Oxford: The City of Dreaming Spires

Oxford, The City of Dreaming Spires, is famous the world over for its University and place in history. For over 800 years, it has been a home to royalty and scholars, and since the 9th century an established town, although people are known to have lived in the area for thousands of years. Nowadays, the city is a bustling cosmopolitan town. Still with its ancient University, but home also to a growing hi-tech community. Many businesses are located in and around the town, whether on one of the Science and Business Parks or within one of a number of residential areas. With its mix of ancient and modern, there is plenty for both the tourist and resident to do. Whether its visiting one of the many historic buildings, colleges or museums, going out for a drink or a meal, taking in a show or shopping till you drop, Oxford has it all. Oxford has its fair share of excellent museums. The Ashmolean Museum is its most famous, with collections of historic artworks and artefacts from China, India, Rome, ancient Greece and Egypt, but other underrated highlights include the rather charming Story Museum — great for families — and the History of Science Museum. The latter has a blackboard used by Albert Einstein on display, a Roman sundial and the only surviving complete example of a spherical astrolabe.