Besselsleigh Christmas lights

Besselsleigh Christmas lights

Date of Adventure: 16 Oct, 2022

The lights have been switched on for 2025!!!!

Every Christmas the teeny tiny village of Besselsleigh goes Christmas light bonkers for charity. It’s like a Christmas drive-thru of dreams as every house on either side of the road presses the switch on some serious Christmas lights. You can also walk through, but do put everyone in hi-viz get up though so they can be seen. An absolute gem  – I have no idea who came up with the idea of dressing this road up like a Christmas tree but we are here for it every year!

Don’t forget to bring some change for the charity box, you’ll see it lit up on the way round. This little village raises huge amounts for the Oxfordshire Homeless Movement.

It’s just up the road from Appleton Christmas Barn – team with a visit there for maximum Christmas vibes!

AT A GLANCE

Free, with donations in the charity box to the Oxfordshire Homeless Movement gratefully received
Always open - lights are switched on at approximately 4.30pm daily
No booking required
The Greyhound pub on the corner serves food
Accessible for all
15 minutes from Headington roundabout
S6 and S9
Parking at the Greyhound Pub for patrons only
The details
OX13 5PX will take you to Besselsleigh Village. The Greyhound Pub is at the start of the village on the corner, it’s super lit up too so you won’t miss it!

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