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St Peter's Open Gardens

Sat 13 Jun 26 Hook Norton OX15 5NH Over the weekend of 13th and 14th June, residents across the village will be opening their gardens between 3.00pm and 5.00pm...

Watercolour painting - how to do it

Sat 13 Jun 26 The Oxfordshire Museum OX20 1SN About the workshop Have fun while learning Watercolour painting the right way! On this one-day course John will guide you through all the major...
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Moving on up! Here’s how you can part-exchange your home in Watlington

Sat 13 Jun 26 Hampden Meadows Cuxham Road, Watlington OX49 5LZ A housebuilder in Watlington is hosting a special event to help homebuyers in the region move up the property ladder without the usual...

Every Song a Story

Every Song a Story Sat 13 Jun 26 St Mary the Virgin Church, Church Green, Witney OX28 4AW The North Cotswold Chamber Choir with Guest Conductor, Edward Caswell, and Organist, Colin Millington...

Tyndale Community School Summer Fete

Sat 13 Jun 26 Tyndale Community School William Morris Close Oxford OX4 2JX Join us for our Summer Fete! Everyone welcome, free entry! Food, fully licensed bar, music, cafe, trampolines, bubble tea, sumo wrestling, face...

OxPHWOARd: The Campest Sin

Fri 12 Jun 26 Cornerstone Arts Centre 10 Station Road Didcot Oxon OX11 7NE Prepare yourselves Didcot, because we’re back! It’s the queerest time of year, so we’re bringing another explosion of, queer, neo and...

FREE taster session with the Henley-on-Thames Rock Choir

Thu 11 Jun 26 D:Two, Henley Baptist Church, 55-57 Market Place, Henley RG9 2AA Ever wondered if there is a 'local ladies choir near me or nearby'? Your friendly local Henley choir is run by Oxfordshire based...
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Mill House Garden - Open Garden for NGS

Sun 7 Jun 26 Mill House Garden, Faringdon SN7 7RD Wonderful setting overlooking the Uffington White Horse and wide views of the Downs. 1 acre garden divided into seasonal rooms connecting around the...

Friars Court - Open Garden for NGS

Sun 7 Jun 26 Friars Court, Clanfield OX18 2SU Three acres of formal and informal gardens, enclosed by the remaining arms of a C16 moat, surround the C17 Cotswold stone house...

Cumnor Village Gardens - Open Garden for NGS

Sun 7 Jun 26 Cumnor Village Gardens, Oxford OX2 9QF Three contrasting gardens. 10 Leys Rd is a long, narrow, mature garden with four distinct areas, many unusual shrubs, perennials, grasses, ferns and...

Tythe Barn - Open Garden for NGS

Sun 7 Jun 26 Tythe Barn, Oxford OX44 9AZ ½ acre garden, designed by RHS Chelsea award winner Sarah Naybour. Bee friendly planting in the formal garden leads to woodland area...

West Oxford Gardens - Open Garden for NGS

Sun 7 Jun 26 West Oxford Gardens, Oxford OX2 9HH New for 2026: 9 The Garth - a medium sized town garden with mature shrubs and borders, water features and a secret garden...

Middleton Cheney Gardens - Open Garden for NGS

Sun 7 Jun 26 Middleton Cheney Gardens, Banbury OX17 2ST Large village with C13 church (open) with renowned pre-Raphaelite stained glass. Seven open gardens with a variety of sizes, styles and maturity...

11 Rawlinson Road - Open Garden for NGS

Sun 7 Jun 26 11 Rawlinson Road, Oxford OX2 6UE A south facing 120ft walled Victorian town garden created from scratch since 2010. Interesting mix of herbaceous and shrubs with particular interest...

9 Rawlinson Road - Open Garden for NGS

Sun 7 Jun 26 9 Rawlinson Road, Oxford OX2 6UE Townhouse garden with structured disarray of roses. Terrace of stone inlaid with brick and enclosed by Chinese fretwork balustrade, chunky brick and...

The Duke’s Consort: Awakening Caesar - Royal Odes by Henry Purcell

Sat 6 Jun 26 Exeter College Chapel, Turl Street OX1 3DP Prize-winning Early Music ensemble The Duke’s Consort present a programme of Royal Odes by Henry Purcell...

Further Gelliplate Printing – Texture and Landscape

Sat 6 Jun 26 The Oxfordshire Museum OX20 1SN About the workshop Summer is here, come and create glorious texture and landscape inspired prints; Take your gelliplate printing further with...

Hidden Gardens of Witney

Sat 6 Jun 26 St Mary's Church, Church Green, Witney OX28 4AW Hidden Gardens of Witney Come for a summer stroll round some of Witney's lovely Hidden Gardens on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th June between 2pm...

Hill End centenary ffennell festival

Hill End centenary ffennell festival Sat 6 Jun 26 The Hill End Centre Eynsham Road OX2 9NJ Named for the ffennell family who founded Hill End as an outdoor school with the first children visiting from central Oxford 100 years ago, an...

Henry VIII - Divorced Beheaded, Died - Wallingford

Sat 6 Jun 26 St Peter's Church, Wallingford Thames Street, Wallingford OX10 0BH As part of our national Celebrate Your Churches Conservation Trust Churches Festival, we are inviting you to 'An Audience with King Henry VIII’...

Claridges Barn - Open Garden for NGS

Fri 5 Jun 26 Claridges Barn, Chipping Norton OX7 5XG 3½ acres of family garden, wood and meadow hewn from a barley field on limestone brash. Situated on top of the Cotswolds, it is open to all weathers,...

Sandys House - Open Garden for NGS

Fri 5 Jun 26 Sandys House, Chipping Norton OX7 3ND Bulbs, perennials and shrubs create a colourful mix in this informal cottage style garden to the rear of the former Sandys Arms pub featuring...

Stonor Park - Open Garden for NGS

Thu 4 Jun 26 Stonor Park, Henley-on-Thames RG9 6HF Nestled within a hidden valley and ancient deer park, you will find the gardens at Stonor, which date back to Medieval times...

The Old Rectory, Churchill - Open Garden for NGS

Sun 31 May 26 The Old Rectory, Churchill, Chipping Norton OX7 6NU One acre family garden with outstanding views across a Cotswold valley. Inc a natural swimming pond, gravel garden, herbaceous borders, orchard and...

Wheatley Manor - Open Garden for NGS

Sun 31 May 26 Wheatley Manor, Wheatley OX33 1XX 1½ acre garden of Elizabethan manor house (not open). Formal walk with herbaceous borders; many mature and unusual trees, herb garden and secret...

Come & Sing with John Rutter

Sun 31 May 26 Dorchester Abbey High Street Dorchester on Thames OX10 7HN If you love singing, and can read a bit of music, this inspiring workshop is for you. John will be returning to Dorchester Abbey for a day of choral...

Failford - Open Garden for NGS

Sun 31 May 26 Failford, Abingdon OX14 2AG This town garden is divided into rooms both formal and informal. It changes every year. Features inc walkways through shaded areas, arches, a beach,...

116 Oxford Road - Open Garden for NGS

Sun 31 May 26 116 Oxford Road, Abingdon OX14 2AG This town garden brings alive the imagination of its creators. It will inspire both the enthusiast and the beginner...

Walnut House - Open Garden for NGS

Sun 31 May 26 Walnut House, Banbury OX17 3DR Large garden behind C17 farmhouse (not open). Colour themed borders and separate small gardens with beech and yew hedges, each with their own...

Japanese Shibori Dye Workshop for Beginners

Sat 30 May 26 The Oxfordshire Museum OX20 1SN About the Workshop Shibori is a Japanese resist dyeing technique that uses hand sewing and indigo dye...

The Very Busy Bumblebee

The Very Busy Bumblebee Sat 30 May 26 The Mill Arts Centre, Spiceball Park Road, Banbury OX16 5QE Mr. Grumpy the Gardener doesn’t like bees. He doesn’t like them buzzing or flying round his head, and he’s always worried they will sting him...

Creation Theatre's Make a Shakespeare Play in a Day (7-11)

Fri 29 May 26 Wolvercote Primary School 9 First Turn, Oxford OX2 8AQ Bring Shakespeare to life in just one day! Join us for a fun, fast-paced masterclass where we’ll take on a classic tale by the world’s most famous...

Creation Theatre's Big Puppets Masterclass (11-16)

Fri 29 May 26 Wolvercote Primary School 9 First Turn, Oxford OX2 8AQ This hands-on masterclass gives 11–16-year-olds the chance to step into the world of puppetry by building and operating their own large-scale...

Creation Theatre's Giggle Club Comedy Workshop (7-11)

Thu 28 May 26 Wolvercote Primary School 9 First Turn, Oxford OX2 8AQ Ages 7-11: Giggle Club (comedy workshop) – Through a mix of slapstick, silly sketches, and improv games, participants will discover how to use their...

Creation Theatre's Dance and Musical Theatre Masterclass (11-16)

Thu 28 May 26 Wolvercote Primary School 9 First Turn, Oxford OX2 8AQ Inspiring a love of classic stories, our in person drama workshops empower children to put on their own version of a famous tale, make new friends...

Art@Saïd 'Flourishing' - exhibition with the artist, Julia Thaxton

Wed 27 May 26 Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, Frideswide Square, Oxford OX1 1HP Join Julia Thaxton on a talk and tour of the contemporary side of the 'Flourishing' exhibition at Saïd Business School, University of...

Spring on the farm

Wed 27 May 26 Earth Trust Centre Little Wittenham OX14 4QZ A magical Springtime celebration for curious young explorers. Help our farmer welcome the season of new life in a magical Spring celebration for the...

Junior Model Making

Wed 27 May 26 Pendon Museum, Long Wittenham OX14 4QD On Wednesdays in the half-term and summer holidays, from 11am-3.30pm, children aged 6-14 can participate in our free drop-in junior model making...

Creation Theatre's Stand-up Comedy Masterclass (11-16)

Wed 27 May 26 Wolvercote Primary School 9 First Turn, Oxford OX2 8AQ This May we have a programme of one day masterclasses – young people can join us for a single day or the full week...

Creation Theatre's Voiceover Masterclass (11-16)

Tue 26 May 26 Wolvercote Primary School 9 First Turn, Oxford OX2 8AQ Inspiring a love of classic stories, our in person drama workshops empower children to put on their own version of a famous tale, make new friends...

Creation Theatre's Puppets & Masks Workshop (7-11)

Tue 26 May 26 Wolvercote Primary School OX2 8AQ This May we have a programme of one day masterclasses – young people can join us for a single day or the full week...

May Half-Term Workshops and Masterclasses

Tue 26 May 26 Wolvercote Primary School OX2 8AQ Unleash Your Creativity this May Half-Term & Summer! Join Creation Theatre at Wolvercote Primary School for an action-packed series of workshops...

Creation Theatre's Stop Motion Animation Workshop

Tue 26 May 26 Wolvercote Primary School 9 First Turn, Oxford OX2 8AQ This May we have a programme of one day masterclasses – young people can join us for a single day or the full week...

Upper Bolney House - Open Garden for NGS

Sun 24 May 26 Upper Bolney House, Henley-on-Thames RG9 4AQ The four acre garden has been extensively developed over the last 15 yrs. There are lawns with herbaceous borders...

Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of The Dubliners

Sun 24 May 26 Oxford New Theatre, George Street, Oxford, OX1 2AG OX1 2AG Proudly celebrating its 10th Anniversary, Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of The Dubliners is back for 2026!...

Barton Abbey - Open Garden for NGS

Sun 24 May 26 Barton Abbey, Steeple Barton OX25 4QS 15 acre garden with views from house (not open) across sweeping lawns and picturesque lake. Walled garden with colourful herbaceous borders,...

Old Boars Hill Gardens - Open Garden for NGS

Sun 24 May 26 Old Boars Hill Gardens, Oxford OX1 5JF Hedderly House built in Victorian times (house not open) has large patios with flower-filled terraces looking over a wide panorama of countryside and...

Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of The Dubliners

Sun 24 May 26 24-26 George St, Oxford , UK OX1 2AG Performed by a phenomenal cast of Irish musicians, the show is packed full of classics like Whiskey in the Jar, The Irish Rover and Rocky Road to...

Once Upon a Unicorn and Dragon 2026

Sat 23 May 26 Fairytale Farm, Southcombe, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire OX7 5QH Step into a world of fantasy at Fairytale Farm from 23rd to 31st May 2026 for Once Upon a Unicorn and Dragon...

First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte Sanctory Choir

Sat 23 May 26 Trinity College Oxford, Broad Street OX1 3BH Join the First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte Sanctuary Choir for a spirited lunchtime concert of gospels and American choral highlights by Anton...
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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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