Blue Guide Oxford & Cambridge, Sixth Edition

I used this guide in 2005 and found it excellent, indispensable really. It certainly far exceeds any other guide to OxCam I've come across. And it will travel with me again.

If you have the least interest in the history and architecture of the two towns, get this book! It's very helpful with both the big picture and such details as what's what in this hall or that chapel. For example, there's over three pages on Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, with a wealth of information on when this and that was constructed and by whom. And there is an additional four pages (small print) on the rest of the college of Christ Church.

The guide also has plenty of useful information such as the usual opening times at the various colleges. And there's a number of helpful maps. It does not at all neglect the logistics of touring the two towns. I think I found both my hotels from this book in 2005 and was pleased with both.

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There was nothing in this book that exceeded the little guides provided by the local travel board. These are small towns so expecting an in depth guide was unreasonable I suppose. The Oxford: A Cultural and Literary Companion was much more informative about the city and fun to read.

I used this guide as I studied at Oxford and visited Cambridge. It is superb in every way. I was most impressed by the details of the construction of the college chapels and the artwork they contained; how could a guide be so compact yet so thorough? Easy to slip in a coat pocket so you look less like a tourist when striding through college gates, easy to slip out and reference when some striking architectural feature raises a question. Superb.