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Visit the Church of St Mary the Virgin and experience the best view of Oxford, The University Church of St Mary the Virgin, is a stunning church in its own right, but it also has the best view from its tower of the historic skyline of Oxford. The Radcliffe Camera, All Souls College and the Bodleian Library can be seen from the top of the tower, the reward for the 124 steps up to climb it. Travel there with, Chiltern, on one of our great…
Visit the oldest Botanical Gardens in the UK and discover a Chiltern Gem, Visit inspiring herbaceous borders,, glasshouses that take you around the world or simply relax in the, oldest Botanic Garden in Britain, The Botanic Garden is the most compact, yet, diverse collection of plants in the world right in the heart, of Oxford city centre and is, open throughout the year, for you to visit and enjoy. , Get there with Chiltern:, with train…
Visit Bodleian Library in Oxford and discover a Chiltern gem, A trip to the Bodleian Library , is a must for any book-lover. Take a tour of the historic Bodleian Library and visit the stunning Divinity School and Duke Humfrey's Library,, a medieval reading room used as Hogwart's library in the Harry Potter films., Head over to the, new Weston Library, to view some of the, library's greatest treasures in free exhibitions and displays, that run…
Artistic impression Chiltern Railways has started work on a £465,000 project to improve Warwick Parkway, as part of a programme of ongoing investment. The Park and Ride station opened 18 years ago and has been popular with commuters ever since because of its excellent transport links and facilities. This investment at the station will see an extension of the station building to create an additional waiting area, improvements to the toilets,…
Are you going to see Oxford United vs Crystal Palace on Saturday 21 July? Crystal Palace play Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium on Saturday 21 July. As there is rail improvement work taking place until 23rd July, this means that the best way to get to Kassam Stadium by rail will be from London Marylebone to Oxford Parkway., Getting to the stadium from Oxford Parkway:, From Oxford Parkway you can get a replacement bus service to Oxford city…
TripAdvisor Discount Code Terms & Conditions:, This discount code entitles customers to 20% off Chiltern Railway services on routes from Birmingham to London, London to Birmingham and Oxford Parkway to London and London to Oxford at selected stations Birmingham, Solihull, Dorridge, Warwick Parkway, Warwick, Leamington Spa, Banbury, Bicester North, Oxford Parkway and Islip Discount code TO20-AK92MM must be used. This discount is only valid…
Railway engineering works in the Oxford area from summer 2023. Network Rail’s Oxfordshire Connect programme will upgrade Oxford station, expanding the railway infrastructure in the area and improving the local road network. The benefits of this programme include: A bigger, better station for everyone More services with East West Rail Additional rail capacity for future projects Improved and safer road layout for buses, bikes and pedestrians…
28 Sep 2017 12:03, Bicester Village Station was named Small Station of the Year at the National Rail Awards on 21st September 2017. Bicester Village Station opened in October 2015 as part of Chiltern’s new route between Oxford and London. In making the award, the National Rail Awards judges noted the “thoughtful customer service touch”, by the provision of foreign language signage to cater for the large numbers of customers visiting the shopping…
Visit the 18th century stately home with Chiltern Railways, Waddesdon Manor was built by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild between 1874 and 1885 to display his collection of arts and to entertain the fashionable world. Opened to the public in 1959, Waddesdon Manor is managed by the Rothschild Foundation, a family charitable trust, on behalf of the National Trust, who took over ownership in 1957. It’s home to the Rothschild Collections of paintings,…
20 Jun 2017 16:06, The toilet facilities at Dorridge train station have been officially unveiled after Chiltern Railways carried out a refurbishment project. The older facilities at Dorridge station have been replaced with new, modern and environmentally friendly systems including new toilet cubicles, new hand basins with sensor taps, and LED lighting. After consultation with the Friends of Dorridge Station (FODS), the floor in the female toilets…
Winners Seven pupils at The Chalfonts Independent Grammar School have been announced among the winners of Chiltern Railways’ recent competition to design the cover of the winter/spring timetable. The overall winning entry came from Jessie Taylor, 13, who will have her artwork featured on the front cover of Chiltern’s main timetables which came into effect on Sunday 10 December. Jessie was amongst nine winners, ranging from 6 to 13 years of age,…
Warwick Parkway and Leamington Spa stations officially reopen following refurbishment work Warwick Parkway and Leamington Spa stations were officially re-opened on Tuesday 11 June following several months of extensive improvement work. Chiltern Railways has spent over £1.3m modernised the stations with new open plan ticket offices, new LED lighting and modernised facilities. Both stations were officially opened by Matt Western, MP for Warwick…
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Bringing a touch of Morning Sunshine to Warwick Parkway Station Chiltern Railways are very pleased to announce that start-up coffee shop Morning Sunshine will be opening at Warwick Parkway station this month. We sat down with Myles and Ashley to find out a bit more about them ahead of the official re-opening of Warwick Parkway station and Morning Sunshine coffee shop. , Tell us a bit about yourself, , Ashley:, I’m a 27-year-old caffeine fanatic…