Oxford Shops
Oxford has many of the shops that you can find in any other city in the UK, we have listed a few that we think might be of interest to Oxford visitors below:
Bicester Shopping Village is a designer clothing outlet centre that offers a variety of designer brands for sale at discounted prices. The factory outlet shopping centre is laid out like a traditional Oxfordshire village. There are also a number of restaurants, cafes, ice cream vendors and other services on offer.
Outlet shops include: Gucci, Cerruti, Hugo Boss, Jimmy Choo, The North Face, Samsonite, Versace and many others!
Contact Details
Bicester Village
50 Pingle Drive Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 6WD
Tel: +44 (0) 1869 323 200
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The Varsity Shop (Castells) This tailor is now part of the Shepherd & Woodward group, but still represents a charming shop where tourists can buy their own authentic piece of oxford university life. The shop is also conveniently located at the heart of the university, opposite world-class colleges Balliol and Trinity.
Contact Details
The Varsity Shop (Castells)
13 Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3AS
Tel: +44 1865 244000
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Blackwell's Bookstore Blackwell's is a book store that caters solely to the academic - it is where Oxford University students buy all their text books, if they can afford them new. While you are unlikely to buy the latest Jackie Collins book here, it is worth a visit if only to absorb the intellectual atmosphere.
Contact Details
Blackwell's Bookstore
50 Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BQ
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 792792 Fax: +44 (0) 1865 791438 email: mail.ox@blackwell.co.uk
Map
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Westgate Shopping Centre A fully covered single level shopping mall with an attached multi-storey car park. Shops include Claire's Accessories, Oasis, New Look, Primark, Sports World, Millie's Cookies, Sainsburys, Thorntons, Holland & Barrett, Carphone Warehouse, Vodafone, Goldsmiths, Gamestation, and Sony.
Contact Details
Westgate Shopping Centre
Westgate Shopping Centre, Centre Management Office, 37 Westgate Galleries, Oxford OX1 1NZ
Tel: +44 (0)1865 725455
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The Covered Market The Covered Market is not just a market for fresh fruit, vegetables and meat. It is also home to a collection of unusual shops selling clothes, shoes, hats and jewelry. It is truly a charming place to stop by on your visit to Oxford.
Contact Details
The Covered Market
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Little Clarendon St Little Clarendon St is a charming location for a range of boutique shops, as well as some lovely restaurants and bars. This is well worth a visit during Christmas time as the decorations and lights really bring out the soul of Oxford.
Contact Details
Little Clarendon St
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