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Home to the oldest university in the English-speaking world (and the second-oldest in continuous operation on the planet), Oxford is more than a celebrated microcosm of academic scholarship: there's the splendid architecture, hefty literary heritage, and plenty more to fill an eventful few days.

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Science Oxford

Science Oxford was founded in 1985, as The Oxford Trust by Sir Martin and Lady Audrey Wood, it is a charitable organisation based in Oxford, England. It created the Oxfordshire Science Festival in the early 1990´s. Today, Science Oxford provides a central Oxford home for its public engagement work. These includes the annual Festival of Science and the discovery zone where schools and families can interact with various science activities.

Hobbs of Henley Ltd

Hobbs of Henley Ltd offers an extensive fleet of self-drive both electric and diesel powered boats for hire, as well as rowing boats and chauffeur-driven craft. It also offers some of the finest luxury passenger vessels on the Thames for both private charter and public trips. For the public river cruises you can choose between different themes such as "Traditional jazz cruises"," A two-hour sightseeing trip" or why not try the "The Best of British comedy cruise" with a buffet dinner?

Sulgrave Manor

Sulgrave Manor houses a wonderful collection of furniture and fabrics from the 16th century. It is a Tudor and Georgian manor house that once was the home of George Washington’s direct ancestors. Lawrence Washington, who bought the house in 1539 was a successful Northampton Wool Merchant. There is also a lovely garden, designed in the 1920s by Sir Reginald Blomfield and it still remains as a fine example of the formal English Style. Guided tours are provided of the house.

Bodleian Library

The Bodleian Library is one of the greatest libraries in the world and one of the oldest libraries in Europe. It is a working library and the main research library of the University of Oxford. In Britain, it is the second in size only to the British Library with over 11 million items. The library is believed to hold millions of printed items as well as manuscripts.