Walton Street, Oxford

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Looking north along Walton Street with the Oxford University Press on the left hand side.

The front of the 1830 Oxford University Press building on Walton Street.

The entrance to St Sepulchre's Cemetery, off Walton Street.

Ruskin College on Walton Street.

Walton Street is a street in central Oxford, England, located in the heart of the area known as Jericho.

The street runs north from the western end of Beaumont Street where the main entrance of Worcester College is located. To the west of Walton Street is the area known as Jericho. The Oxford University Press, St Sepulchre's Cemetery and Ruskin College are located off the street to the west.

Little Clarendon Street, a shopping street, adjoins Walton Street to the east. There are many restaurants on Walton Street, often used by Oxford University students because of its central position, such as Branca,Loch Fyne, The Jericho Cafe, Jamals, Posh Fish, and Brasserie Blanc. Another restaurant is The Standard Tandoori known for the "best vindaloo in Oxford". Oxford's main independent 'art house' cinema 'The Phoenix' is on the west side of the street. A number of trendy cocktail bars and pubs can be found on Walton Street.

A popular pastime of Oxford students is to take a drink in each of the hallowed drinking establishments from south to north: Sugar Brown, Raoul's, Jude the Obscure, The Jericho Tavern, the Picture house bar, Jamals, Sip, and the Victoria Pub. This is commonly referred to as 'Route 68'. Other notable shops include: the specialty flower shop Daisies [1], the bar Raoul's, and the gourmet deli Gluttons renowned for its fine salamis and cheeses.

To the north, the street continues as Kingston Road through Walton Manor.