Oxford Travel Blog

Lucien Pissarro, founder of the Eragny Press, was a painter, engraver and printmaker in the early 20th century. The Ashmolean presents a collection of his books and sketches that he worked on with his wife at their London home. The beautiful museum, the first public museum in Britain founded in 1683, ...

‘The Sound of Music’ comes to The New Theatre! This much-loved musical has had a huge success in London’s West End and is now in Oxford as part of its National tour with its original lead actress Connie Fisher in the role of Maria the governess. The beautiful music will warm you up...

Magdalen College, one of the biggest and most beautiful of the 38 Oxford University colleges, will host an evening of Swing music and Jazz tonight from 7.30pm. The Oxford University Big Band is a 21-piece band made up of saxes, trumpets, trombones, singers and percussion. Comprised entirely of Oxford...

Spend a day walking around the Palace grounds, have a cream tea, and then watch as the lights flicker on all around the Palace in a display that nightly depicts differing themes from Jonathan Swift’s book, ‘Gulliver’s Travels’. It runs only until 12 December so check it out now!

The Mirror Tent at the BMW Factory in Cowley is an awesome place for a night out with the family. Not only is the tent itself very beautiful, Creation puts on great shows AND Michel will be there making delicious crepes. The show this Christmas is ‘Rapunzel or The Magic Pig’…

Running for a second year due to its huge success last year, the Oxford Christmas Market brings the best of the German Christmas Market culture to Oxford, with stalls ranging from gluwhein (mulled wine) to Syrian soaps to pashminas. There will also be entertainment on certain evenings so it is well worth...

Until 21st Nov the Pitt Rivers is showing rare photos by Peter Marlow of the burial of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Salassie. Check it out here.. http://bit.ly/sQMWs

Fireworks! Come to Southparks tonight for some serious firework action..Check it out at http://bit.ly/9CyQjS For just 5 quid you can see a massive bonfire, gawp at loads of pretty coloured fireworks, listen to music and have a general laugh.

So you’re stuck on a sightseeing tour of Oxford and you find yourself desperate to pee (that is, to micturate if we’re speaking Oxford English). NEVER FEAR!! Oxford is awash (mmm) with lovely loos (deriving from the term lavatory- a very proper, British term). Oxford loos are fairly bog-standard...

Jericho, Photo courtesy of Julian Walker Head into Jericho and catch a free historical tour of the area with Art Jericho art gallery. The tour takes 30 minutes and runs from 10.30am to 4.15pm. They will be running until 30th October so get in there now to catch up with a slice of history of one of Oxford’s...