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The High Street, in the centre
of Oxford, is one of Oxford's greatest streets.
(“The stream like windings of that glorious street” – William
Wordsworth c1820)
A vibrant, slightly curved street that is host to a number of Oxford's finest
restaurants, jewelers , fashion outlets, antique dealers, the famous Oxford University
shop and of course St Mary’s church. There are a number of small cobbled
streets and alleyways that are evidence of hundreds of years of development and
building along this street with a number of these alleys still cobbled and untouched
for hundreds of years. There are a number of small, cobbled streets and alleyways,
evidence of hundreds of years of evolution. The buildings are much older than
they look and some of the architecture is simply stunning.
The street and this short intro to the High Street ends at Magdalen Bridge known
as May Day bridge where academics in the city would gather for the
May Day ball on the 1st of May each year. A number of the public houses still
open around the clock on the 30th of April through to the early hours of the
1st of May to help in keeping this jolly tradition alive.
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Cowley Road and St Clements are
both Arterial roads in to the heart of Oxford. Both of these
roads are literally a five minute walk from the Magdalen Bridge,
at the bottom of the High Street in Oxford. The area is home
to a multi cultural and economically diverse population. This
part of the city is also host to a large academic community.
Cowley Road and St Clements are vibrant and colorful places and
this is epitomised with a carnival that is held there each year
which brings together all the wonderful diversity of the city.
The
area is littered with wonderful places to eat and drink, is the
hub of the Oxford music scene and has a large number of sometimes
quirky but always interesting shops and boutiques. Both Bus companies
have routes to and from the city centre. The Oxford Bus company
runs the 5, 8 or 8A and Stagecoach runs the 1, 7, 10 and the
U1, N5, N4 or N15.
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Little Clarendon Street is a
short shopping street in central Oxford. It runs east-west between
the foot of the Woodstock Road to the east and Walton Street
to the west. It forms one of three notable streets in North Oxford
off the Woodstock Road where the variety of shops and cafes make
them particularly trendy and bohemian places, the other two being
North Parade and South Parade. The street is sometimes nicknamed
Little Trendy Street.
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Oxford city centre is marked
by the awesome Carfax tower which is a great starting point for
an overview of the city before checking out the myriad of things
to do and see. The tower also marks the centre point of Oxford,
joining Cornmarket Street, Queen Street, The High Street and
St Aldates together. North, West, South and East respectively.
There are a large number of nationally recognised shops together
with Bars, Café’s, Clubs, the famous Covered market
and the main bus terminal (George Street).
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The Covered Market is a wonderful,
unique experience in the town centre of Oxford. A thriving,
bustling, quirky and colourful epicentre for some of Oxford’s
finest independent traders. Fashion boutiques with a difference
that are colourful and individual, fresh food suppliers ranging
from quality fruit and vegetables through to conventional and
organic meat outlets that would put the larger national chain
suppliers to shame in both quality and service. A number of
warm and cosy café’s, food houses and delicatessens
that add to the ambience and provide a tempting whiff for the
senses. The market has five entrances- Cornmarket Street through
the Golden Cross, Two on the High Street and two on Market
Street. All in all a 232 year old market place that is as wonderful
and original today as it was when it was opened on November
1st 1774.
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Summertown in North Oxford
is one of the most residential and sought after areas to live in
Oxford. Home to Colin Dexter (Inspector Morse novels) and Thom
Yorke (Radiohead) to name but a few. It is also home to BBC
Radio Oxford and Ewart House where a number of Oxford University
Students take their exams. The two main focus areas are the
row of shops (Banbury Road) that run east to the suburb and
South Parade which connects the Banbury and Woodstock roads.
There are a number of Café’s, Restaurants, Clothes
boutiques and High end Audio, video and electronic suppliers
and showrooms. Both public bus companies have routes to
and from Central Oxford. The Oxford Bus company runs the 2,
2A, 2B or 2C and Stagecoach runs the 7, 7B or 7D.
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here for a selection of shops in Summertown
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