OXFORD

World famous university city of 'dreaming spires' and cloistered lawns and a vibrancy which owes its origins to a seat of learning that goes back almost a thousand years. Read more >>

Tastefully decorated 3 campus accommodation. Only a few minutes walk from the city centre an ideal base for taking in the beautiful sights or experiencing the many different cuisines Oxford has to offer.

Paramount Oxford Hotel

Five Mile View Guest House

Five minites from City CentreOn main bus routeTen minites from Blenheim PalaceFull English Breakfast includedCycle route to City CentreFamily run

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Europe (inc Ireland) by ferry and Channel Tunnel


Douglas IoM-Dublin	IoM Steam Packet	1-2/wk June- Aug 30	2h 50m	from £23.50	free	from £147.50 c+d	click 'IoM Steam Pkt' to confirm details
Dover-Boulogne	LD Lines	4/d from July 1, 2009	1h 45m	tba	free	tba	click 'LD Lines' to confirm details
Dover-Boulogne	SpeedFerries	3-5/d	50m	£15- limited space, early bkg. advised	£20 inc rider	from £29 c+5	click 'SpeedFerries' to confirm details
Dover-Calais	P&O Ferries	25/d	1h15m- 1h 30m	£20 any duration (£16)	free	from £60 c+9 any duration (£25)	click 'P&O Ferries' to confirm details
Dover-Calais	SeaFrance	15/d	1h10m- 1h 30m	from £24	free	from £62 c+5; (£29)	click 'SeaFrance' to confirm details
Dover-Dunquerque (France)	Norfolkline	9-12/d	1h 45m	n/a	n/a	from £36 c+5	click 'Norfolkline' to confirm details
Fishguard-Rosslare	Stena Express	2-3/d to Sept 28	2h	£46	£10	from £311 c+d + £36px	click 'Stena Express' to confirm details
Fishguard-Rosslare	Stena Line	2/d	3h 30m	£46	£10	from £130 c+d + £18px	click 'Stena Line' to confirm details
Folkestone-Calais	Eurotunnel (Channel Tunnel)	up to 3/h	35m	n/a	£32 inc rider May-end Oct	from £98 c+9	click 'Eurotunnel' to confirm details
Harwich-Esbjerg(Denmark)	DFDS Seaways	2/wk	17h/n	from £86	£8	from £168	click 'DFDS Seaways' to confirm details
Harwich-Hook of Holland	Stena Line	1/d, 1/n	6h15m/d 7h/n	from£98/d £138/n	£58 inc rider	from£98/d £138/n c+d + £18px	click 'Stena Line' to confirm details
Holyhead-Dublin	Irish Ferries	2/d	3h 15m	from £46	£10	from £196 M-Thu July/Aug	click 'Irish Ferries' to confirm details
Holyhead-Dublin	Irish Ferries fast	2/d	1h 49m	from £46	£10	£196 M-Thu July/Aug; more expensive F-Su	click 'Irish Ferries' to confirm details
Holyhead-Dublin	Stena Line	2/d	3h 15m	n/a ££££	n/a ££££	from £130 c+d + px £18	click 'Stena Line' to confirm details
Holyhead-Dun Laoghaire (Dublin)	Stena Line HSS	2/d	1h 40m	£46	£10	from £170 c+2 + px £18	click 'Stena Line HSS' to book or tel 0870 570 7070
Hull-Rotterdam	P&O Ferries	1/d	10h	£27 5-day rtn.	free	£171 5-day rtn. c+2	0870 520 20 20
Hull-Zeebrugge (Belgium)	P&O Ferries	1/d	12h 30m	£27 5-day rtn.	free	£171 5-day rtn. c+2	0870 520 20 20
Lerwick-Torshavn (Faroe Isles)/ Hantsholm (Denmark)	Smyril Line	Every other M/F May - Sept	check Smyril	check Smyril	check Smyril	check Smyril	01595 69 0845 or click website
Liverpool-Dublin	P&O Irish Sea	1/d Tu-S; 1/n M-Su	7h 30m	n/a	n/a	£145-£225/d; £175-£275/n c+d + px £30-£38	0870 242 4777
Liverpool (Birkenhead)-Dublin	Norfolkline	1/n M-S	8h	n/a	n/a	£240-£400 c+2	0870 600 4321
Newcastle-Amsterdam	DFDS Seaways	1/d all wk	15h	from £38 + cabin from £38	free	from £94	0870 533 3000
Newcastle-Stavanger, Haugesund, Bergen(all Norway)	DFDS Seaways	3/wk Sailings on this route end Aug 31	29h 30m (all)	from £28 one-way	£20	from £130 c+4 one-way	click ' DFDS Seaways' to confirm details
Newhaven-Dieppe	Transmanche Ferries	3/d May 1-Sept 30 2008; Jan 7-April 30	4h	Chk Transmanche	Chk Transmanche	Chk Transmanche	tel: +44 (0) 844 576 8836/click on ferry co's name
Newhaven-Le Havre	LD Lines	1/d May 1-Sept 30	5h	Chk LD Lines	Chk LD Lines	Chk LD Lines (c+2)	tel +44 (0) 844 576 8836
Pembroke-Rosslare	Irish Ferries	2/d	3h 45m	from £22.50	£14	£79 to July 4; £99 July 5-Aug 31 (c+2, children free). M-Th only + 14-day book ahead. F-Su dearer	0870 517 1717; click ferry name to book.
Plymouth-Roscoff (France)	Brittany Ferries	1-7/wk to Nov	6h/d; 7h/n	Check ferry	Check ferry	Check ferry	0870 536 0360
Plymouth-Santander (Spain)	Brittany Ferries	2/wk to Nov	18h	Check ferry	Check ferry	Check ferry	0870 536 0360
Poole-Cherbourg	Brittany Ferries	1-2/d May-Oct	4h 15m/d; 6h 45m/n	Check ferry	Check ferry	Check ferry	0870 536 0360
Poole-Cherbourg	Condor/Brittany Ferries	1/d May-Oct	2h 15m	from £65	Check ferry	from £196 c+2	click ferry name for best fares
Poole-St Malo	Condor Ferries	1/d May-Oct 2	4h 35m	from £65	free	from £196 c+2	click ferry name for best fares
Portsmouth-Bilbao(Spain)	P&O Ferries	2/wk Tu/S	29h-35h	£227 5-day rtn.	free	£548 5-day rtn. c+4	0870 520 20 20
Portsmouth-Caen	Brittany Ferries	2-3/d	5h 45m/d; 7h/n	Check ferry	Check ferry	(£168 c+2) to July 6 5/d or less; (£210 c+2) more than 5/d	0870 536 0360
Portsmouth-Cherbourg	Brittany Ferries	1/wk Su July-Sept	5h	from£71	free	£375 c+2	0845 124 2002
Portsmouth-Cherbourg	Condor Ferries	Su only July 23-Sept 5	5h 30m	from £65	Check ferry	from £196 c+2	click ferry name for best fares
Portsmouth-Le Havre	LD Lines	1/day (2/day from Nov 2008)	7h 30m/n ex-UK; 3h 30h/d ex-France	Chk LD Lines (£20 to May 22)	free	(c+2 £59 to May 22) extra pass; £20 (see Special Offers)	tel: +44 (0) 844 576 8836
Portsmouth-St Malo	Brittany Ferries	1/d	10h 45m/n	Check ferry	Check ferry	Check ferry	0870 5360 360
Ramsgate-Ostend	Transeuropa	3-4/d	4h-4h 30m	n/a	n/a	£70-£158 c+5 (discounts/supps. apply)	01843 595 522
Rosyth-Zeebrugge (Belgium)	Superfast Ferries	3/wk Tu/Th/Sa Sailings end Sept 13	17h 30m	£58-£102	free	£69-£100	click 'Superfast Ferries' to confirm details
Scrabster-Bergen (Norway)/Torshavn (Faroe Isles)	Smyril Line	Sa/M/Tu May-Sept	check Smyril	check Smyril	check Smyril	check Smyril	01595 69 0845 or click website
Swansea-Cork	Swansea Cork Ferries	Sailings suspended indefinitely					n/a
Weymouth-St Malo	Condor Ferries	1-3/wk	5h 15m	from £63	free	from £196 c+2	click ferry website for best fares

Two-way fares from Britain quoted; (those in brackets day/short period returns). Supplementary charges applied to some sailings to offset fuel price rises. Payments for use of cabins and berths advised on web sites. Services good to end of 2008 or as marked.

On the fiercely competitive English Channel/La Manche and Irish Sea crossings, day/short period bargain fares are often advertised at short notice (check ferry lines, agents or our 'offers'). Inclusive train + ferry tickets can be bought from specialist rail agents. Coach + ferry tickets can be bought via credit card from National Express/ Eurolines .

c+d = car + driver; c+2 = car + up to two passengers including driver; c+all = car + all passengers incl. driver; +px = + each additional passenger; h = hour; d = day; n = night; wk = week; M, Tu, W etc=Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday etc.

NB: SailRail: for the non-car traveller, good-value rail plus ferry travel on the UK-Ireland Irish Sea routes can be found in the SailRail combined ticket package. SailRail brings together rail sevices that connect with ferry services at the coastal ports in a bid to offer a seamless travel alternative to the 'plane.

It is usually less expensive to buy tickets via the web.

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