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Museum · Oxford · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Ashmolean Museum in Oxford

Ashmolean Museum is a museum in Oxford, Oxfordshire. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 42 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 240 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet and a water point.

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Audio tour · Ashmolean Museum

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You're standing on Beaumont Street in Oxford, in front of the Ashmolean Museum. Look at that classical façade with its columns. The building was designed by Charles Cockerell and went up between 1841 and 1845. The wing on the corner with St Giles' is his too. It houses the university's modern languages faculty.

Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Opening hours and admission

Opening hours
Mo-Su 10:00-17:00; Fr[-1] 10:00-20:00
Admission
Free

Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Facilities near Ashmolean Museum

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 42 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Blenheim Palace
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Blenheim Palace · 11.9 km

Bodleian Library
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Bodleian Library · 450 m

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Christ Church
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Christ Church · 690 m

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Balliol College
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Balliol College · 180 m

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Trinity College
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Trinity College · 270 m

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Also within walking distance

The 10 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.

  1. 1Birthplace of Richard I and JohnMemorial · 170 m away
  2. 2Jesus CollegeAttraction · 310 m away
  3. 3Exeter CollegeAttraction · 380 m away
  4. 4Worcester CollegeAttraction · 380 m away
  5. 5Sheldonian TheatreAttraction · 390 m away
  6. 6Lincoln CollegeAttraction · 440 m away
  7. 7Wadham CollegeAttraction · 440 m away
  8. 8MemorialMemorial · 450 m away
  9. 9Oxford University Museum of Natural HistoryMuseum · 480 m away
  10. 10Hertford CollegeAttraction · 490 m away
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Frequently asked questions

When is Ashmolean Museum open?

Mo-Su 10:00-17:00; Fr[-1] 10:00-20:00 (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.

Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a public toilet at 60 m and a water point at 240 m.

How does the audio tour work?

When you stand at Ashmolean Museum, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.

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