Saturday 13th June
🎉Westgate: Sobell House 50th Anniversary
We all feel so grateful for the work that Sobell House does. They are celebrating 50 years of compassionate care with a day packed full of fun at the Westgate. There will be classic funfair games like hook a duck and spin the wheel, plus, shopping stalls, a photobooth, a live performance from Sol Samba, music from Get Radio, plus lots more!
📅 Saturday 13th June ⏰ 10am – 7pm 💴 Free 🎫 No booking required ℹ️ More info on the Sobell House Facebook page.
🌿Oxford City Farm: Big Green Week Finale
Oxford Green week finishes up with a big celebration at Oxford City Farm. There will be insect ID-ing, art and craft activities badge-making, a surplus food pop up and more alongside the usual animal petting opportunities.
📅 Saturday 13th June ⏰ 10am – 1.30pm 💴 Free 🎫 No booking required ℹ️ More info here.
💜 Cotswold Lavender
It opened early! Cotswold Lavender was due to open in a few weeks but they’ve opened early this year. The ‘peak’ isn’t for a few more weeks (from 26th June onwards) but they post regular updates on their Facebook page so you can have a peek at what the lavender is looking like.
📅 Open until the 5th August ⏰ 10am – 5pm with some late openings 💴 Different prices for peak and off peak times 🎫 No booking and card only ℹ️ More info on Cotswold Lavender website and read about our last visit here.
🦕 Museum of Natural History: Science Saturday
Meet scientists to investigate real natural history specimens from the collection. Hands-on science-based activities where families can explore a range of topics including insects, fossils, skeletons and microscopes. Touch real specimens and try investigating like a scientist. We went to this last Saturday and it was really blooming interesting!
📅 Saturday 13th June⏰ 2 – 4pm 💴 Free 🎫 Drop-in ℹ️ More info on their website. See our museum visit from last week here.
🧭Thames Valley Orienteering: University Parks
Big fans of this Saturday series and easy access to orienteering for all the family, especially when it’s set in one of our fave places: University Parks. For families either the Yellow or Orange course is recommended. For families with young children, the White course is recommended. Great fun for the kids.
📅 Saturday 13th June⏰ Starts from 10.30am – 12 noon 💴Adults: £7, Students and Juniors: £2 🎫 Pre-booking essential – you cannot enter on the day ℹ️ Book via the TVOC website
🥳Tyndale School Sumer Fete
The fetes are coming thick and fast – big up the PTA parents crawling to the end of term! Trampolines, sumo wrestling, face painting, bric a brac, tombola, games, beat the goalie, lollies and ice cream, crafts and much more!
📅 Saturday 13th June ⏰ 11am – 2pm 💴 Free 🎫 No booking required ℹ️ More info here.
Sunday 14th June
🌱Cutteslowe Greenhouse: Bug Hotel Building
Help construct a large bug hotel in the orchard using pallet. These bug hotels support pollinators and boost biodiversity. A visit to one of the many playgrounds after is always a good idea!
📅 Sunday 14th June ⏰ 9am – 10am 💴 Free 🎫 No booking required ℹ️ More info on how to book on the Cutteslowe Greenhouse website.
🐞 Bridewell Gardens Open Day
The gardens will be alive with colour as the gates are thrown open to the public for one of their much anticipated open days. The beautiful gardens provide the ideal opportunity for children to see a wide range of plants, fruit and veg, spot dragonflies and newts in the pond, and count the chickens roaming the vineyard.
📅 Sunday 14th June ⏰ 9am – 10am 💴 Free – suggested donation: £5 🎫 No booking required ℹ️ More info on Bridewell website.
🍃Nature Day at Kate’s Place
A chance to connect with nature via family-friendly activities such as open-fire cooking, pond dipping, bird feeder making and nature art. It’s free to attend and everyone is welcome.
📅 Sunday 14th June ⏰11am – 3pm 💴Free 🎫 No booking required ℹ️ See the Nature Effect website for more details.
💨 Wheatley Windmill open day
A lovely local windmill experience! One of only two working windmills in Oxfordshire – don’t miss this opportunity to climb to the top and savour the views! The mill is dated to at least 1671 and was left in various states of ruin before being restored by a dedicated group of volunteers: Wheatley Windmill Restoration, then Preservation, Society. Come hungry because fundraising coffee, tea and cakes are on offer!
📅 Sunday 14th June ⏰ 2pm – 6pm 💴 No entry fee but donations welcome 🎫 No booking required ℹ️ Details on the Wheatley Windmill website and more info and pics on our post here.
🎥 UPP Kino Kids: Muppets Treasure Island
As always at Kino Kids, it’s a relaxed affair and the sound will be turned down a notch, and the lights will be up a little, and they don’t mind if people make a bit of noise or move around during the film. The UPP will sell food and drink and provide free craft activities, but do feel free to bring your own crafts and/or lunch if that suits you better. Have you signed the UPP petition to secure its long term future? Read all about it here.
📅 Sunday 14th June⏰12 noon 💴 Adult: £7.00, Child: £5.00, Family (multiples of 4) £5.00 x 4 = £20.00 🎫 Booking recommended ℹ️ Read the Kino Kids line up here.
