Museums · South East England
Oxford Bus Museum
In or near Bladon.
Oxford Bus Museum — transport museum in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Hanborough · 0.1 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
The Oxford Bus Museum is located at postcode OX29 8LA and is easily accessible via the nearest railway station, Hanborough, which is just 0.1 km away. Entry to the museum is free, and it is wheelchair accessible.
About
Oxford Bus Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1967. Address: OX29 8LA. Wikidata describes it as: "transport museum in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.8254°, -1.3722°.
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Official information
The Oxford Bus Museum showcases over 130 years of transport history in Oxfordshire, featuring a collection of buses, cars, and bicycles. Visitors can explore the restoration workshop and enjoy heritage bus rides on select dates.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Oxford Bus Museum is a transport museum at Long Hanborough, West Oxfordshire, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Witney and 7 miles (11 km) northwest of the city of Oxford. The museum houses a collection of 40 historic buses and coaches, the remains of four horse trams and a replica City of Oxford Tramways Company tram. The site includes the Morris Motors Museum, which has a collection of 12 Morris Motors cars and vans. The two museums' collections also include many smaller historical artifacts. The museum is owned and operated by the Oxford Bus Museum Trust, a registered charity.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Visiting
The museum is open to visitors throughout the year on Sundays, Wednesdays and bank holiday Mondays (excluding Christmas and Boxing Day week). In July and August it is open also on Saturdays. In spring and summer there is a programme of events that includes free historic bus rides on selected Sundays and bank holiday Mondays. Please see the museum's website for current details.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.8254, -1.3722
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- West Oxfordshire
- Parish
- Hanborough
- Postcode
- OX29 8LA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock
- Phone
- 01993 883617
- Established
- 1967
- Nearest railway station
- Hanborough — 0.1 km
- Opening
- Wednesday & Sunday 10am–4pm; Saturdays during July & August
- Official site
- www.oxfordbusmuseum.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q7115257 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Oxford Bus Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Buses on the Door - geograph.org.uk - 7470538.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Oxford Bus Museum?
- Oxford Bus Museum is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX29 8LA), in the parish of Hanborough.
- What is Oxford Bus Museum?
- Oxford Bus Museum — transport museum in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Oxford Bus Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Hanborough, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode OX29 8LA.
- When was Oxford Bus Museum built?
- Built or established in 1967.
- Who owns Oxford Bus Museum?
- Oxford Bus Museum is owned by The Oxford Bus Museum Trust.
- Is Oxford Bus Museum a protected site?
- Yes — Oxford Bus Museum is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Oxford Bus Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Hanborough, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX29 8LA.