Oxford: is it crowded? When to visit
Oxford (United Kingdom) gets about as many visitors all year round, with the most in September. At its busiest, around the week of 13 Sept 2027, about 2,437 tourists stay there each night.
Then it gets busy, but rarely overwhelmed. 4/9 · Some visitors
Tourists week by week, for the year ahead
NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov
Very calmCalmQuietSome visitorsBusyVery busyCrowdedVery crowdedOvercrowded
Forecasts from official statistics, estimated from figures for the wider region. The first three months are the most reliable. See Oxford on the map, week by week →
What to see in Oxford
- Keble College
- Lincoln College
202 listed monuments and 138 more things to see and do.
Quieter places near Oxford
Calm, worth the trip and within driving distance, even in the busiest week of the year:
- Wiltshire · 1 h 18 drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Stonehenge, Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
- West Oxfordshire · 23 min drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Blenheim Palace, Kelmscott Manor
- Bath and North East Somerset · 1 h 47 drive · 3/9 · Quiet See: Bath, Buildings and architecture of Bath
- Buckinghamshire · 33 min drive · 1/9 · Very calm See: Waddesdon Manor, Chequers
- West Northamptonshire · 1 h 00 drive · 1/9 · Very calm See: Althorp, Gayton Manor House
Drive times are estimates from distance.