The Crypt at Oxford Castle

Step back in time

Step back in time and loose yourself in the historical delights of Oxford and Oxfordshire.

Stand on White Horse Hill, or Wittenham Clumps and imagine yourself in an Iron Age fort, surrounded by fierce attacking tribes.

Return to the 18th century on the narrow, winding Oxford canal, bringing vital coal to Oxfordshire's land-locked villages and towns.

Visit the Vale and Downland Museum to experience the homes and industries of Wantage - and maybe try your hand at forgotten crafts like spinning and weaving.

Retrace the footsteps of a Victorian prisoner and try on the strait jacket, tread the treadmill and turn the screw at Oxford Castle Unlocked.

Picture yourself among the landed nobility of Queen Anne's day at Blenheim Palace - though most of us would have been servants...

Visualise the village of Uffington recreated at Pendon Museum, just as it was in the 1930's, down to tiny cabbages and miniature bicycles.

Visit the Oxford colleges which exist in their own time warp, their halls, chapels and libraries used exactly as they have been used for centuries. Christ Church and the Cathedral even run on their own time - that's why the white rabbit was always late...

See for yourself Duke Humfrey's Library, unchanged since it was built - in 1488. No wonder it inspired Hogwarts library.

History and Heritage is just waiting to be discovered here in Oxfordshire.

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