Town Hall and Museum of Oxford, Oxford. Open Monday to Saturday, times vary. Free admission

Details

Accessibility:

The main entrance to the Town Hall and museum is up two short flights of stone steps around half way along the main building on St Aldate’s. There is level access at the north end of the Town Hall building to the side of Edinburgh Woollen Mill – see photos for map from main entrance. Press the door buzzer to gain access and turn right once inside the building.

Accessible toilets are available in the Town Hall. Assistance dogs are welcome in all areas of the museum and documents are available in large print.

Parking is extremely limited near to the town hall but there are car parks within Oxford city centre. Detailed information on all of these car parks and their current Blue Badge concessions can be found here: https://www.oxford.gov.uk/directory/8/car_parks_in_oxford/category/53/categoryInfo/10

The following public toilets have disability facilities: Market Street Public Toilets (SP513063); Gloucester Green Public Toilets (SP510063); Oxpens Public Toilets (SP507058). There are also other public toilets in the town centre, but they do not have disability facilities.

Oxford city has a Shopmobility service which is accessed from within the car park for the Westgate shopping centre (OX1 1TR). The car park itself has 50 disability parking spaces, which are located close to the lobby area. Scooters and wheelchairs can be hired free of charge from the Shopmobility office, which can be booked over the telephone on 01865 263600 (Mon-Fri: 8am-5pm). Further information can be requested via email: westgate.oxford@landsec.com.

Brief Description:

The late 19th century, Grade II* listed Town Hall building is the administrative base for Oxford City Council. It is also the home of the Museum of Oxford and has space and rooms available for hire for events, meetings and weddings.

Further Information:

Address:

Town Hall, St Aldate's, Oxford, OX1 1BX

Telephone:

Council: 01865 249811 

Museum of Oxford: 01865 252334

Email:

Town Hall: townhall@oxford.gov.uk

Museum of Oxford: museum@oxford.gov.uk

Website:

Museum of Oxford: https://www.oxford.gov.uk/info/20033/museum_of_oxford

Oxford City Council: https://www.oxford.gov.uk/

Opening Hours:

Town Hall

Mon-Fri: 8am-7pm

Saturday: 10am-6pm

Closed on Sundays

Times may vary depending on events held at the Town Hall.

Museum of Oxford

Monday-Saturday: 10am-5pm
Free admission.

Town Hall Café

Monday to Friday: 9am to 4pm

Saturday: 10am to 3pm

Free admission.

Directions:

The Town Hall and Museum are on St Aldate’s in the centre of Oxford and can be tricky to get to by car. From the M40 J8a take the A40 west towards Oxford for 5 miles. At the roundabout continue straight to take the London Road/A420 for a further 2.5 miles. At the roundabout, take the 4th exit (past the pillared monument in the middle of the road) onto The Plain/A420 and remain on this road over Magdalen Bridge and the full length of High Street and then turn left onto St Aldate’s at the traffic light-controlled pedestrian crossing. The Town Hall building is now on your left and the main entrance is around 40 metres/yards south on your left.

OS SP 51378 06119

Transport:

Oxford is a very old city and travelling by car can be a problem. However, there is an excellent pubic transport system, which you can find further details of here: http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/oxford-tourist-information/getting-around-oxford

There are six Park & Ride sites located around Oxford's ring road; Bicester, Oxford Parkway and Pear Tree to the North, Thornhill to the East, Redbridge to the South and Seacourt to the West. The parking and bus into town are charged separately and there are no concessions for Blue Badge drivers. Each Park & Ride also has EV charge points for electric car drivers. Further details of the locations and charges can be found here: https://www.oxford.gov.uk/directory/8/car_parks_in_oxford/category/56/categoryInfo/13

The main bus services in Oxford are run by the Oxford Bus Company, Stagecoach Oxfordshire and Thames Travel. The services run throughout the city as well as the surrounding villages. Further details can be found on the following websites: https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/, https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/oxfordshire and https://www.thames-travel.co.uk/.

Oxford’s main railway station is located on the west side of the city centre with bus stops and taxi ranks just outside. There are frequent services to/from London Paddington, London Marylebone and Birmingham New Street. Details of the station can be found here: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/OXF/details.html. For ticket information you can telephone National Rail on 03457 484 950.

Amenities:

There is a café in the Town Hall – Oxford Town Hall Café – serving drinks and light snacks. There are further cafes, coffee shops, public houses, restaurants and shops to cater for any taste within Oxford town centre.