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Folly Bridge — Attraction in Oxford

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Folly Bridge
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Folly Bridge is a stone bridge over the River Thames carrying the Abingdon Road south from the centre of Oxford, England. It was erected in 1825–27, to designs of a little-known architect, Ebenezer Perry, who practised in London. The bridge is in two parts separated by an island.
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The Paper Boat Cafe
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Queen St, Oxford OX1 1PE, United Kingdom
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PureGym Oxford Central
16-17 Saint Ebbe's St, Oxford OX1 1PT, United Kingdom
The Old Tom
St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1BT, UK
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82-84 Abingdon Rd, Oxford OX1 4PL, United Kingdom
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Folly Bridge

Abingdon Rd, Oxford OX1 4LB, United Kingdom
4.5(293)
Open until 12:00 AM
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Folly Bridge is a stone bridge over the River Thames carrying the Abingdon Road south from the centre of Oxford, England. It was erected in 1825–27, to designs of a little-known architect, Ebenezer Perry, who practised in London. The bridge is in two parts separated by an island.

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attractions: Christ Church Cathedral, Christ Church, Christ Church Visitors Centre, Christ Church Meadow, Tom Tower, Carfax Tower, St Matthew's Church, St Aldates Church, South Oxford Adventure Playground, Oxford Town Hall, restaurants: The Paper Boat Cafe, Dirty Bones Oxford, Caffe Ethos, Pho Oxford, The Independent Cafe, The Slow & Steady, Victors Oxford, Mowgli Street Food Oxford, The Alchemist Oxford, The Breakfast Club Oxford, local businesses: Westgate Oxford, Holy Rood Church, Primark, Walking Tours of Oxford, Tesco Express, St Philip's Books, G K Autos, Oxford University Catholic Chaplaincy, PureGym Oxford Central, The Old Tom
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4.5
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5.0
6y

This attractive, albeit narrow, bridge is one of the main routes into central Oxford, so traffic is busy, but the views up and down river are very good. Swallows and bats roost in the historic arches in season and can often be seen hunting midges along the river. The large friendly pub by the bridge is popular with tourists and locals, with good beer and food all day. Boat hire is available in summer months. Pleasant walks along the Thames Path are accessible via footpath, and Salters run regular boat tours from the historic jetty. Be sure to check out Cauldwell's Castle, an architecturally bizarre town house fronted with interesting figures, on Folly Bridge Island, where there is also a rather nice restaurant and...

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4.0
2y

Very nice 40 minute boat ride from Folly Bridge to Iffley lock and back. Nice commentary. We paid GBP 12.5 per head. It was a short walk from the City Center Bust Stand. Opposite Head of the River pub there is board a cross the bridge which says Salter. That is the office of the boat jetty. It is all about the Oxford University boating Regatta. Many anecdotes and gossip about what students do at the river. Very interesting. Worth a visit. Also walk down the path besides the river and feed bread to the ducks. Nice quiet place and beautiful view of Christchurch college. Walk down to their meadows. At this time of the year the flowes are all...

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3.0
6y

I walked here to see if it was the bridge filmed in a recent tv production called A discovery of witches. It's a good walk out of the main town. It's past the Thames Valley Police station and be cautious there are are lot of rough sleepers this end of town. I couldn't easily see the bridge face I found are footpath that lead me to the side of some flats and I saw the uni guys and girls practicing their rowing which was great to see and managed to see that face side of the bridge but there was no way of seeing the other side of the bridge I couldn't see aren't clear path the opposite side of the road. Lovely seeing the river but not very...

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K.V. Bhanu MurthyK.V. Bhanu Murthy
Very nice 40 minute boat ride from Folly Bridge to Iffley lock and back. Nice commentary. We paid GBP 12.5 per head. It was a short walk from the City Center Bust Stand. Opposite Head of the River pub there is board a cross the bridge which says Salter. That is the office of the boat jetty. It is all about the Oxford University boating Regatta. Many anecdotes and gossip about what students do at the river. Very interesting. Worth a visit. Also walk down the path besides the river and feed bread to the ducks. Nice quiet place and beautiful view of Christchurch college. Walk down to their meadows. At this time of the year the flowes are all bloom. A must visit.
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Very beautiful place. Serenity scene Must visit
Terry StreetTerry Street
Ŵe booked a guided river cruise from the Folly up to the weir and back. Our Skipper Jo, we really knowledgeable yet fun too. We had a short walk after finding places we saw from the River then back to Folly for lunch.. The service and food was lovely, and table in the window was great for people watching. Sadly the final bill was a little more than expected. 135 instead of 85, for three reasons. : 20% VAT added to menu prices, the tip of 8.5% added to the bill. And the 20% discount from taking a boat trip was not deducted.. So Buyer Beware...
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Very nice 40 minute boat ride from Folly Bridge to Iffley lock and back. Nice commentary. We paid GBP 12.5 per head. It was a short walk from the City Center Bust Stand. Opposite Head of the River pub there is board a cross the bridge which says Salter. That is the office of the boat jetty. It is all about the Oxford University boating Regatta. Many anecdotes and gossip about what students do at the river. Very interesting. Worth a visit. Also walk down the path besides the river and feed bread to the ducks. Nice quiet place and beautiful view of Christchurch college. Walk down to their meadows. At this time of the year the flowes are all bloom. A must visit.
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Ŵe booked a guided river cruise from the Folly up to the weir and back. Our Skipper Jo, we really knowledgeable yet fun too. We had a short walk after finding places we saw from the River then back to Folly for lunch.. The service and food was lovely, and table in the window was great for people watching. Sadly the final bill was a little more than expected. 135 instead of 85, for three reasons. : 20% VAT added to menu prices, the tip of 8.5% added to the bill. And the 20% discount from taking a boat trip was not deducted.. So Buyer Beware...
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