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Headington Hill, Oxford — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Headington Hill rises in the east of Oxford, England, inside the suburb of Headington, with the Headington Road climbing over it.
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Where to stay in Headington Hill
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
Headington Road is the spine. Rooms on Headington Hill are few, and most people who base out here do so for the climb itself and for the view of Oxford's spires from South Park rather than for the walk into the centre. The suburb of Headington surrounds it.
If you want quiet with the spires in sight, the streets near South Park suit better than anywhere close to St Clement's Church, Oxford.
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The South Park slope
The upper part of the hill where South Park opens the outlook over Oxford, and where beds on the slope itself are hard to find. Rooms are few around here — worth securing early.Find hotels in The South Park slopearrivals coming up out of the city past St Clement's Church, OxfordThe foot of Headington Road
The bottom of the Headington Road climb, nearest the Church of St Mary and St John and Bartlemas House.Find hotels in The foot of Headington RoadHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Oxford
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Museums & Galleries
1- Rumble Museum
Churches & Religious Sites
4- St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford Heritage
- St Clement's Church, Oxford Heritage
- St Bartholomew's Chapel, Oxford Heritage
- Church of St Mary and St John Heritage
Landmarks & Notable Places
3- Bartlemas House Heritage
- 16, James Street Heritage
- Headington Hill Hall Lodge House Heritage
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About Headington Hill
What are the main landmarks in Headington Hill?
Churches crowd this slope. St Clement's Church, Oxford, St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford, the Church of St Mary and St John, and St Bartholomew's Chapel, Oxford together account for most of the register that Headington Hill carries. Bartlemas House and Headington Hill Hall Lodge House hold the domestic side, and 16, James Street appears alongside them.
The Rumble Museum rounds out the set.
What is the history of Headington Hill?
Nothing here dates the hill's own founding. What the record keeps instead is a cluster of foundations, St Bartholomew's Chapel, Oxford, St Clement's Church, Oxford, and St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford, whose names tie the hill's ground to the city rather than to Headington. Bartlemas House stands with the chapel that shares its name.
Headington Hill Hall Lodge House and 16, James Street carry the domestic building of the same slope.
Where is Headington Hill?
South Park opens the view back over Oxford's spires from the top, while Headington Road climbs the slope and leads out of the city.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Headington Hill?
The South Park slope: the spire view from the top of South Park. The foot of Headington Road: arrivals coming up out of the city past St Clement's Church, Oxford.
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Updated October 2026