Bicester

Bicester has a traceable history of over a thousand years and was recorded in the Domesday Book. Like Banbury further north, it is experiencing growth and prosperity from its proximity to the M40 motorway linking London with Birmingham via Oxford.
The English writer Flora Thompson based her popular Lark Rise to Candleford trilogy on the area north-east of Bicester, encompassing the nearby villages of Juniper Hill, Cottisford, Fringford and Hethe.

Bicester is only a one-hour car or train journey from the cities of London and Birmingham. Exit Junction 9 of the M40 Motorway.

By car

For fastest access, take the M40 Motorway to Junction 9. Follow the A41 for 2 miles towards Bicester. If you've come for the shopping village, follow the signs to 'Village Retail Park' and 'Bicester Village Outlet Centre' Don't miss the excellent Bicester Avenue home and leisure shopping outlet.
Bicester can be reached from Oxford by following the A34 northwards out of the city (12 miles/18 km).

By train

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    By coach

    Stagecoach runs a regular and reliable bus service from Oxford to Bicester up to every 20 minutes with service number 27. The trip takes about 35 minutes from Oxford city centre and stops near Bicester Village (though not as near as one might expect) and in Bure Place bus station. Stagecoachs's X5 cross-county coach service from Oxford to Cambridge also stops in Bicester. It's slightly faster, normally taking 25 minutes but can only be picked up at Gloucester Green in Oxford and costs an extra pound.
    Bicester village shopping Coach Service (From London to Bicester village).
    

    By bicycle

    Bicester is on National Cycle Route 51 running mostly E-W running Colchester to Oxford via Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge.
    

The town is small enough to get around on foot.

• Bicester Heritage

  phone: +44 1869 327928
  address: Buckingham Road, Launton
  Business park for the restoration, storage and enjoyment of vintage and classic cars, motorcycles and aeroplanes.

• Vue Cinema

  phone: +44 8712 240 240
  address: Pioneer Centre, Bure Place, OX26 6FA

• Bicester Avenue

  address: Oxford Road, OX25 2NY
  A home, garden and leisure shopping centre built around one of the biggest garden centres in the UK. Wyevale, Antler, Cotswold outdoor, Laura Ashley, Moshulu, Pets Corner, Cotton Trader, Craft Central, World Of Water, Lakeland, Marshalls, Hobbycraft, Greeen & Pleasant and Newitts butchers.

• Bicester Village

  address: 50 Pingle Drive, OX26 6WD
  Large outdoor outlet shopping centre.

• Denis

  phone: +44 1869 324632
  address: 92 Sheep St, Bicester OX26 6LP

• Jenny's Restaurant

  phone: +44 1869 604605
  address: 13 Market Square, Bicester OX26 6AD

• Pizza Express

  phone: +44 1869 324941
  address: 29 Market Square, Bicester OX26 6AG

• Shakil's

  phone: +44 1869 328808
  address: 94 Sheep St, Bicester OX26 6LP

Those looking for a night out, the top venues are Yates in Sheep Street and G's Wine Lodge (which has a stripper in the week). There are a variety of pubs both on the estates and in the town centre.

• The Acorn

  phone: +44 1869 246562
  address: Pingle Drive, Bicester OX26 6WB

• The Bure Farm

  phone: +44 1869 327578
  address: Barberry Place, Bicester OX26 3HA

• The Penny Black

  phone: +44 1869 321535
  address: 58 Sheep St, Bicester OX26 7JW

• Littlebury Hotel

  phone: +44 1869 252595
  address: Kings End, Bicester OX26 6DR

• Premier Inn

  phone: +44 871 527 9394
  address: Oxford Road, Bicester OX26 1BT

• Best Western Jersey Arms Hotel

  phone: +44 1869 343270
  address: The Jersey Arms, Ardley Rd, Middleton Stoney, OX25 4AD

• Bicester Hotel, Golf and Spa

  phone: +44 844 7707419
  address: Green Lane, Chesterton, OX26 1TE

• Weston Manor

  address: 135 Northampton Road, Weston-on-the-Green, OX25 3QL

• Woodstock (Oxfordshire)
• Buckingham
• Banbury
• Oxford