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
🗓️ Sunday-Only Events
- All Souls College
- Balliol College (main site)
- Barracks Lane Community Garden
- Bodleian Libraries – Ballads at the Bodleian
- Bodleian Libraries – Divinity School
- Carfax Tower
- Corpus Christi College
- Ghaetta Medieval Band
- Green Templeton College
- Lady Margaret Hall
- Lucy’s – Lucy Group Ltd
- Magdalen College School Gardens
- New College
- Nuneham House Gardens
- Osler House
- Osney Lock Hydro
- Pavlova Wind Quintet at the Sheldonian Theatre
- Port Meadow Bailey Bridge Talk
- Rhodes House
- Slade Camp
- Somerville College
- St Edmund Hall
- St Mary’s Church, Iffley
- Trinity College
- Worcester College
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