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Walton Manor, Oxford — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Walton Manor is a district of Oxford, with the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University Parks, and St Barnabas Church, Oxford on its ground.
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Where to stay in Walton Manor
Where visitors usually base themselves, and why.
Banbury Road sets the pattern. Walton Manor is college and museum country, so a room here puts the Ashmolean Museum, the Pitt Rivers Museum, and Oxford University Parks within an easy walk of the front door. Hotels are thin among the terraces.
If you want the parks rather than the crowds, stay toward Polstead Road; if you want the museums, keep to the St Giles' Church, Oxford end.
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The St Giles' Church, Oxford end
The busiest corner of the district, where St Giles' Fair takes over the street and the Martyrs' Memorial stands nearby.Find hotels in The St Giles' Church, Oxford endquiet houses on the 2 Polstead Road sidePolstead Road and the Banbury Road terraces
Residential streets set back from the museums, with 66, Banbury Road and Wykeham House among the houses and little to let. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in Polstead Road and the Banbury Road terracesearly walks in Oxford University Parks before the collections openBeside Oxford University Parks
The green edge of Walton Manor, nearest the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and Osler House. Lodging is scarce in this area; reserve in advance.Find hotels in Beside Oxford University ParksHotel 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
3- Ashmolean Museum Heritage
- Pitt Rivers Museum Heritage
- Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Churches & Religious Sites
6- Oxford Oratory Heritage
- St Barnabas Church, Oxford Heritage
- St Giles' Church, Oxford Heritage
- Oxford Centre for Mission Studies Heritage
- St Margaret's Church, Oxford Heritage
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- St Johns College, North Range Including Chapel And Hall Heritage
Nature & Outdoors
1- Oxford University Parks Heritage
Landmarks & Notable Places
8- Pusey House Heritage
- 66, Banbury Road Heritage
- The Judges Lodging Heritage
- Wykeham House Heritage
- 1 and 2, Wellington Place Heritage
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- Balliol College, Salvin Tower, Front Quadrangle Heritage
- Osler House Heritage
- Somerville College, Walton House Heritage
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About Walton Manor
What are the main landmarks in Walton Manor?
Three museums anchor the list. The Ashmolean Museum, the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, and the Pitt Rivers Museum stand at the head of it, with the Oxford University Press Museum on the same register. College fabric follows: Somerville College, Walton House, St Annes College, Hartland House, and Balliol College, Salvin Tower, Front Quadrangle.
St Giles' Church, Oxford, St Barnabas Church, Oxford, the Oxford Oratory, and Pusey House carry the religious side, with the Martyrs' Memorial among them. The Tower of the Winds closes it.
What is the history of Walton Manor?
Buildings carry the record here. Pusey House, The Judges Lodging, Osler House, and Wykeham House sit among the institutional houses that fill the district, together with St Johns College, North Range Including Chapel And Hall. The Martyrs' Memorial marks the events it was raised to commemorate.
St Giles' Fair belongs to the same street as St Giles' Church, Oxford, and the Oxford University Press Museum keeps the record of the press itself.
Where is Walton Manor?
Oxford University Parks give the district its open ground, while Banbury Road and Polstead Road carry its houses, among them 66, Banbury Road and The Limes.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Walton Manor?
The St Giles' Church, Oxford end: museum days at the Ashmolean Museum and the Pitt Rivers Museum. Polstead Road and the Banbury Road terraces: quiet houses on the 2 Polstead Road side. Beside Oxford University Parks: early walks in Oxford University Parks before the collections open.
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Updated October 2026