Saturday 21st March
🧱 ATOM Festival of Science: Family Workshops
The fun continues with the ATOM Festival of Science and the House of Fun family workshops look perfect for curious kids with their bespoke ibrick kits to design, build and innovate with mechanised Lego models.
📅 Saturday 21st March ⏰ 10.30am or 11.45am session times 💴 £3 per ticket 🎫 Pre-booking required ℹ️ More info and booking on the ATOM website.
📚The Story Museum: Access-friendly Museum Day
A chance to explore all the Museum Galleries (including Small Worlds) for a single entry ticket. These access-friendly days are suitable for all families but particularly those who prefer a more relaxed experience as the museum spaces will run with adjusted lighting and sounds and the tickets are limited to keep numbers small.
📅 Saturday 21st March ⏰10am – 4.30pm 💴 Children (aged 1 – 4): £7, All other tickets: £14 per ticket (includes Galleries and Small Worlds) 🎫 Pre-booking recommended ℹ️ More info on the Story Museum website and our visits here.
🐏 Oxford City Farm: Family Friendly Day
The first lamb has arrived and more lambs and kids are expected imminently! As well as the newborns you can also walk the Wildlife Walk amongst the chickens and peep at the beehives. There’s an area for free play and much to learn about farm to fork in the vegetable patch. Community farming – we love you! Bring a bag as they sell farms wares on a Saturday, now that’s shopping local.
📅 Open every Friday and Saturday⏰ 10am – 1pm 💴 Free 🎫 Booking only needed for parties over 10 ℹ️ Visit the Oxford City Farm website for more info. Never been to the farm? Check out our visit here.
✊Indie Oxford Day
Shop local! It’s the first ever Indie Oxford Day and shines a spotlight on the incredible indie businesses across the county. There’s lots of activities and offers listed on the website (scroll down) including family-friendly activities at the Old Fire Station .
📅 Saturday 21st March ⏰All day 💴 Free activities 🎫 No pre-booking required ℹ️ More info on Indie Oxford website .
Sunday 22nd March
💛Daffodil Day at Shotover House
This annual event sees Shotover House open it’s gates to the public. I’ve been before and it’s a beautiful sight with the rolling countryside and daffodil show. Also tea and cake for the hungry. Also nice to have a nose around as it’s only open once a year. Don’t try and park there unless you have mobility issues, there’s a few places locally operating as car parks that you can walk from.
📅 Sunday 22nd March ⏰2pm – 4.30pm 💴 Adult (Pedestrian or cyclist): £4, Chid (Pedestrian or cyclist): Free, Student (Pedestrian or cyclist): £2, Car: £20, Blue badge: £10 🎫Booking required ℹ️ Find more info and booking here.
🦉 ATOM Festival of Science: What’s in an owl pellet?
Dissect a real owl pellet and find out what kind of prey your owl was eating. Be part of a national survey – your pellet results will be recorded and added to the database. You can take away bones and items from the pellet to show at school or at home. For ages 7 – 14.
📅 Saturday 22nd March ⏰ 10.30am or 2pm session times 💴 £3 per ticket 🎫 Pre-booking required ℹ️ More info and booking on the ATOM website.
🍃Nature Day at Kate’s Place
A chance to connect with nature with activities such as seed planting, painting, cooking on the open fire and a chance to spot activity in the busy wildlife pond. It’s free to attend and everyone is welcome. A great way to welcome spring!
📅 Sunday 22nd March ⏰11am – 3pm 💴Free 🎫 No booking required ℹ️ See the Nature Effect website for more details.
🧱Lego Movie 2 screening and buildalong
Great turn out at the screening of The Lego Movie – more of the same please! Tap Social will provide a supply of Lego blocks to build-along with the film – first come, first served, so please do feel free to bring your own, or to just make your way down early to grab a supply from the bar. Families and all Lego enthusiasts are very much welcome!
📅 Saturday 21st March ⏰Doors open at 2pm, film starts at 3pm 💴£5.50 🎫 No booking required ℹ️ More info and booking here
🎥 Ultimate Picture Palace: Kino Kids Club
The Land Before Time – oh my heart! Young brontosaurus Littlefoot embarks on a perilous journey to find the Great Valley. Along the way, he meets diverse young dinosaurs and, facing dangers together, learns courage and survival in this heartwarming prehistoric adventure. 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 22nd March⏰12 noon 💴 Adult: £7.00, Child: £5.00, Family (multiples of 4) £5.00 x 4 = £20.00 🎫 Booking recommended ℹ️ Book here
Getting outside this weekend? Here’s some ideas:
Start and finish at a glorious pub garden with the Marston Hamm walk
Stand on top of the world on a sunny day at White Horse Hill
Wander around a reservoir at Farmoor (also a great café!)
A 5k loop that starts and ends at a pub (we spot a pattern here) and amazing Chilterns views
A trip to University Parks in spring is always a good idea!
