Oxfordshire

Properties and events in Oxfordshire

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140 Years of Innovation, Craft and Community

60 East St. Helen Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5EB
In person
Pre-booking not required

WWA marks 140 years of practice in Abingdon by opening its historic home, a former malthouse opposite St Helen’s Church, and is inviting visitors to explore an exhibition celebrating the firm’s legacy and its role in the town’s evolution.

A Story in Stone: Oxford University Museum of Natural History

University of Oxford, Museum Of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3PW
In person
Pre-booking required

A guided walk to learn about the polished stone columns that grace the interior of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History building.

Abingdon Abbey Buildings

Checker Walk, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3JB
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Visit the remaining domestic buildings of the medieval Abingdon Abbey - and step back in time to experience the life of a Roman settlement.

Abingdon Baptist Church and 35 Ock Street

Abingdon Baptist Church, 35 Ock Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5AG
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A rare chance to visit these two Grade II listed buildings. The Church dates from the mid-19th century, but the adjacent house, used as the manse until the 1960s, is considerably older.

Abingdon Baptist Church and former Manse

35 Ock Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5AG
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Church and former minister's house open for short guided tours, 10am to 4pm Saturday 13 September 2025

Abingdon Museum presents Romans in Abingdon

12 Checker Walk, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3JB
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Step back in time and experience the life of a roman settlement, organised by Abingdon Museum, demonstration of weapons and combat, roman jewellery and food and more...

All Souls College

All Souls College, High Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 4AL
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All Souls College Open Doors.

Aston Martin Heritage Trust Museum

Aston Martin Heritage Trust, Drayton St Leonard, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX107BG
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Visit the Aston Martin Heritage Trust Museum and learn about this amazing marques history, from where it all began, over 110 years ago to where it is now.

Ballads at the Bodleian

Bodleian Library, Broad Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3BG
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Join us for a programme of musical performances, talks, craft activities and workshops based on the 17th century Broadside ballads from Bodleian Library, with the award-winning 100 Ballads project team.

Balliol College

Balliol College, Broad Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3BJ
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Enjoy the grounds, hall and chapel of Balliol College.

Balliol College Historic Collections Centre at St Cross Church

St Cross Church, St Cross Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3UH
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Explore St Cross Church and Balliol College's historic collections with this year's exhibition, Apocalypse Now? Seven Visions from the Historic Collections, looking at apocalyptic scenarios from the Book of Revelation to climate change.

Barracks Lane Community Garden

Barracks Lane, Off Cumberland Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 2AP
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Harvest Festival and Open Garden

Bartlemas Chapel

Bartlemas, Cowley Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 2AJ
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Only the chapel is open.

Benson and its history

St Helen's Church, Church Road, Benson, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 6SF
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Benson's houses and buildings, and down Memory Lane - the changing design of household objects

Blavatnik School of Government

Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, 120 Walton Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6AH
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As we celebrate 10 years of the school's building, come along to view our award-winning spaces.

Boardman, Hawkins & Osborne LLP - Family Law Firm operating from a beautiful listed building

1-3 Ock Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5AL
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18th Century listed building with some original features and historic finds during restoration

Bodleian Law Library

St. Cross Building, Manor Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3UR
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Pre-booking required

One of the largest law libraries in the United Kingdom, housed in a landmark modern building by Leslie Martin and Colin St John Wilson, completed in 1964 and now listed at Grade II*.

Bodleian Libraries - Pop-up Imaging Services Discovery Station in Blackwell Hall

Blackwell Hall, Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3BG
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Join the imaging services team at their discovery station in the Weston Library's Blackwell Hall and explore some of the wonders of their work photographing the collections of the Bodleian Libraries.

Bodleian Libraries - Pop-up Maps Discovery Station at the Weston Library

Bodleian Library, Broad Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3BG
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Drop-in to Blackwell Hall and discover some of the Bodleian’s marvellous map collections with a show and tell from staff members of the Bodleian Map Room.

Bodleian Libraries - Portraits Tour at the Weston Library

Bodleian Library, Broad Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3BG
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Take a tour of the portraits behind the scenes in the Weston Library and discover new stories such as that of Edmund Halley, the astronomer who first predicted the return of comets.