Oxford ranked eighth place in best UK city break league table
Oxford has been ranked eight for the best city break in the UK in a new league table.
Consumer "champion" Which? rated the best medium-sized cities for a short break, with Oxford coming in below Bath, Chester and Lincoln.
The dreaming spires city received a customer score of 74 per cent, below the number one city of Bath at 82 per cent.
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, Oxford received a five-star rating for the category "cultural sights", but just three stars for food and drink, accommodation, shopping and value for money.
It was let down in the categories of ease of getting around and lack of crowds, and given just one star for parking.
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The average hotel price in Oxford was found to be £115, higher than any of the seven cities listed above it apart from top-spot Bath.
Cities ranked better for a break than Oxford also included Worcester, Canterbury, Shrewsbury and Harrogate.
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At the other end of the ranking, the worst medium-sized city break destinations in the UK were named as Bournemouth and Torquay.
The seaside towns were both described as "dirty" and "rundown" and got just two stars for food and drink, shopping, ease of getting around and value for money.
Which? decided on the rankings after carrying out a survey of more than 7,100 UK travel experiences in April 2024, with customers rating the towns and cities they'd visited for at least one night within the past two years.
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