Saturday 10th: Spectacular gathering of more than 100 Ferraris, featuring the early V12 cars up to the most modern models from the range.

Saturday 24th May – Sunday 8th June: An exhibition of the celebrated Victorian Oxford based photographer which brings together his photographs of the local area, displayed in the Stables Courtyard and throughout the Palace. . (With kind permission of English Heritage NMR).

Saturday 24th – Monday 26th: An exhibition of the celebrated Victorian Oxford based photographer which brings together his photographs of the local area, displayed in the Stables Courtyard and throughout the Palace. . (With kind permission of English Heritage NMR).

Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th: Meet bugs, bats, and exotic beasts, enjoy a mini beast safari, make a bird box for your garden and meet some unusual exotic lizards and snakes. Children’s trails and animal handling. Time: 11am - 5pm.

Saturday 24th - Monday 26th: Meet Peter Rabbit in Mr. MacGregor’s garden, enjoy stories from Mrs Tiggywinkles laundry room, children’s trails and activities. Time: 11am - 5pm.

The Garden consists of three sections. The Glasshouses contain plants that need protection from the extremes of the British weather. The area outside the Walled Garden contains classic garden features such as a Water Garden and Rock Garden. Within the Walled Garden plants are grouped in a number of different ways such as by country of origin, botanic family or economic use.

Entry: £2.60 per Adult and £2 over 60’s is made for entry to the Garden. Children in full-time education are FREE, but must be accompanied by a paying Adult. Opening times: March, April, September & October 9.00 am - 5.00 pm Last admission 4.15 pm. May to August 9.00 am - 6.00 pm Last admission 5.15 pm (Glasshouses open at 10am)

This year our popular summer picnic afternoons will be full of sowing, growing, planting, munching and cooking, along with selections of stories,music, tours and trails to compliment the Garden.
Visitors are encouraged to bring a picnic, find a shaded corner, relax and enjoy the afternoon and its entertainment as they unfurl.
Each picnic runs from 1.00pm - 4.00pm. Activities take place throughout the Garden on the following Saturdays: 31 May, 14 June, 28 June, 12 July, 26 July, 16 August, 30 August

Artist Katy Beinart will lead an unusual tour of the Botanic Gardens, combining botany with history in a personal narrative. Booking advised.
www.katybeinart.co.uk

Una Serata Di Jazz - Jazz Evening
Last Thursday of Every Month
Location: Carluccio’s, Oxford Castle
On the last Thursday of every month, pleasant Jazz evenings while you enjoy a tasteful meal accompanied by a delicious glass of wine.

Arrosto di Maiale - Roast Pork Feast
Every Sunday
Location: Carluccio’s, Oxford Castle
Every Sunday all the family can enjoy a delicious roast pork feast at Carluccio’s.  Enjoy traditionally roasted pork with garlic and rosemary potatoes.

I Sapori dell’ Emilia-Romagna - The flavours of Emilia-Romagna
Thursday 15th May at 6.30pm
Venue: Carluccio’s, Oxford Castle 
Enjoy an insight into the flavours and delicacies of Emilia-Romagna
and learn how regional products can be used to create delicious dishes, whilst enjoying a glass of wine.
Receive a goody bag of mouthwatering products to enjoy at home.
£25 per person. Limited spaces available/Booking recommended Call: 01865 249413.

18 May Grand dinner wine evening
11 june BBQ Lunch
First week of each month pie week and a bottle of ale

Chelsea College of Art Student Tom Green will be creating a site-specific installation at the Oxford Castle site for one day only. His installation will take place in the Castle Garden, behind the Malmaison hotel and O3 Gallery. The work aims to create a dialogue between the Malmaison hotel rooms/cells and the outer space. An accumulation of restored and adapted furniture will reflect the inner hotel space onto the grass area behind it. Green’s practice endeavors to evoke lost relationships with place.

The North Wall Arts Centre is an inspirational new building dedicated to the provision of an array of cultural events, educational opportunities and world-class performances for the people of Oxford and beyond. The venue’s aim is to nurture new talent, to inspire young people to participate in the arts. With a 250-seat theatre, two studios and an art gallery, since its opening in July 2007 The North Wall has already made a considerable impact on many aspects of the arts.

The new Summer exhibition.
Image: Merton College Library. Image by James Wilton-Ely reproduced courtesy of the Warden and Fellows of Merton College Oxford.

Chimera: A figment of the imagination; for example, a wildly unrealistic idea or hope or a completely impractical plan, a hybrid creature.
For the past two years objects from the famous 17th-century museum, ‘Tradescant’s Ark’, normally on display in the Ashmolean Museum, have been on display in their original Oxford home, in the Top Gallery. The Museum has now invited contemporary artist Angela Cockayne to offer a response.

Martin Ireland returns to the Museum with a new display of works on an aquatic theme.
Martin’s colourful paintings represent his long-standing interest in rowing on the Tideway as both an athlete and an artist.
The club colours on blades, oarsman taking the catch, rippling surfaces and the sweep of the stroke are all captured in these evocative works. Other references are from observations taken from the riverbank and various bridges between Putney and Richmond.

The permanent Wind in the Willows exhibition heralds the return of Mr Toad, Ratty, Badger and Mole to the banks of the River Thames, whose
creatures and landscapes provided the inspiration behind this classic tale.
E.H. Shepard’s famous illustrations are brought to life via 3-D models that depict the adventures of Mr Toad, Ratty and their friends.

Held on the first Wednesday of each month at 6.30 from April until October and at 12.30 November to March, a chance to find out more about the Manor, its history and its contents with a different subject each month and a lovely light meal to boot!

Booking essential: £15 each, £60 for any five and £120 for the twelve booked at the same time. Price includes lunch or supper and coffee. Check the website or phone for details of monthly topics. Phone or email to book.

Come and enjoy our wild flower meadow, learn about the variety of wildlife it contains and make your own meadow mobile.