Oxfordshire

Properties and events in Oxfordshire

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Abingdon Abbey Buildings

Checker Walk, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3JB
In person
Pre-booking not required

Visit the remaining domestic buildings of the medieval Abingdon Abbey - and experience life in Iron Age Abingdon!

Abingdon Baptist Church and 35 Ock Street

Abingdon Baptist Church, 35 Ock Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5AG
In person
Pre-booking not required

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's Lost Railways - Exhibition

Unit 24, Bury Street Shopping Centre, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3QT
In person
Pre-booking not required

Routes and connections by rail - the line that never was and the lost station and branch line, with a working model layout.

Aston Martin Heritage Trust Museum

Aston Martin Heritage Trust, Drayton St Leonard, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX107BG
In person
Pre-booking not required

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.

Balliol Historic Collections Centre at St Cross Church

St Cross Church, St Cross Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3TP
In person
Pre-booking not required

First built in 890, St Cross Church houses Balliol College’s historic collections of books and manuscripts.

Barracks Lane Community Garden

Barracks Lane, Off Cumberland Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 2AP
In person
Pre-booking not required

Barracks Lane Community Garden is a beautiful green space at the heart of a vibrant community. It is for everyone to use and enjoy by visiting, booking for a private function or by coming along to one of the many events and activities that are held.

Bartlemas Chapel

Bartlemas, Cowley Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 2AJ
In person
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Early 14th century chapel built as part of a leper hospital.

Benson - routes and connections

St Helen's Church, Church Road, Benson, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 6SF
In person
Pre-booking not required

Mapping Benson - old maps of the village and area, and current links. Tours of the war graves, and bell tower. Display of veteran bicycles

BH&O @ 1-3 Ock Street

1-3 Ock Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5AL
In person
Pre-booking not required

Visit Boardman, Hawkins & Osborne LLP, an 18th Century, Grade II listed building, home to multiple law firms since the 1850s.

Blanket Hall Historical Walk

100 High Street, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6HL
In person
Pre-booking not required

Witney Blanket Hall was built in 1721, and for 150 years has been the home of the Company of Witney Blanket Weavers and the principal public hall in the town. The woollen history in Witney is extraordinary, this fantastic walk will help carry you back.

Blavatnik School of Government

Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, 120 Walton Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6AH
In person
Pre-booking not required

Designed by Herzog and de Meuron.

Bodleian Law Library

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

The largest law library 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*. Tours: Friday 13 September at 3pm and 5pm; Saturday 14 September at 11am.

Carfax Tower

Carfax Tower, Queen Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1ET
In person
Pre-booking not required

Stunning views from the famous central Oxford tower.

Christ Church

Christ Church, St. Aldates, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1DP
In person
Pre-booking required

Founded by Henry VIII in 1546 as a unique joint institution of College and Cathedral, Christ Church has a fascinating history and an array of architecturally impressive buildings for visitors to explore.

City of Oxford Silver Band

Oxford Castle Quarter, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1AY
In person
Pre-booking not required

Oxford Castle Performances 12pm-12.45pm and 1:15pm-2pm.

Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery

Cemetery, North Hinksey Lane, Botley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 0LX
In person
Pre-booking not required

This War Graves cemetery is the final resting place for 741 service men and two women who died in the Great War and the Second World War.

CWGC Tours 2024 - Oxford Botley Cemetery

Botley Cemetery, 28A North Hinksey Lane, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 0LX
In person
Pre-booking required

*Please note this event has been cancelled* Join us for a Commonwealth War Graves Commission tour of Oxford Botley Cemetery.

Divinity School, Old Bodleian Library

Bodleian Library, Broad Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3BG
In person
Pre-booking not required

*Please note this event has been cancelled* Magnificent gothic architecture with elaborate vaulted ceiling.

Escape the Lab Escape Room: Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (WIN)

Wolfson Centre for Prevention of Stroke and Dementia, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9DU
In person
Pre-booking required

WIN is a group of world-leading brain imaging centres in three University of Oxford departments. For Oxford Open Doors we invite you in to play our neuroscience-themed escape room, “Escape the Lab: Rogue Brain Takeover”.

Exeter College

Exeter College, Turl Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3DP
In person
Pre-booking not required

Established in 1314, Exeter College is the fourth oldest college of Oxford University with notable alumni in J. R. R. Tolkien, Richard Burton, Alan Bennett, and William Morris.