Chantelle's Guidebook
Sightseeing
Beautiful local woods 20 minute walk away or 5 mins by car (there is plenty of parking). It's the perfect place for a picnic or long walk. I recommend wearing walking shoes.
A note for family travellers with young children : the route is best taken with babies in a carrier as it is not pram friendly.
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Shotover Country Park
Old RoadBeautiful local woods 20 minute walk away or 5 mins by car (there is plenty of parking). It's the perfect place for a picnic or long walk. I recommend wearing walking shoes.
A note for family travellers with young children : the route is best taken with babies in a carrier as it is not pram friendly.
Serene spot with small lake and woods. Also connects to Shotover country park for those that would like to do a longer walk. Only a 15 minute walk from the house.
C S Lewis Nature Reserve
5 Lewis ClSerene spot with small lake and woods. Also connects to Shotover country park for those that would like to do a longer walk. Only a 15 minute walk from the house.
Beautiful park in the centre of Oxford, very close to the Natural history museum. A 1 hour walk or 10 minute drive away.
Day trip suggestion:
- if you like walking and the weather is nice, follow a series of footpaths from Headington to university parks. The route is scenic including cotswold brick houses, meadows and a river avoiding main roads almost entirely. This route is pram friendly. If you don't fancy walking you can drive 10 mins to Bevington Road where there is free parking for 2 hours. From Bevington Rd it's a 5 min walk to university parks.
- once you arrive at university parks there is a lovely loop to walk around the park, with a lake at the centre often filled with ducks and swans.
- then spend some time perusing artefacts at the natural history and Pitt rivers museums which is a 5 min walk from University parks
And /or walk 10min from University parks to jericho where there are a range of cafes and restaurants.
I particularly like Branca which do a lunchtime deli Mon to Fri with a range of salads, sandwiches, pasties and cakes. There is usually also some hot food options (e.g. pizza slices, lasagne, mushroom gnocchi, fish bake). They are also pram friendly with a lot of space between tables.
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University Parks
South Parks RoadBeautiful park in the centre of Oxford, very close to the Natural history museum. A 1 hour walk or 10 minute drive away.
Day trip suggestion:
- if you like walking and the weather is nice, follow a series of footpaths from Headington to university parks. The route is scenic including cotswold brick houses, meadows and a river avoiding main roads almost entirely. This route is pram friendly. If you don't fancy walking you can drive 10 mins to Bevington Road where there is free parking for 2 hours. From Bevington Rd it's a 5 min walk to university parks.
- once you arrive at university parks there is a lovely loop to walk around the park, with a lake at the centre often filled with ducks and swans.
- then spend some time perusing artefacts at the natural history and Pitt rivers museums which is a 5 min walk from University parks
And /or walk 10min from University parks to jericho where there are a range of cafes and restaurants.
I particularly like Branca which do a lunchtime deli Mon to Fri with a range of salads, sandwiches, pasties and cakes. There is usually also some hot food options (e.g. pizza slices, lasagne, mushroom gnocchi, fish bake). They are also pram friendly with a lot of space between tables.
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Public transport
There is a bus stop on London Road with multiple buses (e.g. Bus 9, 8, U1) that go into the centre of Oxford. It's only a 5 minute walk to the bus stop (next to Demop hairdresser).
There are also a number of places you can visit on foot in the Headington area (see sightseeing suggestions).
For visits further afield, there is a coach (Oxford tube) to London from the green road roundabout - the coach stop is a 5 min walk from the house. Westfield Shopping centre is 1hr 15 mins away (third coach stop).
The Airline coach to Gatwick and Heathrow airports also stops near the house.
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Cafe and restaurants
In Headington I recommend the following cafes and restaurants which can all be reached on foot:
*the White Hart pub - their pies are especially good and they have a cosy beer garden to enjoy on a sunny day
*Grounded kitchen - korean food bowls, great stop for a quick lunch
*the Black boy pub - good sat /sun brunch offer
*Coco noir - known for chocolate selection, but I especially like their cinnamon buns
*Craft burger - tasty burger options, I recommend the Holy fish or the halloumi burger for vegetarians
*Il botanico - Italian cafe with a range of panini and pastry options