The postcard Oxford college, film template for Hogwarts and home to the Oxford cathedral

A fantastic bit-of-everything museum including Old Masters paintings

One of the oldest libraries in Europe is spread across Oxford in a series of historic buildings

The oldest college at Oxford has great architectural heritage and JRR Tolkein memories

A gorgeous 15C campus by the waters of the Cherwell River

Sections of this partly-ruined medieval castle dates to the 11C

A 12th century tower at the heart of Oxford with city views

A church with a view and a cafe right in front of the Radcliffe Camera

A lovely college where parts of Harry Potter were filmed

Poling a flat skiff down the Cherwell River through the Meadows of Oxford

A classic, creaky old B&B of a hotel bang in the center of Oxford

A quiet, ten-room hotel in a 16C building in the heart of Oxford

A 17C coaching inn converted into a chain hotel

A luxury hotel on High Street in the heart of Oxford

A luxury hotel converted from the 19C prison in Oxford Castle

As the name suggests: A hostel in the center(ish) of Oxford

A classic Oxford pub with outdoor seating and pub grub right in the heart of town

A lovely outdoor venue for light meals overlooking the Radcliffe Camera

The pub where the Inklings once met (Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and others)

The tourism information office of Oxford

Trains to Oxford take 60–70 min (£5–£32) from London's Paddington Station

Buses to Oxford take 100–110 min from London (£1–£15)

The drive west from London to Oxford takes about 105–120 min.