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Cruisers canal boat holiday hire and experience Oxford at it's best!
College
Cruisers are the long-established
canal boat holiday hire fleet based right in the centre of the romantic City of
Oxford. We are therefore an ideal base to visit the endless attractions
available in Oxford whilst enjoying the luxury of quality canal boat
holiday hire accommodation.
Oxford to this day
continues to be one of the most popular tourist destinations in the UK.
The beauty of Oxford is being a small city the attractions of the
University, historic buildings and places of interest are within easy
walking distance around the centre of the city.
Here are a few ideas
about places you can visit on your canal boat holiday hire around Oxford:-
Blackwell's Books Not just any bookstore, this is
the largest single room devoted to book sales in Europe.
Bodleian Library Unusual for not being housed in
just one building but in many spread all over the city of Oxford. The
oldest parts of the Bodleian being located around Radcliffe Square with
the Duke Humphrey's Library (1488) and the Divinity School.
Carfax
Tower Standing at the crossroads of St.
Aldate's, Cornmarket, Queen and High Street in the centre. The tower's
location makes it a perfect central point to tour the city of Oxford.
Oxford
Botanic Gardens Founded in 1621
by Henry Danvers for the study of medicinal plants.
Oxford
Museums
Ashmolean Museum
Britain's first official museum. Bate Collection of Musical Instruments Based at the Faculty of Music building on St. Aldates. History of Science Museum Scientific instruments and devices throughout the ages. Museum of Modern Art Exhibits of 20th century art. Museum of Oxford Based at St. Aldates this covers the 2000 years of Oxford history. Pitt Rivers Museum Based at Park Road covering prehistory, ethnology and the arts of
all cultures and periods. University Museum Based at Park Road this collection shows natural history such as
gemstones, dinosaurs and other fossils.
Oxford
University Colleges The Oxford University is a
collection of independently founded colleges each with it's own history
rather than 'one campus' as with many other city universities.
The
Radcliffe Camera One of the most distinctive
landmarks in Oxford. The Camera (meaning 'room') was built 1737-1749.
Sheldonian Theatre In 1667 this was the first major
commission by architect Christopher Wren.
University Church of St. Mary the Virgin Based on the High Street this was
the first University library.
