Port Meadow

Country park · Oxford

Port Meadow

Country park · Oxford

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Walton Well Rd, Oxford OX2 6ED, United Kingdom

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Vast meadow beside river for walks, picnics, swimming, stargazing  

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Walton Well Rd, Oxford OX2 6ED, United Kingdom Get directions

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Walton Well Rd, Oxford OX2 6ED, United Kingdom Get directions

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Features

wheelchair accessible parking lot
wheelchair accessible entrance

Last updated

Aug 7, 2025

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"This curvy stretch of babbling water is so pretty Lewis Carroll apparently drew inspiration from it for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. You'll float past little beaches and grassy meadows filled with cattle. Just watch out for boats."

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Laura Grace S.

Google
Lovely large meadow, full of cattle & horses! Make sure you keep your dogs on leash! You can walk through most of the meadow, it’s bracketed by fences and waterways. There are plenty of canal boats to see. There is paid parking.

Ly May V

Google
Beautiful day at port meadow. Lovely location for a long walk. So perfect when there's some wildlife included. Saw some wild rabbits but they ran off so quick couldn't take any pics. It was such a lovely walk and so relaxing. During high summer it's pretty rammed but lovely to enjoy the sun before high summer hits!

Caroline Ratcliffe

Google
It was a gorgeous day. Just a lovely place to walk and sit off and have a picnic.

Rahul Jain Surana

Google
This is the best place in whole of Oxford. Most magical place specially when the sun is out and the Horses are out of the stables too

Anne Arnott

Google
A lovely place to walk along the river /canal , amongst the trees , sometimes sitting to watch the barges go past or the paddle boarders and little boats. Then over the bridge to Port Meadow. On this particular day , the sun was out ..swimmers and sun bathers . Then you can walk to Jericho. .I love this walk.

Pui Yu Chan

Google
Good place to chill on a sunny day. The meadow is vast, and sometimes you will see people picnicking, swimming, and walking their dogs here. The meadow is also far from the city lights, making it an ideal ground for stargazing at night. On better days, you will see horses and cattle roaming the meadow, and most of them let you go up close. Be careful not to scare or disturb the animals though.

Ben Calvert

Google
On a hot summer’s day, nothing beats a swim in an English river. This spot is a favourite of mine as it’s easily accessible by public transport. Once you’ve got to the train station, find Abbey Road and walk to the end of it. On your left is a bridge. Walk over the bridge then follow the path, with the river on your left hand side, until you get to two bridges that are at right angles to each other. Cross both bridges, and you’ll find there’s an easy access spot by a tree, where the water is fairly shallow. There was very little current when I went in early May 2024, so I could swim comfortably in the water within the perimeter of the bridges.

Fatemeh baladi

Google
It's always a great walk for kids with the cows and horses and the river.