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The
town
of
Abingdon
The
town
of
Abingdon
Abingdon
School
is
located
in
Abingdon,
a
town
of
about
25,000
people
in
Oxfordshire,
about
12km
south
of
Oxford.
Boarders
are
able
to
sign
out
to
the
town
centre
(about
a
5
minute
walk)
to
use
the
local
amenities.
These
include:
Supermarkets:
The
biggest
supermarket
in
Abingdon
town
centre
is
Waitrose.
It
sells
good
quality
food.
There
are
several
smaller,
cheaper
supermarkets
close
to
the
school:
the
Co-operative
and
Spar
are
two
closest
to
the
school.
There
is
a
small
Thai
shop
selling
Asian
food
on
the
High
street.
Barbers/Hairdressers:
Abingdon
seems
to
have
quite
a
few
of
these!
It
is
worth
asking
the
price
before
you
have
your
haircut
-
prices
vary
from
ten
pounds
to
thirty
pounds.
You
will
not
usually
need
an
appointment.
If
you
want
the
hairdresser
to
keep
your
existing
style,
you
ask
for
a
trim.
Post
Office:
You
can
buy
stamps
and
post
parcels
from
the
Post
Office
counter
INSIDE
the
Co-Operative
Supermarket
(Co-Op)
on
West
St
Helen’s
Street.
Banks:
Lloyds
TSB,
Santander,
Natwest,
HSBC
and
Barclays
banks
have
branches
in
Abingdon.
Usual
opening
hours
are:
9am-
5pm
weekdays
and
10am
to
1pm
on
Saturdays.
ATM
machines
are
open
24
hours
a
day.
To
open
a
bank
account,
you
will
need
a
letter
from
the
school
confirming
you
are
a
student
here.
Ask
your
Housemaster
to
arrange
this.
Photo
Booths:
If
you
need
passport
photos
for
any
reason,
they
can
be
taken
at
Timpsons
(the
shoe
repairers
in
the
precinct).
Stationery:
There
is
a
stationery
shop
called
WH
Smith
in
the
precinct
and
another
called
Prices
on
Stert
Street.
‘Mostly
Books’
on
Stert
Street
and
‘The
Book
Shop’
in
the
precinct
have
a
good
selection
of
books
and
will
order
any
books
for
you.
Restaurants:
Abingdon
has
quite
a
few
restaurants:
Italian
Pizza
Places,
Chinese,
Thai
and
English
Fish
and
Chips
to
name
but
a
few.
The
boys
here
will
be
able
to
recommend
their
favourite
places
to
eat.
Pubs
serve
food
but
will
not
serve
alcohol
to
people
under
18.
You
will
be
asked
for
proof
of
your
age
if
you
look
young.
Pubs
serve
soft
drinks.
Drinks
are
served
in
pints
(big
glasses)
or
half
pints
(small
glasses).
There
are
also
a
number
of
coffee
shops
right
in
the
centre
of
the
town.
Churches
and
places
of
worship
The
school
has
a
strong
Anglican
Protestant
tradition.
You
will
attend
a
20
minute
morning
chapel
service
for
your
year
group
once
a
week.
There
will
also
be
a
Chapel
service
for
boarders
on
a
Tuesday
evening
once
a
month
that
you
will
need
to
attend.
You
will
also
attend
whole
school
services
in
St.
Helen’s
Church
at
the
start
and
end
of
each
term.
However,
we
recognise
that
you
may
hold
different
religious
beliefs
and
so
may
want
to
access
religious
services
outside
school.
If
you
would
like
to
do
this
then
you
should
speak
to
your
Housemaster
or
Tutor
and
they
will
help
you
make
arrangements.
Below
are
some
of
the
local
places
of
worship
that
you
may
be
interested
in.
Churches:
There
are
at
least
ten
churches
in
Abingdon.
If
you
do
an
Internet
search
for
‘Churches
in
Abingdon’,
you
will
be
presented
with
a
list.
By
visiting
their
websites,
you
can
find
out
about
services
and
other
activities.
Here
are
some
of
the
main
ones:
●
St
Helen’s
(Church
of
England/
Anglican),
Bishopsgate
Road
●
Our
Lady
and
St
Edmund
(Catholic)
●
Trinity
Church
(Methodist),
Conduit
Road
●
Abbey
Baptist
Church
[
www.abbey-baptist-church.org.uk
]
●
There
is
a
Chinese
Christian
Church
in
Oxford
[
www.oxccc.org
]
Mosques:
There
are
two
main
Mosques
in
Oxford
(both
in
the
Cowley
area).
The
Central
Oxford
Mosque
is
in
Manzil
Way,
Cowley,
Oxford.
The
Bangladeshi
Islamic
Education
Centre
and
Mosque
is
at
57
Cowley
Road,
Cowley,
Oxford.
Temples:
There
is
currently
no
Hindu
Temple
in
Oxford
but
a
project
is
underway
to
build
one
[
http://www.oxfordhindutemple.org
]
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