemas and live music venues throughout the city. In short, Oxford is a great place to study English
Did you know?
- The population of Oxford is estimated to be 149,000, including over 30,000 full-time students.
- The closest airports are Heathrow and Luton and it takes less than one hour to travel to London by train.
- Punting is a great way to see the sights of Oxford from the river. Punts are narrow, flat-bottomed boats which are steered and propelled by a person using a long pole.
- Oxford University is the oldest English-speaking university in the world
- Many famous people have studied and done research at Oxford University, including Sir Walter Raleigh (explorer) Alexander Fleming (Penicillin) J R Tolkein (author of The Lord of the Rings), Hugh Grant (actor) Tony Blair (Prime Minister) and Bill Clinton (former US President).
- Oxford graduate Tim Berners-Lee is credited for inventing the Internet.
- The Holywell Music Room, built in 1748, is the oldest music performance hall in Europe.
- To find out more about where to go and what to see, and all of Oxford's facilities, visit the Oxford City website.