25% off for Oxfordshire Residents at Oxford Castle & Prison this January
Oxford Castle & Prison’s annual discount returns, with 25% off for residents of the county this January.
Oxford Castle & Prison has stood watch over the dreaming spires for nearly a thousand years, and the story of the castle and prison is interwoven with the city and its residents.
Join a costumed tour guide to explore the historic buildings. Hear tales of a daring medieval escape from St George’s Tower, descend to the crypt to learn Oxford’s connection to King Arthur, and discover the changing role of crime and punishment from the Civil War through to Victorian times and the closure of the prison in 1996.
Step inside this January and do 1,000 years of time with us!
Oxford Castle and Prison is open daily from 10:30 – to 5:30.
Visit https://www.oxfordcastleandprison.co.uk/events/event/residents-discount/ for details.
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For more information contact:
Jonathan Pyke, Marketing Manager jpyke@oxfordcastleandprison.co.uk
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Notes to editors
About the offer
To qualify for discount entry, residents must be able to provide a form of ID containing an Oxfordshire postcode.
Residents from the following postcodes are eligible
- OX1 Oxford
- OX2 Oxford
- OX3 Oxford
- OX4 Oxford
- OX5 Kidlington
- OX7 Chipping Norton
- OX9 Thame
- OX10 Wallingford
- OX11 Didcot
- OX12 Wantage
- OX13 Abingdon
- OX14 Abingdon
- OX15 Banbury
- OX16 Banbury
- OX17 Banbury
- OX18 Bampton, Burford, Carterton
- OX20 Woodstock
- OX25 Bicester
- OX26 Bicester
- OX27 Bicester
- OX28 Witney
- OX29 Witney
- OX33 Oxford
- OX39 Chinnor
- OX44 Oxford
- OX49 Watlington
About Oxford Castle & Prison
Oxford Castle & Prison is a 1000 year old castle which also served as a prison for over 800 years. The visitor attraction opened on 2 June 2006 and gives visitors the opportunity to learn about the real people who lived and died throughout the site’s turbulent past. Visitors are able to walk through the ancient buildings and experience the stories that connect the real people to these extraordinary events.
The guardians of this important historic site, The Oxford Preservation Trust were awarded a £3.8 million grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund to restore the castle and site buildings.
Oxford Castle & Prison is operated by Continuum Attractions – visitor attraction operators and specialists in the tourism and leisure industry.
About Continuum Attractions:
For more information on Continuum Attractions, please visit www.continuumattractions.com
Continuum Attractions owns, operates and manages cultural attractions across the UK:
- Continuum Heritage Attractions
- The Real Mary King’s Close, Edinburgh
- Oxford Castle Unlocked, Oxford
- York’s Chocolate Story, York
- Continuum Icon Attractions
- Emirates Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth
- Continuum Explore Attractions
- GreenWood Family Park
For corporate PR enquiries, please contact: Alex Caley acaley@continuumattractions.com
