Cowley 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
Warwick Castle, Shakespeare's England, Oxford & Cotswolds Tour from London
Trip to Shakespeare’s Stratford, Warwick Castle, Cotswolds & Oxford
Oxford by Rail Day from London with Harry Potter Insights Tour
Oxford: Official University and City Walking Tour
Oxford: City and University Tour, including college entry
Our pick of the best Cowley Hotel Deals
Leonardo Royal Hotel Oxford
Oxford Belfry Hotel & Spa
The Randolph Hotel Oxford, a Graduate by Hilton
Linton Lodge Hotel, BW Signature Collection
Ramada by Wyndham Oxford
Holiday Inn Oxford by IHG
Other neighbourhoods around Cowley
Lye Valley
While Lye Valley isn't home to many top sights, Temple Cowley Pools and Headington Shark are some notable places to visit nearby.
Wood Farm
When in Wood Farm, you can plan a visit to Headington Shark and Iffley Road Track, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.
Iffley
If you're spending some time in Iffley, Thames Path and Thames River are top sights worth seeing.
Littlemore
Visitors highly recommend Littlemore for its abundant dining options, and you can make a stop by Kassam Stadium while you're in town.
Rose Hill
Rose Hill might not have many top sights, but Temple Cowley Pools and Kassam Stadium are two attractions nearby that you can check out.
East Oxford
While visiting East Oxford, you might make a stop by sights like Iffley Road Track and Thames River.
- Blenheim Palace
- University of Oxford
- Bicester Village
- Thames River
- Cotswold Wildlife Park
- John Radcliffe Hospital
- Christ Church College
- Oxford Castle
- New Theatre Oxford
- Bodleian Library
- Waddesdon Manor
- Oxford Brookes University
- Stoke Mandeville Hospital
- North Wessex Downs
- Kassam Stadium
- Sheldonian Theatre
- Carfax Tower
- Didcot Railway Centre