Headington
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Location
Transport
Catch bus 8/9 from Queen Street. Service runs from 05.25 - 23.48 Monday - Saturday, and runs every 6 - 8 minutes. 07.20 - 23.35 Sunday, every 12 minutes. Return fare is £2.60
For full bus timetables, go to http://web2.comlab.ox.ac.uk/oxinfo/timetables/
Health services
- Richards Medical Centre
- Old High Street, Headington
- 01865 741211
- 8am-6pm Monday-Saturday.
- Manor Dental Practice
- Osler Road
- 01865 750056
- 8.30am-5.30pm Monday-Friday.
- Manor Hospital (not A&E)
- Beech Road (Beech Road is off Sandfield Rd and well signposted)
- 01865 307777
Pharmacies
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- Boots the Chemists
- Headington Road,
- 9am-6pm Monday-Saturday
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- Alliance Pharmacy
- London Road,
- 9am-6pm Monday-Friday (9am-1pm Saturday)
Both offer needle exchanges, methadone prescriptions and full NHS services
Council/government services
There are no council offices or advice centres in Headington - nearest offices are in Cowley.
IT access
- Café On-Line
- London Road
- Open 9am-7pm daily
Launderette
- Tru Wash
- London Road
- Open 9am-7pm,
- £3.00 wash, £1.20 full dry. No service washes
Supermarkets and stores
- Somerfield
- Old High Street,
- 7am-10pm.
- Sainsbury's Local
- Headington Road,
- 8am-10pm Monday-Saturday (10am-6pm Sundays)
- Londis
- Headington Road
- 24 hours
- Co-op
- London Road,
- 8am-10pm Monday-Saturday (10am-4pm Sundays)
Banks
Lloyds, Barclays, Nat West, Midland Bank all have branches on the Headington Road, and all have cash points. These all accept LINK cards.
Charity shops
Many charity shops in the area, all on Headington Road, including British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research, Oxfam, Marie Curie Cancer Trust, Clic Sargeant and the Schebell House Hospice.
Other information
Large park with football pitch on Headington Road, 200 yards from main traffic lights. Public toilets here also.
There is a Methodist Church on Lime Walk, just off Headington Road, and a Baptist Church on the Old High Street, just off London Road. Both are well sign posted, and have a Eucarist service at 10.30am on Sundays.
There is a unisex barbers on London Road - cuts start from £12.00.
There are two coffee shops. Several pubs which serve food are dotted around the area, with the cheapest standard meal deal at £4.99 for a pint and a main course at the White Horse, which is on Headington Road just before the traffic lights.