Looking for what’s on this weekend for the family in Oxford and beyond? Here we go!
SATURDAY 29th MARCH
🐏Cotswold Farm Park – Mums go FREE (not many tickets left!)
Mums go FREE the whole weekend at Cotswold Farm Park – Saturday and Sunday! Live lambing and kidding and the opportunity to meet over 50 rare breeds. It’s a cracking day out and one that the whole family will love.
📅 Saturday 29th and Sunday 29th March⏰9.30am – 5pm💴 Adult: £17, Child (4-15 years old) £14, Toddler (2 – 3 years) £13, Baby (0 – 1 years old) £1🎫 Pre-booking recommended ℹ️ More info on Cotswold Farm Park website.
🐰Waterperry Gardens: The Big Bunny Hunt
Find the carrots around the garden, each one has a letter written on them. Collect all the letters and unscramble to collect your prize!
📅 Saturday 29th March⏰10am – 5pm 💴Adults: £12.50, Children (Under 16): Free, Trail: £4.40 per child (incl. prize) 🎫 No booking required ℹ️ More info here. Check out one of our many visits here.
📚Oxford Literary Festival: Super Happy Magic Forest
An interactive reading and drawing session with award winning author and illustrator Matty Long. Join a character draw-a-long, where children get the opportunity to personalise their very own characters. This and loads more on for kids at the festival. For ages 4+.
📅 Saturday 29th March⏰2pm – 3pm 💴£8 🎫 Booking required ℹ️ More info here. Check out the whole programme here.
🍃Florence Park: Spring Awakening
So much on at this spring celebration! Activities for children including a fire pit. There’s stalls selling children’s books and clothes, plants and seedlings, and items made by local makers. Dr Bike will also be attending to carry out free bicycle repairs and maintenance and there will be food and drink available too.
📅 Saturday 29th March⏰ From 10am 💴Free 🎫 No pre-booking required ℹ️ More info here.
🔬History of Science Museum: How Does It Work
Get hands-on with some of the collection and see how ingenious scientific devices work. There’s also family scavenger hunt trails and inclusive SEND-friendly Light and Space backpacks. Between 10.45 – 11.45 is a quieter, relaxed hour which gives families the chance to explore exhibits at their own pace. Email [email protected] to book your space.
📅 Saturday 29th March⏰12 noon – 4pm 💴Free 🎫 No booking required ℹ️ More info here.
SUNDAY 30th MARCH
(Mums, don’t forget that you rock and deserve a lie in today)
🚌Oxford Bus Museum: FREE entry and cream tea for mum
FREE entry, FREE cream tea and FREE heritage bus rides at 12.15pm and 2.15pm – all FREE for Mum! The museum houses a collection of historic buses, coaches and trams. Super fun and interesting for children too!
📅 Sunday 30th March ⏰10am – 4pm 💴Adults: £8, Children £5, Under 5: Free 🎫 No booking required ℹ️ See the website for more details.
🐏Cotswold Farm Park – Mums go FREE (not many tickets left!)
Mums go FREE the whole weekend at Cotswold Farm Park – Saturday and Sunday! Live lambing and kidding and the opportunity to meet over 50 rare breeds. It’s a cracking day out and one that the whole family will love.
📅 Saturday 29th and Sunday 29th March⏰9.30am – 5pm💴 Adult: £17, Child (4-15 years old) £14, Toddler (2 – 3 years) £13, Baby (0 – 1 years old) £1🎫 Pre-booking recommended ℹ️ More info on Cotswold Farm Park website.
💛Waterperry Gardens: 50% off garden entrance fee for Mums
We went to Waterperry last weekend and the daffodils are looking lovely! Lots of space to run around, including play equipment on the lawn. The Bug Easter Bunny Hunt starts on Saturday so there’s plenty to entertain the children too!
📅Sunday 30th March⏰10am – 5pm 💴Adults: £12.50, Children (Under 16): Free 🎫 No booking required ℹ️ More info here. Check out one of our many visits here.
🫖Story Museum: Story-themed teas
How sweet is this?! Story-themed teas in the Alice in Wonderland room for Mother’s Day. The room is right next to the café and is as bonkers as anything you would imagine from Alice! Children will LOVE this as much as us mums. It would be rude not to visit the galleries whilst you are there too!
📅Sunday 30th March⏰ 1.30pm – 2.30pm & 3.30pm – 4.30pm💴Adults: £22.95, Children: £12.50 🎫 Pre booking required ℹ️ More info here.
📚Oxford Literary Festival: Goodnight, Starry Night: Bedtime Poems Inspired by Works of Art
We are HUGE fans of Joseph Coelho, he was children’s laureate between 2022 and 2024. He’ll be leading this session for 4 – 7 years old and be reading some cosy poems perfect for exploring sleep. There’s loads going on over the next few weeks for children at the Oxford Literary Festival – check out the whole programme here.
📅Sunday 30th March⏰12 noon – 1pm 💴£8 🎫 Booking required ℹ️ More info here.
🔬History of Science Museum: How Does It Work
Get hands-on with some of the collection and see how ingenious scientific devices work. There’s also family scavenger hunt trails and inclusive SEND-friendly Light and Space backpacks. A fascinating day out for young and old!
📅Sunday 30th March⏰12 noon – 4pm 💴Free 🎫 No booking required ℹ️ More info here.
👀Looking and booking
Watch this space…Easter Family Guide coming soon…
