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The Welcome Guide
Your guide to Oxfordshire's services
Oxfordshire is a fantastic place to live and work, and we hope you will find our Welcome Guide useful as you begin to discover the county — whether it is shops you are after, or some of the more curious nooks and crannies.Get a real taste of Oxfordshire
2:28pm Tuesday 31st March 2009
In our foodie county you are spoilt for choice when dining out, writes Denise Barkley
Around Oxford
4:00pm Tuesday 2nd September 2008
Here's a list of places to visit in and around Oxford...
County Living
4:00pm Tuesday 2nd September 2008
The city of dreaming spires may be packed into a small area geographically, but it punches above its weight in every other respect.
Recyling, Libraries and Thames Valley Police
3:46pm Tuesday 2nd September 2008
Information on recycling, libraries and Thames Valley Police.
Local Food
3:29pm Tuesday 2nd September 2008
With its own marmalade and sauce, Oxford is almost as well known for its food as it is its university, and all over the county you can find top restaurants, delis, gastro pubs and more than its fair share of celebrity chefs.
Sports Facilities
3:07pm Tuesday 2nd September 2008
Here is a list of all the sports facilities in and around Oxford
Witney
2:39pm Tuesday 2nd September 2008
This former blanket-making town is an attractive place to visit, and one still in touch with its roots.
Wantage
2:34pm Tuesday 2nd September 2008
Wantage was first officially recognised as an important town in 1216, when Henry III granted weekly trading rights.
Wallingford
2:22pm Tuesday 2nd September 2008
Wallingford is an attractive market town that owes its importance to being a convenient place to cross the Thames.
Thame
2:18pm Tuesday 2nd September 2008
Thame is a rapidly expanding market town, which has managed to preserve its historic character.
Kidlington
2:14pm Tuesday 2nd September 2008
Kidlington is England’s largest village, and is located just five miles north of Oxford.
Chipping Norton
2:04pm Tuesday 2nd September 2008
Chipping Norton is the highest town in Oxfordshire at 700ft above sea level.
Dorchester-on-Thames and Henley
2:09pm Tuesday 2nd September 2008
Information for Dorchester-on-Thames and Henley.
Burford
2:00pm Tuesday 2nd September 2008
Burford is often referred to as the Gateway to the Cotswolds and the bustling old town makes a good introduction to this famous area of English countryside.
Bicester
1:50pm Tuesday 2nd September 2008
Historically, Bicester has long been a prosperous town, mainly because of its markets.
Banbury
1:47pm Tuesday 2nd September 2008
Banbury is a town with a special place on the map of British folklore, mainly thanks to the nursery rhyme Ride a Cock Horse.
Abingdon
1:40pm Tuesday 2nd September 2008
Abingdon was a flourishing town as long ago as the Roman period, and later became a Saxon settlement.
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