What's On and Things To Do Around Wantage

An evening of song with all proceeds being given to Christian Aid and Wantage & Grove Street Pastors. Caritas is a children’s choir set up to raise money for Christian Aid, and Crescendo is an a cappella singing group who raise money for various charities through their singing.

Wantage & Grove Lions are holding a cash bingo at Grove village hall on Saturday 2nd June doors open 645pm eyes down 730pm also great raffle

White Horse Ceilidhs and Folk for MS combine in hosting a stomping barn dance. For the lively and energetic this is a chance to dance the night away in traditional style with "Oxford Nags" who play stonking English tunes for stonking English dance!

An evening of eclectic acoustic music from critically acclaimed trio Whalebone. The award winning instrumental trio, whose blend of Celtic folk music interwoven with strands of rock, Americana and Eastern European tradition has earned them a following both in the U.K.

A fabulous 40th Year Anniversary, Annual Dinner celebration full of excellent entertainment and fine dining.

Over 20 private gardens will be open to the public to browse around on June the 17th in this beautiful, historic village. Our two churches and two pubs will be open (early booking is advised) and parking is available to the left of the High Street.

Harwell Feast is a long-established, annual village fete in Harwell Village, near Didcot. It attracts over 3000 visitors each year with its many and varied attractions which, this year, include the Marquess of Winchester’s Regiment (English Civil War Re-enactment), pig roast, dog show, live music, car boot,...

A modern jive afternoon tea dance. Three hours of fun in a relaxed and friendly environment. Great music and delicious home made cakes. A lovely venue with two rooms - one for modern jive the other tango. On site parking over two car parks.

Enjoy some great a cappella singing from local group "Crescendo". The programme will include many popular works of the 1930s by some of the great composers of the day, with a bit of jazz and songs from the movies thrown in.

4 acre mature plantsman’s garden with rare trees, shrubs, perennials and bulbs. Mixed borders, raised beds, pergola, unusual topiary and shade borders. Herb garden by Rosemary Verey. Listed C16 house (not open).

Redesigned by new owner, garden designer Justin Spink in 2015, this 1½ acre garden has large mixed perennial beds, and small gravel, cutting, kitchen and bog gardens. Topiary, medlars and old fashioned roses. Treehouse with spectacular views to Uffington White Horse and White Horse Hill.

On moving to Midsummer House three years ago, new owners created the garden using herbaceous plants brought with them from their previous home at Woolstone Mill House. Herbaceous border, parterre with new topiary, and espaliered Malus Everest.

Have you ever wiggled with a giant worm, seen comedy compost created before your very eyes or sung along with a singing carrot? Well it’s all here in Rosie’s Grow Show. Join us in our woodland at Sutton Courtenay for an outside puppet show!

Have you ever wiggled with a giant worm, seen comedy compost created before your very eyes or sung along with a singing carrot? Well its all here in Rosie’s Grow Show.

Learn how to take a great photograph with the expert guidance of expert wildlife photographer Iain Green. The course will start inside with an introduction to wildlife photography, camera settings and how to vary the composition of your photographs for impact and creativity.

Bring your digital camera and learn how to take a great photograph with the expert guidance of wildlife photographer Iain Green. The course will start inside with an introduction to wildlife photography, camera settings and how to vary the composition of your photographs for impact and creativity.

Discover what amazing animals come out at night at Sutton Courtenay Environmental Education Centre. Learn to use bat detectors to hear bats hunting overhead, lamps to spot newts and frogs in the ponds, help our nature reserve team check the small mammal traps and have a look at moth trap to see how we monitor and...

Come and grab a bargain at our New to You Sale! Items include clothes, books, DVDs, household items, bric-a-brac, children’s toys, kitchenware and much more. Hot and cold refreshments available all morning. All money raised goes directly to the center to care for the rescue animals.

As part of Oxfordshire’s highly anticipated annual Artweeks event, once again the Blewbury Clubhouse will be showcasing the work of three Blewbury-based artists. This year however promises to be an even more vibrant and exciting show, with the addition of local acclaimed wildlife artist Adrian Smart.

A traditional village Fete, with Fun Dog Show, home made teas, BBQ, Pimms Tent. Lots of stalls and Activities including Egg Throwing, Bouncy Castle, Coconut Shy, Nerf Gun Challenge, Books, Plants, Cakes and lots more. Fairground organ music for a wonderful atmosphere. A great afternoon out for families.

Over 2 hours of all action family entertainment with wrestlers from all over the world taking on the very best of Great Britain. Come see live what the rest of the world see on TV!

- Do you struggle with sugar cravings? - Are you left wondering why you crave sugar at certain times and why it has such a hold on you? - Are you fed up with trying to beat your sugar addiction and you just want someone to tell you what works and what doesn’t - for real?

A Vision Board is a way of getting really clear about what you want to manifest in all areas of your life. It’s a powerful visual tool to help you create clarity, inspiration, and motivation around your goals, desires, and dreams.

Club Rio - Fri 1 June at the Marlborough Club, Didcot, the venue for over 30’s playing dance music from the 70’s, 80’s right through to the present day entry £5 Dress code; smart, casual Tel: 07789428795 featuring Utopia Disco

Pretty Domesday village, timber frame and local clunch stone houses. Open every 3 yrs. Follow main road or explore pretty alleyways to visit 9 gardens; Bottom Barn, in the shadow of the C12 church, with topiary and perennial planting around a converted C18 barn; Lime Tree Farm, a picturesque village garden and...

This unique 100ft tower is Faringdon’s icon and the last major folly to be built in England.This unique 100ft tower is Faringdon’s icon and the last major folly to be built in England. It sits on Folly Hill, within a charming woodland of splendid Scots Pine some more than 200 years old.

Pretty Domesday village, timber frame and local clunch stone houses. Open every 3 yrs. Follow main road or explore pretty alleyways to visit 9 gardens; Bottom Barn, in the shadow of the C12 church, with topiary and perennial planting around a converted C18 barn; Lime Tree Farm, a picturesque village garden and...

Explore our historic woodland and find out more on a two hour walk with our Ranger and learn about its trees, history and the nature around. Booking Essential. Phone: 01793 762209. Dogs on leads welcome.

As celebrated by Rachel de Thame in Gardener’s World, five gardens will open, in a charming downland village. Blewbury Manor with moat and 10 acre garden.

The Drop-in is a welcoming environment for all, and an opportunity to connect with others. All welcome, family friendly, refreshments provided. ‘make a kite’ activity for families on 9th June!

Celebrate our diverse British culture with a Bring and Share lunch - please bring your favourite dish from around the world, and a picnic blanket, if wet, event will be held inside. Limited seating available. Please invite your friends and neighbours. Good company, family friendly activities and world music.

Abingdon Food and Drink Festival : Cookery Demonstrations, Food Stalls, Children’s Workshops & Entertainment, Live Music, Picnic Area with more food & drink stalls, two chef demonstration marquees and more children’s entertainment. A great day out for all the family. Free carpark.

Macmillan Cancer Support’s mobile service will be visiting Abingdon, Witney, Carterton and Bicester with cancer information specialists on hand to answer questions and offer information.

The Studio Theatre Club are hoping to draw their audience into a web of deceit, subterfuge and death for their next production at the Unicorn Theatre, Abingdon. Agatha Christie’s ‘And Then There Were None’ will be staged on 20 to 23 June. Ten guilty strangers are trapped on an island off the coast of Devon.

Approx 10 acre exceptionally fine traditional English garden. Rose garden (redesigned 2017), herbaceous garden, pond garden, herb garden, fruit, vegetable and cutting garden, and glasshouses. Many specimen trees and fine shrubs, orchard and terraces. Garden mostly designed by Arabella Lennox-Boyd.

10 artists exhibiting and demonstrating in 4 venues in the village. Oxfordshire Artweeks Venue number 461. A wonderful variety of art on display including: ceramics, drawing, jewellery (second weekend only), mosaics, painting, pastels, pottery, stone carving, green woodworking, digital art and wire modelling.

Registration details available from website

3 inspirational small gardens, all with very different ways of providing a personal joy. 60 Besselsleigh Road has ’The Deadwood Stage’ with toadstools and a secret garden with many creatures to find. 22 Sandleigh Road is a wildlife friendly garden packed with cottage garden favourites beside brick paths.

A town garden that won Abingdon in Bloom ’Best Large Back Garden’ competition. An extension of the home the garden has both formal and informal areas. Features incl walkways through shaded areas, arches, kitchen garden, grasses, roses, topiaries, acers, hostas and heucheras.

New town garden opening for its second year, a creation that started in July 2014. The garden is wedge-shaped, 70ft x 37ft wide at the bottom and 80ft in length. The challenge was it had to be interesting and look as though it had been there for many years.

A fun filled art workshop for children aged 7-13 looking at the popular Harry Potter books and movies.

A fun sewing workshop for children aged 7-13 with our sewing expert Alice! You will learn some different sewing techniques whilst creating a beautiful hand sewn beach bag!

Set in 10 acres with wonderful views over parkland. A wide variety of different areas to enjoy such as a walled garden, many spring bulbs, inspirational herbaceous borders and rose beds. Walks to the lake and through the meadow.

12 noon to 5pm Family fun day, including: fun fair; companion dog show; animal attractions; old-fashioned fete stalls; arena and stage events; live music; children’s games; BBQs; bar; refreshments; craft stalls; car boot; Punch & Judy; magic show; sheepdog display and much, much more.

An evening of eclectic acoustic music from critically acclaimed trio Whalebone. The award winning instrumental trio, whose blend of Celtic folk music interwoven with strands of rock, Americana and Eastern European tradition has earned them a following both in the U.K.

Large garden surrounding listed house (not open) in the heart of Chieveley village. Attractive setting with fine views over stud farm. Walled garden containing lovely borders, shrubs and rose garden, evolving every year. Box parterre filled with alliums, white geraniums and lavender.

A fabulous family friendly and FREE music event. Music from many many local bands in the setting of the beautiful large garden with river frontage of The Plough Inn. Lots of activities for the family and amazing raffle prizes including 2 tickets to the concert by The Cure in Hyde park .

A fantastic fun day out for all the family, our Summer Fete will be held on Saturday 9th June 2018 12-4pm.

We’re All A-Buzz About Our Open Day Westmill Woodland Burial Ground are inviting visitors to their Open Day and Family event The day will start with a family event led by conservationists Jacquie Collins and Colin Crook. Visitors will learn how to make a bird box to take home.

Sit down comedy show about life as an Archaeologist, Vikings and Shakespeare’s naughty side. Paul Duncan McGarrity brings his acclaimed Edinburgh Festival show to The Great Barn Festival and where better to have a conversation with an archaeologist than in a scheduled ancient monument.