Oxfordshire Events
St Mary's Church, Longworth, Tower and Bell restoration project
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Mary's Church, Church Lane, Longworth OX13 5DY
Heritage Open Day: A display within St Mary's Church, Longworth, detailing the planned restoration and alterations to the structure of the...
The Old Gaol: Then and Now
Sat 13 Sep 25
Old Gaol, Bridge Street, Abingdon OX14 3HN
Heritage Open Day: Abingdon's Old Gaol was built in 1811. With its massive, stone-built central octagon and radial wings it dominates the river...
Reaching for the Stars: 60 Years of Fusion at Culham
Sat 13 Sep 25
25 Bury Street, Abingdon OX14 3QT
Heritage Open Day: This exhibition tells the story of Culham and the people behind the quest to recreate the power of the stars for cleaner energy...
St Helen's Church
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Helen's Church, West St Helen Street, Abingdon OX14 5BS
Heritage Open Day: Come and discover the magnificent architecture and hidden treasures of Abingdon’s iconic ancient parish church...
Abingdon Baptist Church and 35 Ock Street
Sat 13 Sep 25
Abingdon Baptist Church, 35 Ock Street, Abingdon OX14 5AG
Heritage Open Day: A rare chance to visit these two Grade II listed buildings. The Church dates from the mid-19th century, but the adjacent house,...
Boardman, Hawkins & Osborne LLP - Family Law Firm operating from a beautiful listed building
Sat 13 Sep 25
1-3 Ock Street, Abingdon OX14 5AL
Heritage Open Day: 18th Century listed building with some original features and historic finds during restoration An 18th Century building that is...
Abingdon Abbey Buildings
Sat 13 Sep 25
Checker Walk, Abingdon OX14 3JB
Heritage Open Day: Visit the remaining domestic buildings of the medieval Abingdon Abbey - and step back in time to experience the life of a Roman...
140 Years of Innovation, Craft and Community
Sat 13 Sep 25
60 East St. Helen Street, Abingdon OX14 5EB
Heritage Open Day: WWA marks 140 years of practice in Abingdon by opening its historic home, a former malthouse opposite St Helen’s Church, and is...
Creative Nurture Workshops
Sat 13 Sep 25
Abingdon County Hall Museum, Market Place, Abingdon OX14 3HG
Heritage Open Day: Come and join Sunningwell School of Art during the Abingdon Heritage Weekend! The school is offering free architecture-themed...
Trinity Church at 150
Sat 13 Sep 25
Conduit Road, Abingdon OX14 1DB
Heritage Open Day: To mark its 150th anniversary, Trinity Church will be open throughout Saturday with an exhibition telling the story of the church...
Abingdon Museum presents Romans in Abingdon
Sat 13 Sep 25
12 Checker Walk, Abingdon OX14 3JB
Heritage Open Day: Step back in time and experience the life of a roman settlement, organised by Abingdon Museum, demonstration of weapons and...
St Mary's Church, Chalgrove
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Mary's Church, Church Lane, Chalgrove OX44 7SD
Heritage Open Day: A short video about the medieval wall paintings will be shown every half hour. Guided tours of the paintings and other heritage in...
Abingdon Baptist Church and former Manse
Sat 13 Sep 25
35 Ock Street, Abingdon OX14 5AG
Heritage Open Day: Church and former minister's house open for short guided tours, 10am to 4pm Saturday 13 September 2025 An 18th century...
Pendon Museum, Long Wittenham open days
Sat 13 Sep 25
High Street, Long Wittenham, Abingdon OX14 4QD
Heritage Open Day: A rare opportunity to visit the miniature world of Pendon Museum for FREE for two days only!...
Mansfield College
Sat 13 Sep 25
Mansfield College, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TF
Heritage Open Day: Mansfield College’s late nineteenth-century buildings are regarded as amongst the finest work of the important Victorian...
Open House and History Talks
Sat 13 Sep 25
30 East St Helen Street, Abingdon on Thames OX14 5EB
Heritage Open Day: Downstairs Rooms in Historic Listed House and Riverside Garden open for self-guided tours...
Craft skills at the Castle with Cliveden Conservation
Sat 13 Sep 25
44-46 Oxford Castle, Oxford Castle, Oxford OX1 1AY
Heritage Open Day: Join Cliveden Conservation learn more about their work and have a go at making your own plaster moulding...
Oxford Brookes University
Sat 13 Sep 25
Oxford Brookes University, Headington Campus, Headington Hill Site, Oxford OX3 0BP
Heritage Open Day: Come and visit our new state-of-the-art Teaching Building on our Headington Hill site...
Developing a Manifesto For The Commons / Makespace Oxford, 9 Park End Street, Oxford, OX1 1HH
Sat 13 Sep 25
Makespace Oxford, 9 Park End Street, Oxford OX1 1HH
Heritage Open Day: Makespace Oxford is a not-for-profit organisation that provides space for purpose-driven groups, creatives, and other nonprofits...
City of Oxford Silver Band
Sat 13 Sep 25
Oxford Castle Quarter, Oxford OX1 1AY
Heritage Open Day: Oxford Castle Performances 12pm-12.45pm and 1:15pm-2pm. The City of Oxford Silver Band will be performing at Oxford Castle on...
Medieval Merchant's House, Abingdon
Sat 13 Sep 25
26 & 26a East St. Helen Street, Abingdon OX14 5EB
Heritage Open Day: Tour the oldest house in Abingdon, with its unique architectural features, including a wall with stunning paintings...
St John the Evangelist Church, New Hinksey
Sat 13 Sep 25
Vicarage Road, Oxford OX1 4RE
Heritage Open Day: A Hidden Comper Gem. Church designed by Sir Ninian Comper consecrated in 1900. Grade II listed, and his first church in England,...
Ready, Steady, Print!
Sat 13 Sep 25
Key Learning Centre, Oxford Castle, Oxford OX1 1BY
Heritage Open Day: Come and try our pop-up silk-screen printing workshop at Oxford Castle. This taster event is led by local artist Mani, who will...
St Michael at the North Gate
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Michael at the North Gate, Cornmarket, Oxford OX1 3EY
Heritage Open Day: The city church of Oxford with its thousand-year old Saxon tower. The church of St Michael at the North Gate dates from the 13th...
Oxford University Tennis Club (Real Tennis)
Sat 13 Sep 25
8 Merton Street, Oxford OX1 4JE
Heritage Open Day: Real Tennis – watch the ancient forerunner to lawn tennis played in the magnificent 18th century court...
North Hinksey Conduit House
Sat 13 Sep 25
Harcourt Hill, Oxford OX2 9AS
Heritage Open Day: Rare chance to see inside this historic conduit house. Built during the early 17th century, it was part of a system designed to...
St Anne's College
Sat 13 Sep 25
St. Annes College, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HS
Heritage Open Day: Explore the College site using our interactive map for a self-guided tour of the architecture, and visit the Library in Hartland...
Oxford Bus Museum - Heritage Buses
Sat 13 Sep 25
Broad Sreet, Oxford OX1 3BH
Heritage Open Day: Free rides on heritage buses will be provided round the town centre. Free rides on heritage buses will be provided round the city...
St Giles' Church
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Giles' Church, 10 Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HT
Heritage Open Day: A medieval church which is open to visitors. St Giles’ Church once stood outside the city walls, ministering to vagabonds,...
Jesus College, Oxford
Sat 13 Sep 25
Turl Street, Oxford OX1 3DW
Heritage Open Day: Open day for the public at Jesus College, the Welsh college. Jesus College, Oxford is the Welsh college, founded in 1571 by Queen...
Bodleian Libraries - Pop-up Imaging Services Discovery Station in Blackwell Hall
Sat 13 Sep 25
Blackwell Hall, Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BG
Heritage Open Day: Join the imaging services team at their discovery station in the Weston Library's Blackwell Hall and explore some of the...
Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (OCMS)
Sat 13 Sep 25
Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, St Philip & St James Church, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HR
Heritage Open Day: Visit a striking Grade I listed Victorian church building by G.E. Street, with Oxford Movement interiors, now a world renowned...
Wadham College
Sat 13 Sep 25
Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PN
Heritage Open Day: Wadham College is a collection of stunning buildings and lush gardens. Step back into history and see the college that produced...
Blavatnik School of Government
Sat 13 Sep 25
Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, 120 Walton Street, Oxford OX2 6AH
Heritage Open Day: As we celebrate 10 years of the school's building, come along to view our award-winning spaces...
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Oxford
Sat 13 Sep 25
36A St. Giles, Oxford OX1 3LD
Heritage Open Day: Come and see this pretty, modern, Christian Science church and reading room and learn about the architecture and design of...
Oxford Mound
Sat 13 Sep 25
Oxford Castle & Prison, 44-46 Oxford Castle, New Road, Oxford OX1 1AY
Heritage Open Day: Climb the mound of the 11th-century motte-and-bailey castle with its 13th-century well chamber. The view from the top is fabulous!...
St Luke's Chapel
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Luke's Chapel, The Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6GG
Heritage Open Day: Visit us at St. Luke's Chapel and discover the history and architecture of the former Radcliffe Infirmary Chapel...
Love Lane
Sat 13 Sep 25
1 Savile Road, Oxford OX1 3TZ
Heritage Open Day: A unique opportunity to walk along an ancient, historic lane in the middle of Oxford which has been closed off to the public for...
St Thomas the Martyr
Sat 13 Sep 25
40 St Thomas Street, Oxford, Oxford OX1 1PP
Heritage Open Day: The church is dedicated to St Thomas of Canterbury who was martyred in 1170. The building is an essential part of Oxford’s...
Pembroke College
Sat 13 Sep 25
St. Aldates, Oxford OX1 1DW
Heritage Open Day: Join a guided tour of Pembroke's charming quads, dating from the 15th to the 21st century, and explore over 400 years of...
Taylor Institution Library
Sat 13 Sep 25
Taylor Institution Library, St Giles, 1 Tidmarsh Lane, Oxford OX1 3NA
Heritage Open Day: Visit the beautiful 19th Century Taylor Institution Library designed by architect C.R...
The Oxford Oratory
Sat 13 Sep 25
The Oratory, 25 Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HA
Heritage Open Day: Tour one of Oxford's hidden architectural gems, and see how art and architecture are used to inspire and provide a sanctuary...
Pavlova Wind Quintet at St Michael at the North Gate
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Michael at the Northgate, Cornmarket Street, Oxford OX1 3EY
Heritage Open Day: Pavlova Wind Quintet - A programme of light, popular classical music for an autumn afternoon...
Magdalen College, Oxford
Sat 13 Sep 25
Magdalen College, High Street, Oxford OX1 4AU
Heritage Open Day: Magdalen College Old Library will be open, 1100-1500 on Sunday 14th of September. Magdalen has had a library in this room since...
St Clement's Church
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Clement's Church, Marston Road, Oxford OX4 1FN
Heritage Open Day: St Clement's is a thriving church family in the evangelical tradition and located in our beautiful nearly 200 years old...
St Ebbe's Church
Sat 13 Sep 25
St. Ebbes Parish Centre, Pennyfarthing Place, Oxford OX1 1QF
Heritage Open Day: The church will be open for you to visit and we will serve drinks and refreshments...
St James CE Church
Sat 13 Sep 25
St James Church, Beauchamp Lane, Cowley, Oxford OX4 3LF
Heritage Open Day: To view the features of the church. Early Norman church in the old Parish of Cowley...
The Painted Room
Sat 13 Sep 25
The Painted Room, 3 Cornmarket, Oxford OX1 3EX
Heritage Open Day: Hidden at the heart of Cornmarket Street you can find the 14th-century, timber-framed Crown Tavern, complete with oak-panelled...
Open Day at St Katherine's Church in Chiselhampton
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Katherine's Church, Chiselhampton OX44 7XF
Heritage Open Day: Special open day at this gorgeous Georgian church, much loved by John Betjeman. This delightful church, outstanding for the...
The Oxford Friends Meeting House
Sat 13 Sep 25
43 St. Giles, Oxford OX1 3LW
Heritage Open Day: Welcome to Oxford Local Quaker Meeting, situated in the heart of the city. We are home to, and host of, a
vibrantly diverse...
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Things to do around Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire, with its rich history, stunning landscapes, and vibrant cultural scene, offers a plethora of activities for an unforgettable day out. Whether you're a local or a visitor, here are some fantastic options to explore:
1. Blenheim Palace, Woodstock:
- UNESCO-listed Blenheim Palace is a true gem. Not only is it the birthplace of Winston Churchill, but it's also the only non-royal country house in England to be granted the title of palace. Explore its grand stately rooms, wander through the botanic gardens, and venture out into the estate on various walking trails. Don't miss the maze, miniature train, and the enchanting Christmas festivities.
2. Oxford Walking Tour:
- To truly soak in the charm of Oxford, join a guided walking tour. Explore the university's historic colleges, learn about J.R.R. Tolkien's haunts, and discover filming locations from the Harry Potter series. The Visitor Information Centre on Broad Street can help you choose the perfect tour.
3. Christ Church, Oxford:
- Among the University of Oxford colleges, Christ Church stands out. With six Grade I listed buildings, the iconic Tom Tower, and a Gothic cathedral, it's a must-visit. Immerse yourself in centuries of history within its walls.
4. Explore the Cotswolds:
- Oxfordshire is surrounded by picturesque villages in the Cotswolds. Take a leisurely drive through rolling hills, visit charming market towns like Burford and Chipping Norton, and enjoy the quintessential English countryside.
5. Thames Path Walking Trail:
- Follow the Thames Path along the River Thames. Enjoy riverside views, spot wildlife, and take in the serene beauty of the waterway.
6. Oxford Botanic Garden:
- Established in 1621, the Oxford Botanic Garden is the oldest in Britain. Explore its diverse plant collections and relax in the peaceful surroundings.
7. Ashmolean Museum:
- Delve into art, archaeology, and history at the Ashmolean Museum. It houses an impressive collection spanning centuries and civilizations.
8. Punting on the Cherwell or Isis:
- Experience the timeless tradition of punting on the tranquil rivers. Hire a punt and glide along the water, admiring the historic buildings along the banks.
9. Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens:
- Just outside Oxfordshire, this wildlife park is home to a variety of animals. Explore the beautifully landscaped gardens and enjoy close encounters with exotic species.
10. Oxford Covered Market:
- Wander through this historic market, filled with independent shops, cafes, and stalls. Sample local produce and find unique souvenirs.
Remember to check opening hours and any booking requirements for these attractions. Oxfordshire promises a day filled with history, natural beauty, and cultural delights!
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