When you need a break from all the architecture and history that the city of Oxford offers, or wish to just sit and enjoy some green, peaceful location there is an abundance of green spaces in the city.
Just a short stroll from the city centre are beautiful green spaces and gardens to sit back and relax – all are exquisitely maintained.
There are also parks further out of the city which offer superb vantage points of the city, its historic spires and the towers of the world famous Oxford University.
Six of Oxford’s parks and green spaces have been recognised as being among the very best the world has to offer. St Sepulchre’s Cemetery, Florence Park, Hinksey Park, Cutteslowe and Sunnymead Park, Blackbird Leys Park and Bury Knowle Park have all received Green Flag Award status which marks them as a quality park or green space, recognising the highest possible environmental standards, maintenance and excellent facilities for visitors.
You will find that a lot of the colleges in Oxford have their own gardens, but it’s worth bearing in mind that some charge a small entrance fee.
Some of the green spaces to visit in Oxford are: Christ Church Meadow, Port Meadow and Wolvercote Common, South Park and Headington Hill Park, University of Oxford Botanic Garden, Wellington Square and University Parks.