Primary Times Oxfordshire May 2017

24 – 25 June
Star Tugs Weekend
Didcot Railway Centre, OX11 7NJ
www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk
10.30am Trains in operations all weekend.
T: 01235 817200
Jacques Family Croquet
Weekend
Chastleton House, GL56 0SU
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
12.30pm A weekend of garden games for all the
family. Free with admission. T: 01608 674981
25 June
Vintage Vehicles Rally
Leighton Buzzard Railway, LU7 4TN
www.buzzrail.co.uk
10.30am Please see website for full details.
T: 01525 373888
Board Games and Medieval
Medicine
Museum of the History of Science, OX1 3AZ
www.mhs.ox.ac.uk
2pm Join us in road-testing novel board games
and discover medicine in the medieval Islamic
world. Suitable for ages 7+. T: 01865 277280
1 July
Alice Day
Botanic Gardens, OX1 4AZ
www.botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk
1pm Part of the Oxford-wide celebration of Alice
Day events. T: 01865 286690
Games in Wonderland
Museum of Natural History, OX1 3PW
www.oum.ox.ac.uk
12pm Play Alice in Wonderland themed games
and create your own flamingo croquet game.
T: 01865 272 950
Alice’s Puzzles
Museum of the History of Science, OX1 3AZ
www.mhs.ox.ac.uk
2pm Follow the trail, solve the riddle, and
discover Alice’s objects in the Museum. Suitable
for ages 6+. T: 01865 277280
Eynsham Carnival
Eynsham, OX29 4HG
www.eynshamcarnival.com
12pm A parade follows the traditional madcap
Shirt race around the centre of the village
ending at the South playing field on Oxford
road. Fantastic acts, stalls and a craft fair along
with a bar, tug of war and lots of family friendly
activities make for a great day out.
T: 01865 880550
2 July
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Cars
Roald Dahl Museum, HP16 0AL
www.roalddahl.com
12pm, 1.30pm and 3pm When Roald Dahl
wrote the script for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, he
invented a marvellous flying car! Find out more
and create your own crazy vehicle in our junk
modelling workshop Cost £3 per person. Suitable
for ages 4+. Booking essential. T: 01494 892192
Meet Paddington Bear
Leighton Buzzard Railway, LU7 4TN
www.buzzrail.co.uk
10.30am Special timetable applies,
appearances throughout the day.
T: 01525 373888
Cowley Road Carnival
Cowley Road, OX4
www.cowleyroadcarnival.co.uk
12pm The festivities will kick off at 11 am
when the Cowley Road will burst into song and
dance with hundreds of performances taking
place from the Plain all the way up to
the Magdalen Road.
Summer Picnic
Earth Trust Centre, OX14 4QZ
www.earthtrust.org.uk
11am Help celebrate the Earth Trust’s 35th
birthday and this year’s Summer Festival.
T: 01865 407792
Open Day
Oxford Bus Museum, OX29 8LA
www.oxfordbusmuseum.org.uk
12.15pm & 2.45pm Free vintage bus rides.
T: 01993 883 617
Open Day
Faringdon Folly Tower and Woodland
Folly Path, SN7 7AQ
www.faringdonfolly.org.uk
11am Climb the Tower and see fantastic views
over 5 counties. Find out about the history of
the Tower and Folly Hill and spend time in the
woodland. Adults £3, under 11s free.
T: 0845 475 8386
8 – 9 July
Sharpe’s Rifles
Chiltern Open Air Museum, HP8 4AB
www.coam.org.uk
10am Meet Napoleonic soldiers and find out
about the life of a Rifleman in Wellington’s
army. Visit the living history encampment and
learn how the soldiers’ families lived.
T: 01494 871117
9 July
Open Day
Pitstone Green Museum, LU7 9EY
www.pitstonemuseum.co.uk
11am A Rural Life Museum with many exhibits
relating to farming and country life.
Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Didcot Railway Centre, OX11 7NJ
www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk
10.30am Free admission for children with
Teddy Bears. Competitions, activities and
crafts. T: 01235 817200
Three Spires Challenge
Lucy Plackett Playing Field, OX17 3EE
www.adderburyrunningclub.co.uk
9am Celebrate the 10th annual Three
Spires Challenge with some new events for
4-14 year olds. There are fun runs, a 5K run
and the new Junior Half Marathon Challenge.
Online registration required.
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