The Botanic Gardens , opposite Magdalen College, High Street. Good glass houses open in the afternoon. There is a charge in summer months. Punting , from Magdalen Bridge at the end of the High Street. Also from Cherwell Boathouse in north Oxford for a different stretch of river, but that is quite a walk away from central Oxford.
Large queues form on sunny days in the summer, especially in the afternoon and at weekends.
Christ Church Meadow , riverside walks, Boat houses, jogging. Excellent for a leisurely stroll on a sunny afternoon, with good views of the Oxford spires in the distance. Alice's Shop , opposite Christ Church in St. Aldates. Lots of Alice and other Oxford knick-knacks. Alice was a daughter of the Dean.