Oxford Shakespeare Theatre : Romeo & Juliet
28 June 2009
2:30pm

The Oxford Shakespeare Company, founded in 2001, took over from the well respected bold & saucy theatre company who started their summer residency at Wadham College in 1992 thereby making the college Oxford's longest standing, professional, open air theatre venue.

This year they return with Shakespeare's most loved romantic tradegy Romeo & Juliet. Do come early to picnic on the lawn beforehand.

Prices:
£15 ( £10 concessions)
Under 12: £8 (under 5's free)

For tickets please ring 0870 609 2231 or reserve by email.

Cornbury Craft Festival
August 30 - September 2
10.00am - 6.00pm Daily

Over 150 Craftsmen and Demonstrators come to Cornbury Park to bring their skills to life in a festival of British craftsmanship and demonstrations of forgotten skills.

Our very first Cornbury Craft Festival will feature over 150 Craftsmen and Demonstrators, such as Artists, Designers, Jewellery Makers, Wood Turners, Glass Blowers, Baket Makers and much much more, as well as childrens entertainment, string puppet shows and various Make and Take Areas.

The Fine Food Hall has extensively grown over the last few years and is now recongised as a major feature to our shows and includes a large number of specialist food stands and food accessoriers. 

Wychwood Forest Fair
6th September

The Fair is organised by the Friends of Wychwood, in support of the Wychwood Project. The Friends are reviving an old institution in modern form, to create an enjoyable approach to environmental awareness.

Typical activities at the Fair will include displays by the Wychwood Project, the local Wildlife Trust, the Wychwood Pond group, and many other local conservation and community groups. A wide range of rural crafts, some of which will allow you to ‘have a go’, will be on display. As well as an arts and crafts tent, there will be a children’s Fun Fair, a Green Man children’s story teller, and several local Morris dancing sides. There will be plenty of local food suppliers and farm produce, lots of refreshments, locally produced ice cream and - last but not least - a beer tent selling beer from the local Wychwood Brewery, based in Witney.

Somewhat surprisingly the Fair originally began as a non-conformist enterprise in the late 18th century, aiming to replace the drunken disorder of local events such as St. Giles’ Fair in Oxford and nearby Witney Feast. This increasingly successful Forest Fair was held at Newhill Plain, a large clearing in the Forest about a mile south west of Cornbury Park.

Find out more >