Oxford Stories – a Town of 900 Years: Walking tour of Oxford City
After arrival of Oxford about 3 weeks, which was Wednesday 15th September 2021, the UK Campus of Peking University HSBC Business School organized a walking tour to the City of Oxford for us.
Oxford has it all. A university that dates back to the 11th century, magnificent sandstone architecture and the kind of scenery that means you can’t help but snap away with your camera.
The tour introduced us to many of Oxfords famous colleges and university buildings.
There are 38 Oxford University colleges and six permanent private halls in the university alone. They’re dotted all over the city, some closely grouped together, others further out.
Some of the highlights on the walking tour included Christ Church College and Christ ChurchMeadows, which is owned by the college. The Sheldonian Theatre which is used for the university’s matriculation and graduation ceremonies. The Bodleian Library, one of the oldest libraries in the UK and is also one of the biggest. The Radcliffe Camera which is an iconic landmark and is linked to the Old Bodleian Library by the underground Gladstone link. University Church of St Mary the Virgin, this has been a church on the site of St Mary’s for over 1,000 years.
At the end of the afternoon the tour finished with a group photo.
