England
Day Trip
Oxford & Cambridge
England
England
Oxford and Cambridge — the two names that together define the very pinnacle of British academic tradition. These are cities of extraordinary beauty, incomparable intellectual heritage and architectural magnificence that have shaped the minds of prime ministers, scientists, authors and Nobel laureates for nearly 900 years. To visit both in a single day by coach, sweeping from Oxford's dreaming spires to Cambridge's famous Backs, is to experience a concentrated dose of British culture and history quite unlike any other day trip in England.
Oxford, just 60 miles from London and less than 90 minutes by coach, is centred on the Bodleian Library (one of the oldest libraries in Europe), the Radcliffe Camera, the Ashmolean Museum (the world's first university museum) and the beautiful college quads of Christ Church, Magdalen and Merton. Cambridge, 60 miles from London to the north-east, revolves around the Backs — the famous stretch of lawn and river behind the colleges — King's College Chapel (one of the greatest Gothic buildings in the world) and the Fitzwilliam Museum.
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Tour both of Britain's most famous and beautiful university cities in a single unforgettable day. From Oxford's dreaming spires to Cambridge's iconic punting on the Backs — a perfect cultural group outing for schools, corporate teams and heritage enthusiasts.
Oxford's historic centre is extraordinary compact — virtually every building within the city centre ring road is of historic and architectural significance. The covered market, the Bodleian Library, the Sheldonian Theatre (Wren's first major building), the Bridge of Sighs, the Carfax Tower and Christchurch Cathedral are all within a few hundred metres of each other. The Ashmolean Museum on Beaumont Street is one of the world's great art and archaeology museums — free to enter and housing collections ranging from Egyptian mummies to Raphael drawings and Guy Fawkes' lantern.
Cambridge's defining experience is the view from the Backs — the strip of riverside meadow and manicured lawn behind the colleges of Queens', King's, Clare, Trinity Hall, Trinity and St John's. King's College Chapel, begun in 1446 and completed in 1547, contains the largest fan-vaulted ceiling in the world and a set of 16th-century stained glass windows that rank among the greatest in Europe. The Fitzwilliam Museum on Trumpington Street is Cambridge's outstanding free museum — collections include Titian, Rembrandt, Cézanne, Picasso and an unrivalled Egyptian antiquities collection.
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