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Term time out · Oxfordshire first

Days out for families who don't wait for the weekend.

Quiet weekdays, honest notes on what to pack and what to expect, and rooms for five that have really been checked. Written by a family of five who home-educate.

Plan a day

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Our family at an entrance

Go on a Tuesday. Bring snacks.

Tested bya family
of five

Start with what your family needs

Every listing is tagged the same way, so these pages grow as the list grows.

01Gentle days outTaxidermy, skeletons and dark rooms are listed plainly, so you can plan around them.See days out02Rainy-day plansIndoor places that still work for a long, damp afternoon.See days out03Home-ed sessionsWorkshops and home-ed prices, with a date for when we last checked.See days out04Free days outPlaces with no ticket, plus what the car park costs.See days out

On our list first: Oxford

A listing gets its visited by us stamp only once we have been. Until then it says so, and says where the details came from.

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Ashmolean MuseumMuseum · OxfordNot yet visitedPage coming once we have checked the details.
Pitt Rivers MuseumMuseum · OxfordNot yet visitedPage coming once we have checked the details.
Oxford University Museum of Natural HistoryMuseum · OxfordNot yet visitedPage coming once we have checked the details.
The Story MuseumMuseum · OxfordNot yet visitedPage coming once we have checked the details.
Oxford Castle & PrisonCastle · OxfordNot yet visitedPage coming once we have checked the details.
Cogges Manor FarmFarm Park · WitneyNot yet visitedPage coming once we have checked the details.

Why weekdays?

Quiet days

Every listing has a quiet-day score and a best day to go, from our own visits.

What to expect, and for sensitive souls

How much walking, what to bring, and a gentle note on anything that might be a lot for a sensitive child, with a way round where there is one.

Home-ed friendly

Sessions, discounts and term-time workshops, checked and dated. Plus the essentials: your council, the new register and exam centres.

Stays for 5.
A short list, not a search engine.

Every room sleeps five and we confirmed it: phoned, emailed or stayed. Each one carries the date we last checked.

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Coming once we travel further afield

We only list a room after we have checked it really sleeps five. The first ones will appear here with the date we confirmed them.