Oxfordshire has an interesting assortment of shopping facilities. Naturally the biggest range of High Street shops can be found in the larger towns and cities; Oxford has perhaps the most diverse selection of department stores, specialist retailers and of course book shops, and in the Clarendon Centre and the Westgate Centre, as well as Templars Square at Cowley, it has a decent choice of indoor shopping centres. The towns of Abingdon and Witney also have their fair share of smaller shops, and the town centres of Didcot, Henley-on-Thames and Banbury have good local amenities. The beautiful village of Woodstock, famed for its proximity to Blenheim Palace , offers plenty of small arts and crafts shops, as well as a good range of antiques shops. Blenheim Palace holds regular markets and fairs in its grounds throughout the year, from craft fairs to antiques fairs and large farmers’ markets. The sleepy town of Bicester, while it has a reasonable choice of shops in its town centre, is now well known for its nearby retail park of Bicester Village – one of the south of England’s most popular designer outlets and easily accessed via the M40 motorway.

With over shops and the best in fashion, accessories and designer labels, Bicester Village is one of the South of England’s most chic designer outlets. It is easily accessed via the M40 and offers ample car parking.