Botley Travel Guide
Tourist Guide
Popular places to visit
University of Oxford
Enjoy the student vibe when you visit University of Oxford during your travels in Oxford. Experience the area's museums and theatre scene.
Christ Church College
Enjoy the student vibe when you visit Christ Church College during your trip to Oxford. While you're in the area, stroll along the riverfront.
Oxford Castle
Embark on an entertaining journey through this medieval castle. Learn about its dark past and listen to tales of murder and crime.
Bodleian Library
Sign up for a tour to get a closer look at the priceless gems in one of the oldest libraries in the world.
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Gaze up at towering Oxfordshire dinosaur skeletons, see a colony of swifts in a tower and study the preserved model of the extinct dodo.
Ashmolean Museum
The world’s oldest public museum is home to a fascinating collection of global curios and priceless works of art.
Activities
Oxford: Guided Sightseeing River Cruise
Morse, Lewis and Endeavour Walking Tour of Oxford
Oxford Sightseeing River Cruise Along The University Regatta Course
Trip to Shakespeare’s Stratford, Warwick Castle, Cotswolds & Oxford
Our pick of the best Botley Hotel Deals
Leonardo Royal Hotel Oxford
Nice hotel Spacious rooms Plenty of parking spaces
Reviewed on 19 Oct 2025
Oxford Belfry Hotel & Spa
Lovely hotel and very friendly staff Great for what we needed
Reviewed on 25 Oct 2025
Linton Lodge Hotel, BW Signature Collection
The room was clean and well-presented. The bed was too firm for our liking but otherwise everything was great.
Reviewed on 20 Oct 2025
The Randolph Hotel Oxford, a Graduate by Hilton
Lovely room, polite and helpful staff. Love The Morse Bar
Reviewed on 24 Oct 2025
The Store
Very friendly and accommodating staff. Great location.
Reviewed on 25 Oct 2025
Ramada by Wyndham Oxford
I've stayed at Ramada many times on work trips to Oxford. I advise choosing a room on the upper floor because on the ground floor you may hear stomping around late at night in the room overhead. There are also humming machines in a courtyard outside the ground floor windows - maybe that's the air ...
Reviewed on 23 Oct 2025
Other neighbourhoods around Botley
North Hinksey
While North Hinksey may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like Oxford Castle and Carfax Tower.
West Oxford
If you're spending some time in West Oxford, Thames Path and Thames River are top sights worth seeing.
Jericho
Jericho might not have many top sights, but Oxford Playhouse and Ashmolean Museum are two attractions nearby that you can check out.
Oxford City Centre
Museums, historical sites and theatres are some highlights of Oxford City Centre. Make a stop by Covered Market or New Theatre Oxford while you're exploring.
South Oxford
While visiting South Oxford, you might make a stop by sights like Thames Path and Thames River.
North Oxford
While North Oxford isn't home to many top sights, Oxford University Museum of Natural History and Ashmolean Museum are some notable places to visit nearby.
