Date spot in Oxford
The Covered Market
Graze your way round the old market hall off the High Street, with its butchers, bakers, cake shops and little cafés.
Market Street, between the High and Cornmarket
Address: Market Street, Oxford OX1 3DZ- Café
- Rain-proof ☔
- Cheap and cheerful
- Foodie
Why it's a good date: Cheap, cheerful and dry, with lunch for two that costs very little. Pick something sweet each and share.
Photo: Jorge Royan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (resized)
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Turf Tavern
Bath Place, off Holywell Street, by the Bridge of Sighs
Address: 4-5 Bath Place, Oxford OX1 3SU- Bar
- Cheap and cheerful
- Dog friendly
- Cosy
Find your way down the narrow alleys off Holywell Street to the old pub tucked behind the college walls, with low beams and beer gardens on three sides.
Why it's a good date: Half the fun is finding it. Cosy inside in winter, and the courtyards are lovely on a summer evening.
Photo: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0 (resized)
Gees
Banbury Road, North Oxford
Address: 61A Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 6PE- Restaurant
- Rain-proof ☔
- A treat
- Romantic
- Foodie
Have dinner in a Victorian glasshouse on the Banbury Road, once a greengrocer's and florist's, now a restaurant cooking Mediterranean food.
Why it's a good date: Candles, plants and glass all round: it feels like an occasion. Book for a summer evening while it's still light, or a winter night when it glows.
The Phoenix Picturehouse
Walton Street, Jericho
Address: 57 Walton Street, Oxford OX2 6AE- Event
- Rain-proof ☔
- Cheap and cheerful
- Cosy
Catch a film at the little independent cinema in Jericho that has been showing pictures since before the First World War.
Why it's a good date: Small, friendly and full of character, with Jericho's pubs and restaurants right outside for after.
Photo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)
