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Reason to go: the atmospheric architecture and rainy-day museums
Train time from London: one hour
When the fog rolls in and the church bells peal, wandering along Oxford’s narrow alleyways surrounded by golden stone buildings and soaring spires feels like stepping into a Dickensian novel.
As well as the university colleges and the Bodleian Library (one of the oldest in Europe), the biggest draw is the museums. First up is the Ashmolean, where art and archaeological treasures range from Islamic lamps to Egyptian mummies and an original, well-preserved Stradivarius violin; then there’s the Pitt Rivers Museum, stuffed with South American shrunken heads, Mexican masks and Nigerian headdresses.
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