Bicester

From MaxTravelz

Bicester is a market town located in the north-east of the English county of Oxfordshire, some miles north of the university town of Oxford. It has become a popular destination on account of its being the location of Bicester Village, a large factory / designer outlet shopping village (see below, Buy).

Contents 1 Understand 2 Get in 2.1 By car 2.2 By train 3 See 4 Buy

Understand

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.

Get in

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'.

Bicester can be reached from Oxford by following the A34 northwards out of the city (12 miles).

By train

Chiltern Railways runs daily service to Bicester North Station from London Marylebone (every 30 minutes) and Birmingham Moor Street Station (every hour). There is a regular taxi bus service to and from Bicester North Station which costs £1 each way. Please call +44 (0) 1869 323 535 for more information. For information on train times and fares, call Chiltern Railways on +44 (0) 8456 005 165.

See

Buy

• Bicester Village , open daily (except Christmas Day), weekdays and Sundays 10am–6pm, Saturdays 9.30am-7pm, Bank Holidays 10am-7pm.

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