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May 19 2021

Celebrate English Tourism Week in Oxfordshire 22 to 31 May 2021

English Tourism Week is an annual celebration of the English tourism industry. With the easing of restrictions Oxfordshire is ready to...
Apr 08 2021

Experience Oxfordshire this spring

Oxfordshire is opening up! Why not pay a visit this spring? There are plenty of things to see and do...
Apr 07 2021

Oxfordshire’s top restaurants & bars for outdoor dining

Here we are, after a long winter in lockdown Oxfordshire is starting to open up. Warm weather days are ahead...
Sep 09 2020

Art Classes @ Matrix Arts Centre-Sutton Courtenay

Art Classes on Wednesdays or Thursdays 4:15 – 5:45pm for 7 – 11 year olds (KS2) We wanted our art…

Jul 03 2020

Adventures ‘On the Road’ to Oxford!

This blog post was written by Active England Tours. Active England Tours is a premier provider of active holidays for...
May 15 2020

Oxford in Lockdown: a Cycle Ride Through the City Centre

  An Oxford cyclist has captured the city’s eerily quiet streets during lockdown, by filming a bike ride through the historic city…

Mar 01 2020

Bursting into Spring

As a very wet February turns into March, here’s hoping that spring bursts into action across Oxfordshire. However, whether there’s…

Feb 14 2020

Experience a Traditional Cotswolds Brewery and Pubs with this new tour!

Ever wanted the real experience of sipping a pint of beer in a traditional Cotswolds country pub? Now you can,…

Feb 03 2020

A Fabric Focus for February

The art in Oxfordshire encompasses The Natural World and human endeavour within it as Oxfordshire Artweeks’ Esther Lafferty picks five…

Jan 17 2020

2020 Events at Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons

Start 2020 as you mean to go on and join Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons this year for some truly…

Jan 08 2020

Prescribe Yourself a Dose of Winter Wellness at Blenheim Palace

Discover the beauty and tranquillity of a perfect winter’s day out with a visit to Blenheim Palace.   Open every…

Jan 07 2020

A Fresh Canvas this January

As 2020 dawns, January heralds in the first exhibitions of a year of great art here in Oxfordshire. Here are…

Dec 02 2019

Unique Oxfordshire Art in December

As Christmas draws closer, there’s great art to see across Oxfordshire and, away from the High Street, Artweeks artists’ venues…

Nov 26 2019

‘Tis the Season of Style at Bicester Village

From 8 November, Bicester Village will be transformed into an illuminated Cotswold Christmas garden with a magical lantern-lit parade, live...
Nov 26 2019

Beauty & The Beast Christmas Pantomime At Oxford Playhouse

Friday 29 November 2019 to Sunday 12 January 2020 Full casting has been announced for Oxford Playhouse’s fun-filled family pantomime,…

Oct 29 2019

Oxford Christmas Light Festival 2019: Our Top Picks

Festival dates this year: Friday 15th - Sunday 17th November The famous Oxford Christmas Light Festival is back for 2019!...
Oct 18 2019

IF Oxford 2019: Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Periodic Table with Elemental Science for All

There is no Targaryen Iron Throne in Oxford: however university researchers are battling it out for an Iron Crown as…

Oct 18 2019

IF Oxford 2019: Looking at the Perils of Children and the Policies that Might Help

After WWII, portrayals of ‘evil children’ proliferated in horror and science fiction films in both Britain and the US. From…

Oct 09 2019

IF Oxford 2019: Family Activities

IF Oxford bursts into life, there’s a chance for children to get down and dirty with science at family events…

Oct 09 2019

IF Oxford 2019: A Scientific Wonderland in Oxford

Oxford has a literary heritage that goes back centuries and some of the world’s most loved books were written here….

Oct 03 2019

Oxfordshire Artweeks’ Top Ten Art Picks This Month

In Oxfordshire this month there’s art to enjoy that encompasses everything from the earliest life on earth to a landscape…