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Have you ever wondered what theanimals, colours and symbols on acoat of arms mean? Explore their hidden meanings and craft your own heraldic shield.
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Please touch! Discover our past by getting hands-on with real and replica historic objects at the Museum of Oxford!
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Be inspired by the natural pigments and flowers you can see in the Painted Wall, a legacy of Tudor Oxford. Create your own natural paint colour chart and paint your own flower.
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Discover fascinating stories from Oxford's LGBTQIA+ community, from iconic pubs and clubs, local characters, University societies, Oxford Pride and much more. Led by local guide Hannah Field.
A mixture of Oxford city specialties, this guided tour of the Museum of Oxford will highlight the achievements of some of the extraordinary people from our spectacular town!
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Make tasty, nutritious snacks using simple ingredients and learn how to reduce food waste.
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Meet Oxford’s real writers and imaginary characters and discover the many forms of wordplay to relish on its streets and walls, in a quirky and lighthearted talk about our city’s love of words and wordplay. With Sean Callery.
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Explore why warning stories are funny, frightening, and strangely irresistible, before inventing and writing your own wicked poems about dreadful decisions and disastrous consequences.
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Please touch! Discover our past by getting hands-on with real and replica historic objects at the Museum of Oxford!
This 90-minute city walking tour led by local historian Liz Woolley will take you on a tantalising trip through the quirky world of food and drink in 19th century Oxford.
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Oxford University is well known as a bastion of tradition, but how much do you know about the city's radical past and present? Uncover our city's secret radical and rebellious history - including 'town vs gown' riots, fiercely independent medieval women, and the locals who kicked fascists out of the city - on this alternative city walking tour led by local guide Jess Worth.
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See inside Oxford's Grade II* listed Town Hall on an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of this historic building.
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Step back in time to the Oxford of the Pre-Raphaelites on a city walking tour of key locations associated with the the 19th-century art movement and its artists.
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See inside Oxford's Grade II* listed Town Hall on an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of this historic building.
Since medieval times Oxford has been famous for its vibrant social and cultural scene. Join our tour guide on a unique guided tour through the past and present of a night out in Oxford!
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Shops often evoke powerful memories of time and place. It could be a favourite childhood treat, a first job, first date, or even a regular meeting point. Join Maurice East to explore the history of Oxford through the fascinating stories of ever-changing city centre shops through the ages.
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What is it that is unique about Oxford? This guided tour of the Museum identifies some of the features that have made our city so special, from the English Civil War to the Covered Market.
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What was Oxford like during Shakespeare's lifetime? Journey through Elizabethan and Jacobean Oxford on this 90-minute Shakespeare-themed city walking tour. Includes access to an incredible Tudor painted bedroom!
Since medieval times Oxford has been famous for its vibrant social and cultural scene. Join our tour guide on a unique guided tour through the past and present of a night out in Oxford!
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