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Oxford Castle and Prison

Among the sights of Oxford is Oxford Castle and Prison. 49 more places to visit are within 5 km. The first to add nearby is Ashmolean Museum, at 500 m.

Where

In Oxford

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Castle in Oxford

Inside Oxford

Oxford Castle and Prison is inside Oxford’s built-up area, with 49 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Which month to go

Highs of 17–23°C mark May to September in Oxford.

Jan8° / 2°60 mm

Feb8° / 2°47 mm

Mar11° / 3°44 mm

Apr14° / 5°49 mm

May17° / 8°57 mm

Jun20° / 11°50 mm

Jul23° / 13°55 mm

Aug22° / 13°63 mm

Sep19° / 10°54 mm

Oct15° / 8°74 mm

Nov11° / 5°73 mm

Dec8° / 2°67 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Oxford, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Oxford. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Oxford’s full climate →

About

Oxford Castle and Prison

In Oxford, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Castle
Town: in Oxford
Official site: oxfordcastleandprison.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Where Oxford Castle and Prison is

Use the numbers to match each place near Oxford Castle and Prison with the list.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

The 8 towns are led in size by Oxford, with 170,799 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

Oxford

170,799 people · 55 places to visit

2 · 2.9 km south of it

Kennington

4,595 people · 53 places to visit

3 · 3.5 km south of it

Boars Hill

540 people · 52 places to visit

4 · 3.9 km southwest of it

Chawley

1,127 people · 49 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Oxford Castle and Prison is	People	Places to visit
Oxford	It’s in town	170,799	55
Kennington	2.9 km south of it	4,595	53
Boars Hill	3.5 km south of it	540	52
Chawley	3.9 km southwest of it	1,127	49
Wolvercote	3.9 km northwest of it	1,328	49
Sandford-on-Thames	4.7 km southeast of it	500	40
Cumnor	4.8 km southwest of it	829	7
Wootton (Vale of White Horse)	5 km southwest of it	2,428	8

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Within 15 km are 76 places, among them 4 museums, 2 historic houses and a castle.

MuseumAshmolean Museum500 m away 2

MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History900 m away 3

CastleOxford Castle Motte100 m away 4

Historic houseBeaumont Palace400 m away 5

MuseumPitt Rivers Museum1 km away 6

GardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic Garden1.1 km away 7

Historic houseBlenheim Palace12 km away 8

MuseumMuseum of the History of Science600 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

What people ask about Oxford Castle and Prison

Where is Oxford Castle and Prison?

Oxford Castle and Prison is in Oxford, Oxfordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Oxford Castle and Prison?

Castle.

When is the best time to visit Oxford Castle and Prison?

May to September are the warmest months in Oxford, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Oxford Castle and Prison?

Within 15 km: Ashmolean Museum (500 m), Oxford University Museum of Natural History (900 m), Oxford Castle Motte (100 m) and Beaumont Palace (400 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Ashmolean Museum: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Oxford University Museum of Natural History: The original uploader was MykReeve at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Oxford Castle Motte: Tejvan Pettinger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beaumont Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Pitt Rivers Museum: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
University of Oxford Botanic Garden: JMski, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Blenheim Palace: Jvhertum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of the History of Science: Wiki alf at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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