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- 5th May 2015
Salters' Steamers operate the most popular scheduled boat service along the river Thames, serving Oxford, Abingdon, Reading, Henley, Marlow and Windsor. They also run shorter round trips from most of these towns and cities, which makes for a special half day out in some of Oxfordshire's most beautiful countryside.
- 27th April 2015
Oxford City has 2 main areas where regular markets are held. Firstly there is the permanent market in the very centre of town - Oxford Covered Market and secondly nearby Gloucester Green hosts 3 days of differently themed markets each week. Additionally there are several localised out-of-town weekly farmers' markets.
- 27th April 2015
This year the Museum of Oxford celebrates its 40 years in the town hall.
To mark this exciting period we are launching a 40:40 project - forty things for forty years. We want the people of Oxford and all partners and businesses to help us find 40 things that you think are exclusively Oxford. Anything that inspires, fascinates, provokes or intrigues you about Oxford. It could be pictures, objects, stories, places, interesting facts, films almost anything goes!
- 3rd April 2015
We’ve collected a list together of the weekly Oxfordshire Car Boot Sales. Please do check all the details with the organisers before setting out as times, charges and facilities can change over the year. Some car boot sales are open all year round and some for just the summer season.
Please let us know if you find anything to be incorrect, or have any to add to the list.
- 21st March 2015
The Easter holidays are fast approaching and there is a lot going on in and around Oxford to entertain the children. This is our pick of the best on offer....
- 17th March 2015
We are an Oxfordshire based local food co-operative. We grow fruit and veg on our farm in Little Wittenham, work with other local ecological and organic producers, and sell direct to customers. We are working to create a better food system for Oxford and have recently opened an online shop where you can order some of the best local produce, sourced from small independent local producers. Take a look!
Green Homes Together, with the support of 15 local authorities across Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Berkshire, are offering residents up to 100% funding towards loft and cavity wall insulation as part of a wider scheme aimed at improving the warmth and comfort of homes.
- 31st January 2015
As would be expected of this university city, Oxford has a huge number of excellent museums - some very specialist and some more general. Our website has a comprehensive listing, but this article highlights the top 5 most visited museums in Oxford.
- 29th January 2015
Valentine's Day is always a difficult day to negotiate, whether you want to follow the norm and go for a lovely dinner or escape to the hills! We have a few Valentine's Day suggestions for the Oxford area to cover both options.
- 10th December 2014
If you’d prefer to give a voucher rather than a bulky present for Christmas why not consider one that will give the recipient something to do locally and support local business at the same time? We’ve put together a selection of local businesses that give Gift Vouchers for a variety of uses – mostly with a discount off their normal prices too.