March 2018 – Experience Oxfordshire

Mar 28 2018

Easter Trail and New Season Opening

Easter Trail and New season opening 24th March to 15th April We are delighted to announce that the park, gardens and Wonder Woods play park will open from the 24th March. The house will be open from the 1st April. We start the season with another fun-filled Easter Trail designed for younger and older children;…

Mar 27 2018

Hopping By Oxfordshire This Easter?

We’ve got some eggs’tra special things to keep the kids entertained throughout the Easter holidays. To all those little bunnies who love Easter, there are some great Easter trails and activities throughout at Oxfordshire. But it’s not about the bunnies. Nick Cope is playing at Cogges Manor Farm and John Hegley is on at the North…

Mar 24 2018

Oxfordshire MPs welcome visitors to Oxfordshire as part of English Tourism Week

Experience Oxfordshire Press Release For immediate release: 24/3/18 Oxfordshire MPs welcome visitors to Oxfordshire as part of English Tourism Week Oxfordshire MPs welcomed visitors to Oxfordshire yesterday at tourism businesses throughout the County as part of VisitEngland’s national English Tourism Week. Organised by Experience Oxfordshire, the Destination Management Organisation for the County, MPs visited businesses…

Mar 19 2018

Experience Oxfordshire celebrates English Tourism Week with offers for Oxfordshire residents

Experience Oxfordshire is partnering with tourism businesses across Oxfordshire to offer discounts to residents as part of VisitEngland’s English Tourism Week. The week-long celebration of English tourism runs from the 17th to 25th March with Experience Oxfordshire launching a campaign offering discounts to encourage residents to venture out and enjoy the wonderful array of things…

Mar 16 2018

13% Rise in Visitors to Oxford University’s Gardens, Libraries and Museums

Oxford University’s gardens, libraries and museums enjoyed a 13% rise in visitors in 2017, according to the latest figures from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA). This compares with a 7.3% increase for UK visitor attractions as a whole. More than 3.2 million people visited the University’s six cultural attractions: the Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian…

Mar 16 2018

JackFM joins Experience Oxfordshire as Ambassador Partners

Experience Oxfordshire, the Destination Management Organisation for Oxfordshire is delighted to announce JACKfm as their latest Ambassador Partner. The new partnership between the two companies will focus on promoting the many things there is to see and do in Oxfordshire to JACKfm’s local audience. JACKfm is the most awarded local radio station in the UK…

Mar 14 2018

Cotswold Wildlife Park’s first hand-reared Rhino calf makes her debut.

Belle (pictured above) is the newest addition to the Rhino family at Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens. She is the fifth White Rhino to be born at the Burford collection and is Nancy and Monty’s third calf. Belle’s start in life was, however, unlike anything the animal team at the Park had experienced before. Due…

Mar 12 2018

Experience Oxfordshire brings together UK travel industry experts for their annual ‘Insights from the Experts’ conference

Experience Oxfordshire is hosting its annual Partner Conference ‘Insights from the Experts’ at Jurys Inn, Oxford on the 26th April 2018. Now in its second year, the full-day event brings together national experts from the across the Visitor Economy sector to share their expertise and insight on a range of issue that affects the industry….

Mar 07 2018

All for Mum ❤

Celebrate mum this Mother’s Day in Oxfordshire! With Mother’s Day approaching fast on the 11th of March, we have picked 10 great experiences for you to share with Mum this March 2018. 1. Mothering Sunday at Batsford Arboretum: Treat Mum to a day out at Batsford on Mother’s Day – Mum’s get free entry to the Arboretum (when accompanied…

Mar 05 2018

From Urban in The Cotswolds to a Garden in Oxford City

This month the art in Oxfordshire looks at the world from a range of angles, going beyond an aesthetic beauty and the creative process to cultural and societal issues that inspire and inform artist practice. In the West Ox Arts Gallery, Bampton, on the edge of the Oxfordshire Cotswolds, you can enjoy ‘Urban’, an exhibition…

Mar 02 2018

Treat your mother to an unforgettable experience

February 2018: Mothers are well known for looking after everyone else, so it’s sometimes difficult to think about how to thank them for all they do. When it comes to Mother’s Day this year, it is the perfect excuse to introduce her to the finer things in life. Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons in Oxfordshire…

Mar 02 2018

Launch of new Japanese Garden course with renowned landscaper, Robert Ketchell – Summer 2018

Make your garden a sanctuary at Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons It would be difficult to find a poet who hasn’t opined on the changing seasons, it is equally relevant for gardeners, be they amateur or professional, who wait with eager anticipation for the first signs that the earth is thawing. Raymond Blanc OBE is…