September treat - Oxford’s Open Doors Day
On Oxford Open doors weekend you can visit rooms and buildings normally closed to the public, and other public sites are made completely free along with free walks and talks.
Not to be missed…
On Oxford Open doors weekend you can visit rooms and buildings normally closed to the public, and other public sites are made completely free along with free walks and talks.
Not to be missed
Have a look at https://www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk/oxford-open-doors
It’s a feast for history and Oxford lovers!
Don’t delay. Events are free and can book up quickly.
Shakespeare’s room
On this occasion I stood in a room where a freshen up revealed Elizabethan murals in a room William Shakespeare very probably frequented. Unexpectedly tucked behind a room of one-armed bandit gambling machines above a ‘bookie’ on Cornmarket.
Don’t miss this fabulous opportunity to discover a hidden Oxford.
Oxford Guild Guides can take you to special places in Oxford. However on this September weekend the door to history and beauty in Oxford opens a chink more, and visitors are welcomed to chapels, libraries, gardens, colleges, libraries and much more not usually open to the public.
We have the Oxford Preservation Society to thank for this fabulous event.
https://www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk/oxford-open-doors
John Piper's Triptych in the attic chapel of Nuffield college
You’ll discover an expansive choice of experiences..
Buildings that do not usually open their doors to the public including libraries, the Examination Schools and nooks and crannies of colleges. Take a backstage tours of the Playhouse or visit the laboratories of the science departments.
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A favourite event for history lovers on the Oxford calendar.
As a footnote for Francophiles, the French have a similar event which opens doors across France, not only a city, also in September. Here is a link in case you a curieuse. It is also and fabulous event.
https://chateausurvivor.medium.com/some-reflections-on-winter-fuels-35bbefd69ff9?sk=eec1e5477c3523755fd740322b1c1e16
Enjoy!
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