A day trip to Oxford

[pitstopbunny]

My friend and I are meeting up for the first time in Oxford. Where are the best places to visit (we are both photography enthusiasts) & suggestions of a few good places to eat there (we wont have transport as we are both catching trains from opposite directions).

We will only be there for a day (arrival at about 9.30am & leaving about 5.30pm) but want to fit as much as possible into our time, plus having a nice lunch, preferably near the water!

Many thanks : )

[VHG]

I know you are looking for personal suggestions, but a search in Google for phrases like "Visiting Oxford" or "Oxford Tourist" will find all sorts of sites.

Like these

http://www.visitoxford.org/

http://www.oxford.gov.uk/leisure/visitor-information.cfm

Here is a city centre map (will take a time to load)

http://www.oxford.gov.uk/files/seealsodocs/78273/Oxford%20City%20Centre%20Map.pdf

[VHG]

The link above to the map did not work, but you can find it on this site near the top

http://www.oxford.gov.uk/leisure/visitor-information.cfm

[VHG]

There are a list of Oxford sights here (which may be worth photographing)

http://www.world66.com/europe/unitedkingdom/england/south_east/oxford/sights

[buildersmate]

IMHO the best dining pub on the river is this one.
http://www.thetroutoxford.co.uk/
However it isn't in Oxford centre - but on the river to the north of the centre, the other end of Port Meadow. It's about a 2 mile drive out down the Walton Road towards Wolvercote.
Had (another) superb lunch there about 3 months ago.

[VHG]

>It's about a 2 mile drive

>we wont have transport as we are both catching trains from opposite directions

[aniani]

I went for the first time recently and took an open top bus city tour which was relatively inexpensive - covered all the highlights in one day, flexible in that you can hop off and catch the next bus as you please. I would recommend it.