The building opens at 9am every weekday.
The Café is open 10am – 4pm, Tuesday – Sunday.
The Gallery is open 10am – 4pm, Tuesday – Saturday.
With good road, rail, river and cycle routes, there are plenty of ways to get to our extraordinary events. For environmental reasons, as well as city centre parking being limited, we do encourage car-free visits where possible.
Oxford has plenty of dedicated cycle paths and is well known as a great city for getting around by bicycle. Designated bicycle parking spots are available throughout the city.
Oxford is on a direct line from London Paddington (1hr) and Birmingham New Street (1hr 20min), connecting to stations nationwide. And Oxford Parkway connects to Bicester Village (10 mins) or London Marylebone (1hr), and has regular Park and Ride buses running to Oxford City Centre (25mins).
For more information on tickets, routes and timetables, visit:
There are five Park and Ride car parks (on the A40 at Headington; Redbridge, Abingdon Road, near Kennington; Pear Tree Roundabout, Woodstock Road; Water Eaton, Banbury Road, Kidlington; and Seacourt at Botley).
The main bus and coach station is in Gloucester Green. Fast and frequent services run daily. For more information on tickets, routes and timetables, visit:
For more information and advice on reducing emissions when visiting Oxford, here’s a handy guide from The Green Arts Oxfordshire Network.
Travel Tips for a Great Day Out in Oxford – Green Arts (greenartsox.co.uk)
Entry is FREE, but pre-booking is recommended to guarantee entry.
The Museum is open every day, 10am–5pm.
There are nine designated Blue Badge parking spaces within easy reach of the Museum: three spaces directly outside the Museum, three more opposite the Museum close to the Randolph Hotel, two spaces on St Giles’ and one space on St John’s Street. These are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
There is a level access route from the pavement outside the Museum to the front door.
There are lifts to all floors and level access to all public spaces, including galleries, shop, café, restaurant and to most of the study rooms.
Full information is available here: https://www.ashmolean.org/access
Blackwell Hall is the main visitor hall of the Weston Library. From Blackwell Hall you can visit our two exhibition rooms, as well as our our family-friendly café, Space for Reading, and display cases featuring smaller exhibitions. You can access the Zvi Meitar Bodleian Shop via Blackwell Hall or from Broad Street directly.
There is a ramp for wheelchair access. Find out more about accessibility at our sites.
Full details can be found at: https://www.accessguide.ox.ac.uk/music-faculty
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Full information is available here
Full information here: https://www.oxford.gov.uk/directory_record/24603/florence_park
January: 8am – 4.30pm
February: 8am – 5.30pm
March GMT: 8am – 6pm
March BST: 8am – 8pm
April: 8am – 8pm
May: 8am – 9pm
June: 8am – 9pm
July: 8am – 9pm
August: 8am – 8.30pm
September: 8am – 7pm
October BST: 8am – 6pm
October GMT: 8am – 5pm
November: 8am – 4.30pm
December: 8am – 4pm
Full information here: https://www.oxford.gov.uk/directory_record/24603/florence_park
Full information here: http://www.florenceparkcommunitycentre.org.uk/contact-us.html
Full information here: http://www.florenceparkcommunitycentre.org.uk/regular-activities.html
Full information here: http://www.florenceparkcommunitycentre.org.uk/contact-us.html
Full information is available here
Full information is available here
Public Transport
The X40 River Rapids bus service connects the Arboretum with both Oxford and Reading, travelling through Wallingford, Benson, and Berinsfield. See the map above for details of the route (this may be subject to change, always refer to the Oxford Bus website for up-to-date route and timetable information).
Alight at the Baldon Lane bus stop for the Arboretum and use the pedestrian gate (marked on map above, or see this link).
Cars and cycling
From Oxford: On the Eastern Bypass, head to Heyford Hill Roundabout, and take the exit for the A4074 to Reading. The Arboretum is on the right, just as you leave the village of Nuneham Courtenay.
From Reading: Follow the A4074 to Oxfordshire. The Arboretum is on the left, just as you enter the village of Nuneham Courtenay.
There is parking available on-site (free with your entrance ticket, although for certain events, such as our Autumn Fair, parking must be booked in advance).
Cyclists coming from Oxford are recommended to come via Cowley Road, Hollow Way and the B480, then through Toot Baldon and Marsh Baldon to avoid busy roads.
Please note: There is no bike storage at the Arboretum and cycling is not permitted on site.
November to February: Daily, 10am until 4pm. Last admission 3pm.
March to October: Daily, 10am to 5pm. Last admission 4pm.
Full information is available here: https://www.accessguide.ox.ac.uk/harcourt-arboretum
Full information is available here
Full information is available here: https://www.musicatoxford.com/access-information/
Coming from Oxford High Street walk over Magdalen Bridge, and at the Cowley Plain roundabout turn right onto Cowley Place. You will pass Magdalen College School, and St Hilda’s College is at the end of the road on the right. Once inside the grounds, turn left and follow the signs to the Jacqueline du Pré Music Building.
Local buses – Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 400, 280, U1 and U5 all stop at Cowley Plain with stops located on St Clements, Cowley Road and Iffley Road. The JdP Music Building is no more than a 5 minute walk from any of these stops – walk to the roundabout and turn down Cowley Place and you will find the College at the end of the road on the right.
London buses: the Oxford Tube and Oxford Express run regularly between Oxford and London. Get off at the St Clements stop and the JdP Music Building is no more than a 5 minute walk: walk to the roundabout and turn down Cowley Place and you will find the College at the end of the road on the right.
Trains: From Oxford train station take bus 5 to the Cowley Plain stop and from there it is a 5 minute walk to the JdP Music Building: walk to the roundabout and turn down Cowley Place and you will find the College at the end of the road on the right.
Full information is available here
Full information is available here: http://www.johnbunyanbaptist.org/contact-us.html
Full information is available here: http://www.johnbunyanbaptist.org/contact-us.html
Full information is available here: http://www.johnbunyanbaptist.org/contact-us.html
Modern Art Oxford is located in central Oxford, close to local transports links.
Tuesday-Saturday – 10am – 5pm
Sunday – 12 – 5pm
Closed Mondays
We offer a range of facilities to ensure we are accessible to everyone.
Full information is available here: https://www.modernartoxford.org.uk/visit/access
By bus: Via Gloucester Green bus station. Many local buses stop on St Aldate’s road.
By bike: There are bike racks near Carfax on Queens Street and 10 bike rings you can use attached to the Town Hall.
By car: If you need to take the car we recommend using the Park and Ride.
Monday 10:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday 10:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday 10:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday 10:00am – 5:00pm
Friday 10:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday Closed
Full information is available here
More information can be found here
More information can be found here
We’re at 40 George Street in the centre of Oxford, postcode OX1 2AQ.
By bus
Oxford town centre is well-served by buses. We are less than 10 minutes’ walk from any bus stop in the town centre. Take a look at the Oxford Bus Company website to plan your journey.
By bike
Oxford has a lot of cyclists. You can plan your cycling route using this interactive map. For general information about cycling in Oxford and the surrounding area, visit the Oxford City Council pages on cycling, or of local cycling advocacy group Cyclox.
By train
Old Fire Station is a 15-minute walk from Oxford rail station.
By car
Oxford is not a particularly car-friendly city. There are plenty of car parks in Oxford, but the congestion is high and we recommend that you use the Park & Ride, or a different method of transport.
For Blue Badge holders, there are a number of Disabled Parking Places on New Inn Hall St, and the local NCP car park.
The building opens at 9am every weekday.
The Café is open 10am – 4pm, Tuesday – Sunday.
The Gallery is open 10am – 4pm, Tuesday – Saturday.
There are two entrances to the Old Fire Station: 40 George Street via the foyer, and on Gloucester Green via the shop. Both are step-free. If you are coming to a show, we ask that you use the George Street entrance, as the Gloucester Green entrance is not always open.
Full information is available here: https://oldfirestation.org.uk/visit/access-facilities/
The Meeting House is located about halfway along the west side of St Giles’, the wide tree-lined street in the centre of Oxford. It’s a few houses north of the Eagle & Child pub and has a distinctive bright red door.
By train:
We are 0.7 mile (1km) from Oxford Railway Station, which is served by Great Western Railway (from Paddington and Hereford), Chiltern Railways (from Marylebone) and Cross-Country Trains (from Birmingham and the north, Southampton and Bournemouth).
It’s a 15-minute walk from the station to the Meeting House; alternatively, you can take Stagecoach bus 14A from outside the main station entrance.
By bus and coach:
Local buses operated by the Oxford Bus company and Stagecoach stop both at the bottom of St Giles’ (Magdalen St stop) and just above the fork at the top, in Woodstock Road and Banbury Road (Radcliffe Observatory and Keble Road stops respectively).
Coaches from further afield stop at Oxford Coach Station in Gloucester Green, 7 minutes’ walk from the Meeting House.
By car:
We have a car park at the back of the Meeting House (access via Pusey Lane), but spaces are very limited. We recommend that, if possible, you use Oxford’s excellent Park & Ride service. The routes with stops closest to the Meeting House are 300 from Redbridge (south) and Pear Tree (north) and 500 from Oxford Parkway (north). The stops are the same as for the local buses.
If you need to use our car park because of disability or to load/unload items, please contact the Office in advance.
Oxford Quaker Meeting House is open throughout the week for groups, meetings, and events. The office is usually staffed from 9am to 4pm Monday to Thursday. There you’ll find the Manager and a number of volunteer ‘Friends on Duty.’
Full information is available here
Monday – Sunday
10:00 – 17:00
Last admission: 16:45
Closed: 24, 25, 26 December
Pegasus is located at the Iffley Road end of Magdalen Road in East Oxford.
We are easy to reach by public transport; there are regular buses (number 3) from Oxford City centre that stop at Iffley Road (ask for the Magdalen Road stop). You can also catch a number 1 or number 5 bus from the rail station to the Cowley Road end of Magdalen Road (ask for the Magdalen Road stop) which is a less than ten minute walk away.
The nearest Park and Ride car park is Redbridge.
We have bike racks available next to the building.
Box Office hours
Monday – Saturday: 10am – 6pm
The main entrance has automatic doors and the whole building is wheelchair accessible with a lift to the first floor.
Assistance dogs are welcome, water is available on request.
We have gender neutral, wheelchair accessible toilets on both floors of the building, including backstage.
Full information is available here: https://pegasustheatre.org.uk/accessibility/
The entrance to the Pitt Rivers Museum is through the Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUMNH) on Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PW.
Once in the Museum of Natural History, walk straight past the dinosaurs and take a left at the statue of Darwin, that is where you will find the Pitt Rivers’ arched door.
Access to some evening events and disabled parking is via the Pitt Rivers Museum’s South Entrance in Robinson Close, off South Parks Road.
Mondays: 12.00 – 17.00
Tuesdays – Sundays (& Bank Holiday Mondays): 10.00 – 17.00
To help make the most of your visit to the Pitt Rivers, please consult our access guide, which shows the accessible entrances, lifts and toilets within the Museum
The Sheldonian Theatre is located in Oxford city centre on Broad Street, OX1 3AZ. It is approximately a 10-minute walk from Gloucester Green bus station and a 15-minute walk from Oxford railway station
St John’s College is in the heart of Oxford, 10 minutes’ walk from the train station and 5 minutes’ walk from the coach station. The main entrance is on the east side of St Giles in the city centre.
Full details can be found at: https://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/visit-us
St John’s is open to visitors between 1.00 and 5.00 pm, or until dusk in the winter.
Full details can be found at: https://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/visit-us
St John’s College aims to provide a good degree of accessibility for visitors. The main entrance is via the Porters’ Lodge on St Giles. The Lodge is fully accessible to wheelchair users. The Front Quad, Canterbury Quad, the Chapel and the Kendrew Quad have level thresholds, all making for easy access.
Maps and a wheelchair for loan are available for visitors from the Lodge.
Accessibility information for members and visitors can be found at https://www.accessguide.ox.ac.uk/st-johns-college.
Full information here: https://www.worc.ox.ac.uk/visiting/opening-times-accessibility
Full information here: https://www.worc.ox.ac.uk/visiting/opening-times-accessibility
Worcester College has a large site with the main entrance on Walton Street. The College has a large range of buildings of different ages and styles. Some of these buildings are more accessible than others.
Full information here: https://accessguide.ox.ac.uk/worcester-college
The best way to get to Oxford is by public transport. You can reach us easily by bus, straight to the city centre, or by Park and Ride.
More information here: https://www.storymuseum.org.uk/plan-your-visit/getting-here
MONDAY CLOSED
TUESDAY 9.30AM – 4.30PM
WEDNESDAY 9.30AM – 4.30PM
THURSDAY 9.30AM – 4.30PM
FRIDAY 9.30AM – 4.30PM
SATURDAY 9.30AM – 5.30PM
SUNDAY 9.30AM – 5.30PM
The Story Museum is fully committed to ensuring that our spaces are accessible to all visitors
Full information here: https://www.accessibilityguides.org/content/story-museum
Based just off Cowley Road, the Ultimate Picture Palace is easy to find. There is no off street parking, so we recommend a car free visit if possible. However, there are two blue badge disabled parking spaces directly opposite the cinema. The number 1 and 5 bus from Oxford city centre stop right outside and there are numerous bike parks very close by.
We are open 7 days a week. We open the cinema and box office 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each film, and the Box Office then closes 10 minutes after the film starts.
We don’t show adverts, just a couple of trailers, so don’t be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!
Our Grade II listed building has its challenges when it comes to accessibility, but we have put measures in place to ensure that we are an inclusive place for everyone.
Is the cinema auditorium accessible to wheelchair users?
Yes. The auditorium and box office is on street level. Book tickets as normal through the website and then email us on info@uppcinema.com to let us know that you require a wheelchair space and if you need to reserve a seat for a personal assistant.
Do you have accessible toilets?
We don’t have currently accessible toilets on site. The toilets in our listed building are below the screen down a few steps. However, if you do need to use an accessible toilet during your visit, please speak to a member of staff and they will let you into an accessible toilet in the church just opposite the cinema.
Do you show films with hard-of-hearing subtitles?
We always try to show at least one or two screenings per week with deaf/HOH subtitles. Please consult the listings for more info.
Set in a historic grade II-listed public house just a minute’s walk south of the Thames on the Abingdon Road, The White House by Tap Social is a family friendly community cafe bar and kitchen, serving delicious locally sourced seasonal dishes, locally roasted barista-made coffee, fresh pastries from our bakery, and of course craft beer brewed in the heart of Oxford.
Tuesday-Thursday 4-11pm, Friday 4pm-12am, Saturday 12pm-12am, Sunday 12-10pm
More information can be found here
More information can be found here
The University has been planning a new home for the humanities for more than a decade. The Cultural Programme will come to life in – and bring to life – the Centre’s outstanding performance venues.
The Cultural Programme at Oxford University present, in partnership with the Ultimate Picture Palace and in collaboration with Dr C.W. Winter
Screenings: Trailer of the Film that Will Never Exist: ‘Phony Wars’, Scénarios & Exposé du Film annonce du film “Scénario”, followed by Q&A with Fabrice Aragno
Thu 23 Jan
The Ultimate Picture Palace
Hans Keller String Quartet in Residence at University of Oxford
Evening celebration concert
Fri 9 May
Holywell Music Room
TORCH Oxford Medical Humanities Research Hub presents
Panel Discussion
Tues 26 Nov
St Luke’s Chapel, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Hans Keller String Quartet in Residence at University of Oxford
Lunchtime celebration concert
Fri 9 May
Holywell Music Room