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Map of Oxford City Guide's Two Day Itinerary
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Day One (red markers on map)
- Start at Christ Church College on St. Aldates - see the cathedral and the great hall (make sure you're there before 12pm!).
- When you exit the college, turn left, and follow the path until you reach the gates at Rose Lane. Walk on Rose Lane.
- At High Street, turn right. Turn right into the Botanical Gardens. When finished looking through the gardens, exit onto High Street.
- Walk left on High Street, and have lunch at the Grande Cafe (84 High Street), or one of the many eateries along the High.
- Turn back onto High Street in the direction of the botanical gardens, and visit Magdalen College on your left - walk through the cloisters, exit the blue wrought-iron gate onto Addison's Walk, walk along the river, see the deer park on your left.
- Exit onto High Street and turn right. Turn right onto Catte Street to see the Radcliffe Camera.
- Continue on Catte, pass the Bodleian Library on your left, and then make a left onto Broad Street. See the Sheldonian Theatre and the Clarendon Building on your left, and Blackwell's Bookstore, Trinity College, and Balliol College on your right.
- Buy souvenirs for your friends and family (or yourselves, of course)
Day Two (blue markers on map)
- Start at the intersection of George Street/Magdalen Street/Broad Street and Cornmarket Street.
- Walk south on Cornmarket Street (along the car-free pedestrian walkway) to the end to Carfax Tower.
- Walk up High Street, turn left into the Covered Market. Browse through the market.
- Continue on High Street to St. Mary's University Church on your left. Visit the tower on a clear day for great views of the city.
- Have lunch along High Street.
- Turn right onto Magpie Lane, then left onto Merton Street. Visit Merton College - see the old library and the gardens
- Continue on Merton Street, at the end, turn left onto High Street.
- Turn right onto Queen's Lane (turns into New College Lane) to see the Bridge of Sighs (Hertford Bridge).
- Turn right on Catte, then left on Broad. At the end of Broad street, turn right on Magdalen Street, and left after the Randolph Hotel onto Beaumont Street. Visit the Ashmolean Museum (on your right), and treat yourself to a well-deserved cream tea (scones with jam and clotted cream, and tea of course).
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