School Holiday Planner
Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday / Sunday22.7 / 23.7
School breaks up ½ day / 24.7
Create finger puppets Millets Farm. Check price!
Woodland Adventures – Little Wittenham - see below
12-5 Craft Fair Kelmscott Memorial Hall GL7 3HG / 25.7
Community Bus trip to Marlborough departs 13.15 TIC for more info / 26.7
10.30 – 11 Rhyme Time at the Library
Corn Exchange Film The Great Gatsby (12a) £4 TIC adults doors open 7pm film starts 7.30pm
Pirates at Millets Farm / 27.7
11-4 Soft Play Fun0-7yrs Bromsgrove - Free
Weekend at the beach + Wildlife Discovery Millets Farm – Free
2-5 Tom Browns School Museum Free / 28.7
Weekend at the beach +Wildlife Discovery Millets Farm – Free
2-5 Tom Browns School Museum - Free
1-4pm Root+ Branch Open Day£2 adults 50p children
29.7 / 30.7
9.15 – 11.45 The Wave @ Junior School, pre booking needed / 31.7
9.15 – 11.45 The Wave @ Junior School, pre booking needed
12-5 Craft Fair Kelmscott Memorial Hall GL7 3HG / 1.8
9.15 – 11.45 The Wave @ Junior School, pre booking needed / 2.8
9.15 – 11.45 The Wave @ Junior School, pre booking needed
Folly Fest Faringdon / 3.8
Wave BarBQ 4–6pm United Church, pre booking needed
Folly Fest Faringdon
2-5 Tom Browns School Museum - Free / 4.8
Folly Fest Faringdon
10-1 Car Boot @Coleshill
2.30 -5.30 Afternoon teas Great Coxwell
2-5 Tom Browns School Museum Free
Community Bus Trip Bristol Zoo TIC for info
Folly Tower Open
5.8 / 6.8
Something in the water at Stanton Park – check for details / 7.8
Tree Spirits at Stanton Park check for details
12-5 Craft Fair Kelmscott Memorial Hall GL7 3HG / 8.8 / 9.8
Seaside at Millets Farm / 10.8
2-5 Tom Browns School Museum -Free / 11.8
2-5 Tom Browns School Museum - Free
2-5pm Coleshill Mill Open Adult £2.50 child £1.25
12.8 / 13.8
Bug Safari at Stanton Park check for details
13.15 Community Bus Trip Lechlade + Garden Centre TIC for info / 14.8
8 – 9.30pm Coleshill Bat Walk Adult £4 adults Child over 7 £2 ring 01793 762209 to book
12-5 Craft Fair Kelmscott Memorial Hall GL7 3HG / 15.8 / 16.8
Jungle at Millets Farm / 17.8
RSPB Family Fun weekend free at Millets Farm
2-5 om Browns School Museum -Free / 18.8
RSPB Family Fun weekend free at Millets Farm
2-5 Tom Browns School Museum - Free
Folly Tower Open
19.8
The Gruffalo at Stanton Park check for details / 20.8 / 21.8
12-5 Craft Fair Kelmscott Memorial Hall GL7 3HG / 22.8 / 23.8
Teddy Bears at Millets Farm / 24.8
1-5.30 Shrivenham Fete FREE
2-5 Tom Browns School Museum -Free / 25.8
10-5 White Horse Show Uffington charges apply
2-5 Tom Browns School Museum- Free
10–4 Chalking White Horse Hill NT event see below
26.8 Bank Holiday
10-5 White Horse Show Uffington charges apply
10 – 4 Chalking the White Horse Hill NT event see below / 27.8 / 28.8
Teddy Survival Day at Stanton Park check for details
12-5 Craft Fair Kelmscott Memorial Hall GL7 3HG / 29.8
13.15 Community Bus Trip Stow on the Wold TIC for details / 30.8 / 31.8
11-4 Bromsgrove Soft Play Fun 0-7yrs - Free
10.30-4.30 Chilli Fiesta – Millets Farm free
2-5 Tom Browns School Museum -Free / 1.9
10.30-4.30 Chilli Fiesta – Millets Farm free
2-5 Tom Browns School Museum – free
2.30 – 5.30 Afternoon Teas Great Coxwell
Folly Tower Open
Car Boot Sale Buscot Park
2.9 / 3.9 / 4.9
Back to school
Places to visit locally
13th July - 14th September Summer Reading Challenge – check out the Library for full details
Call in and check out what is going on at Faringdon Children’s Centre during the school holidays.
Tourist Information Centre in town will have leaflets about what is going on locally. Open 9-2 Mon – Friday
for more info on things to do in Oxfordshire
Faringdon Football Club are running Summer Football, Monday 12-Wednesday 14th August 10am -2pm 5-13 years £12.50 per day £30 for all 3 days
Great Coxwell Children’s play park, this is a really lovely children’s play park, just a small walk or cycle ride from Faringdon – free
Shilton Park Country Park. OX18 1NA A great park for enabling children to let off steam. Free entry and parking, great picnic spot. Need transport.
Buscot Wear. Another free local day out, great for a picnic and letting off steam. No public transport.
Coate Water Country Park Swindon SN3 6AA
Stanton Park Stanton Fitzwarren near Highworth Lots of free events during holidays
Lydiard Park Swindon SN5 3PA Car parkand entry to grounds is free, some pay for events over holidays
Badbury Woods on the Highworth Road, free parking and a great place for children to run off some steam!
Wantage Park Free- great place for a picnic
Check out Faringdon FollyFest activities on
Faringdon Folly – check opening times on 21st July Folly Tower Open – special exhibition entry fee applies
White Horse Hill Uffington take a picnic and a kite, great day out to run off steam, free but need to pay for car park
Tom Brown’s School Museum in Uffington is open on weekend afternoons and Bank Holiday Mondays from 2.00 - 5.00 pm. Entry is free!
Milletts Farm OX13 5HB is a great free family day out, take a picnic. Need transport to get here. Pick your own, maize maze. Lots going on in the holiday but check as some of the events are not free! Pirate, Jungle, Seaside, Princess themed events going on in holidays,
Cotswold Wildlife Park OX18 4JP
Pitt Rivers Museum Oxford Free day out, easy to do on the Bus check website for opening times
Ashmoleum Museum Oxford check website for opening times Free day out, easy on the Oxford bus
Soft PlayJolly Rogers Swindon Fun Time Carterton
Oxford Central Library has a separate children’s area
Children under 8 swim for free with a photo card at Faringdon Leisure Centre.Also on offer are intensive swim lessons during the holiday ring for details 01367 241755
Buckland Swimming Pool is available for private hire tel 01367 870607 email great for getting a few friends together and reasonably priced
Hovercraft Racing at Claydon House MK18 2EY 20 + 21st July a great fun day out for all the family
Longcot Village Fair Sunday 21st July 12 – 5pm £2 adults under 12’s free, no dogs
Earth Trust at Little Wittenham estate Wednesday 24th July Woodland Adventures for 5-8 year olds free of charge, suggested donation £2 contact 01865 407792
Sat, Sun 27,28 JulyThe Flying Pig festival Sandshill Farm Airfield, Shrivenham. Details
Big Feastival, Jamie Oliver’s Food and music festival 31st August – 1st September Kingham near Chipping Norton.
Chalking of the White Horse Re chalking the iconic Uffington White Horse. Book a timeslot to come and help with the conservation of this chalk figure.The event is being held over the Bank Holiday Weekend, 25th and 26th August from 10am to 4pm (last time slot 3.30pm).People will be able to book half hourly slots.Tools and gloves provided, please wear clothing that you don’t mind getting chalky!All ages are welcome; children must be accompanied by an adult. This is a free event, car parking charges apply.This event is part of the National Trusts ’50 things to do before you’re 11¾’ campaign. Booking a time slot is essential. Please ring 01793 762209.
Golf at Carswell Golf course on A420. Throughout the holiday there will be golf for Juniors at Carswell 10 – 1pm £12.50 per day ring Paul Cook 01367 870505 for details
There will be a Cricket going on during the holiday, keep your eyes out locally for information
Farmer Gows, near Longcott Faringdon SN7 7PR Tel 01793 780555 not on bus route
Roves Farm open daily 10 – 5 no public transport available