Highlights: Oxford Railway Station > Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology > Oxford University Museum of Natural History > Pitt Rivers Museum > Sheldonian Theatre > Bodleian Library > Bridge of Sighs > New College > Radcliffe Camera > Magdalen College & Chapel > Magdalen Bridge (Boat Hire) > Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum > Carfax Tower > Christ Church > Christ Church War Memorial Garden > Christ Church Visitors Centre > Christ Church Meadow Walk (optional) and returning to Oxford Railway Station.

This circular DIY Walking Tour of Oxford is 6.5 kilometres long (just over 4 miles). And as “normal” walking speed is around 7kmph/4mph, this is a very easy 2 hour walk (allow for a whole day though – as this will give you plenty of time to visit some of the best attractions in Oxford as you go).

As many visitors to Oxford will arrive by train (especially in the case of wheelchair users – as the train is accessible), I have used Oxford Railway Station as the start and end points for this circular DIY Walking Tour of Oxford.

And because it is indeed a circular route, theoretically it can be made in either direction. But I would definitely recommend following this route around Oxford in a clockwise direction. And, again, for two reasons:

1. The very first Oxford attraction you come to will be the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology. And as the Ashmolean is the #1 visitor attraction in Oxford city centre, then it means that your Oxford DIY Walking Tour starts with a bang;

2. And the more outdoor section of the route around Oxford will be later in the day, when it should be warmer (including an optional 1-hour stroll around Christ Church Meadow Path, along the River Cherwell, and briefly, the River Thames – this path is accessible when reasonably dry.