Oxford
About the Course Town
The vibe is hip preppie with a trendy edge. Ancient stone colleges, cricket on grassy quads, black-robed professors, river punting with friends, tweedy bookshops… but there’s also a big-city feel, with heaving sidewalk cafés, great shopping and an indie rock scene at night.
Oxford is home to England’s oldest university. For 800 years, it has been educating royalty and scholars alike, counting 25 British Prime Ministers (including Tony Blair) among its former students. Oxford is also one of England’s most historic places. Well before the first student, saints performed miracles, kings were crowned, parliaments were debated. But today it’s the students who totally rule this town—30,000 to be exact—creating an international youth culture that just can’t be beat: hip coffeeshops and bookstores, cutting-edge theatre and indie music scenes, excellent shopping and nightlife…