Oxford Open Doors 2025 takes place on 13–14 September, offering free access to 70+ venues across Oxford - from medieval colleges and churches to museums, gardens and research spaces. Organised by Oxford Preservation Trust, it highlights the city’s architectural, cultural and scientific heritage with drop-in visits and bookable tours.
🏛️ Venues Open on Both Saturday and Sunday
- Balliol College Historic Collections Centre
- Bartlemas Chapel
- Jesus College
- Magdalen College
- Merton College
- MINI Plant Oxford
- North Hinksey Conduit House
- Old County Hall
- Oxford Archaeology
- Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (OCMS)
- The Oxford Oratory
- Oxford Quaker Meeting House
- Pembroke College
- Pitt Rivers Museum
- Rewley Road Fire Station
- Rewley Road Swing Bridge
- South Oxford Community Centre
- St Barnabas Jericho
- St Clement’s Church
- St Frideswide Church
- St Giles’ Church
- St John the Evangelist Church, New Hinksey
- St John’s College
- St Mary and St John Church
- St Thomas the Martyr
- The Painted Room
- Vishuddha Yoga Centre
- Wadham College
🗓️ Saturday-Only Events
- Bodleian Libraries – Old Bodleian Printing Workshop
- Bodleian Libraries – Weston Library Portraits Tours
- Bodleian Libraries – Pop-up Maps Discovery Station
- Chapel of Remembrance, Christ Church Cathedral
- City of Oxford Silver Band
- Examination Schools
- First Church of Christ, Scientist
- Harris Manchester College
- Love Lane
- Makespace Oxford, Aristotle House
- Mansfield College
- Medieval Merchant’s House, Abingdon
- Museum of Oxford
- Newman’s College
- North Parade Market
- Old Road Campus Research Building
- Oxford Brookes University
- Oxford Bus Museum – Heritage Buses
- Oxford Printmakers Co-operative Ltd
- Oxford University Catholic Chaplaincy
- Oxford University Tennis Club (Real Tennis)
- Pavlova Wind Quintet at St Michael at the North Gate
- St Alban’s Church
- St Anne’s College – Architecture & Library
- St Columba’s United Reformed Church
- St Ebbe’s Church
- St Francis of Assisi CE Church
- St James CE Church
- St Luke’s Chapel
- Taylor Institution Library
- Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
đź”– Bookable Events
In addition to the drop-in venues listed above, Oxford Open Doors 2025 also features a wide selection of bookable tours, talks and performances.
Browse and reserve these experiences on the official booking site:
https://www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk/oxford-open-doors-2025-bookable-events