May 2020 – Experience Oxfordshire

Blenheim Palace to Re-Open at The Weekend

The Oxfordshire UNESCO World Heritage Site is among the first of the UK’s major attractions to start welcoming the public back to their Park and Formal Gardens only from Saturday 30th May. In appreciation of their loyal support through this period, for the first week only Annual Pass holders will be able to visit, with…

Experience Oxfordshire Urges Local MPs to Support the Visitor Economy and Local Businesses as English Tourism Week 2020 goes Virtual

Next week the annual English Tourism Week celebration (25-31 May), organised by VisitEngland, will be marked virtually, with Experience Oxfordshire launching a campaign to highlight the value of Oxfordshire’s threatened visitor economy in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. This year’s English Tourism Week will focus on supporting the recovery of English tourism and…

Oxford in Lockdown: a Cycle Ride Through the City Centre

An Oxford cyclist has captured the city’s eerily quiet streets during lockdown, by filming a bike ride through the historic city centre. Thom Airs decided to film a bike ride through the city centre to show just how empty many famous streets and landmarks are without tourists, students and many workers. His journey captured…

Oxford Bus Company to Withdraw PickMeUp Service Following Two Year Pilot Scheme

Oxford Bus Company will be withdrawing the PickMeUp service after operation on Saturday 20th June, it confirmed today. The decision was not taken lightly and comes at the end of a two-year pilot scheme of the innovative ride sharing service. Oxford Bus Company worked hard to establish the service and has exhausted all external funding…

Blenheim Palace to Re-open Park and Gardens as Soon as Possible

Blenheim Palace has confirmed it will re-open its park and gardens to visitors as soon as it can subject to government advice. A significant part of the Oxfordshire UNESCO World Heritage Site’s parkland has remained freely accessible to local communities during lockdown to provide people with a safe area to walk and exercise. …

May 07 2020

Experience Oxfordshire Release Data on Economic Impact of Covid-19 to Oxfordshire’s Visitor Economy and Shares Concerns for the Sector’s Recovery

Experience Oxfordshire, the Destination Management Organisation for the county, has published a report of findings from a county-wide survey to provide an initial analysis of the effect of the outbreak of Covid-19 and subsequent lockdown on visitor economy businesses across the county. Business Impact Report According to the research undertaken by Experience Oxfordshire the reduction…

Oxford City Council is Urging the Final Businesses Yet to Apply for Coronavirus Support Grants to do so

Oxford City Council is urging the final businesses in Oxford yet to apply for the coronavirus support grants to do so. The City Council has found that many businesses in the city – particularly smaller businesses – do not realise the full extent of the financial support that is available to them. Just over a…