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Abingdon’s town centre has plenty to offer in every season. There are shops and restaurants in the historic town centre, as well as shopping centres on the main roads into town and in local communities around Abingdon.
To save time or make sure you don’t miss some particular shops or cafes, our selection of streets and places below will help you work out what you will find. Parking is free in civic car parks during the evenings and for an hour in the day. Do make sure that you read the terms and conditions and get a parking ticket with your registration number.
Most shops have a website and many sell online. Remember that as part of the ‘Shop Local’ initiative you are keeping good traders in business by supporting the town. You can see the quality of goods and notice all the new offers, independent shops often have offers which are better value than those online.
Tickets Outlets for Town Events
- Unicorn Theatre varied plays and June Festival of One-Act plays
- Monthly Thursday brilliant pro bands Tickets available from: www.musicattheunicorn.org.uk
- Online: www.abingdon-drama-club.com email: tickets@unicornboxoffice.org.uk or The Bookstore Abingdon
- Tickets available from: The Bookstore Abingdonhttps://www.thebookstoreabingdon.com/
Film Society
ABCD Film Society All films shown at the Health and Wellbeing Centre at 7.45pm Silent Classic in St Nicolas Church each March
Tickets available by membership or turn up early. For more information: www.abfilms.org.uk
Abingdon and District Musical Society
Concerts in the web diary March, June, November, Christmas Tickets available from Mostly Books or at the door.
Abingdon Operatic Society
April and October Tickets on sale at www.abingdonoperatic.co.uk and Newbury Building Society
The Northcourt
Music, top tribute acts and Comedy at the Northcourt
Tickets available online at https://www.northcourtmusic.com/#/ or at the Abingdon United Social Club from 7.00pm onwards or on the door (if not sold out)
Abingdon Air and Country Show
Each May
Available on the day unless sold out www.abingdonairandcountry.co.uk on line booking preferred. Local outlets from end of February
Book and Reading Events
Abingdon Library No tickets required. Variations and check in holidays
- Every Tuesday: Computer Buddy Sessions 4.00 – 5.00pm
- Every Wednesday: Rhyme time 9.30 – 10.00am and 11.00 – 11.30am
- First Thursday of the month: Books Aloud Audio Book Group 2.00 – 3.30pm
- First Friday of the month: Children’s Book Club 3.30 – 4.15pm
- Saturday: Code Club 10.00 – 11.00am Story time 2.30 – 3.00pm
- Last Saturday of the month: Family History Help desk 10.00am – 2.00pm
Mostly Books bookshop arts, book and reading groups, literary events, children’s sessions
The Bookstore tickets for events, a booklet of seasonal special
Food Events
Added Ingredients Wine evenings with tickets for food pairings monthly www.addedingredients.co.uk
Cafés
- Lounge Café
- One Planet Abingdon Cafe in the museum basement
- Parson’s
- R and R
- Rosie’s – Pudding nights – Book at Rosie’s Tea Room
Events in Abingdon Pubs
- The Boundary House – Sport, music
- The Brewery Tap Live music Sundays The College Oak Sport, music at weekends
- King’s Head and Bell Abingdon Jazz Club one Wednesday each month, gigs in the King Charles Room upstairs
- The Midget – Tuesday Quiz, Thursday Disco Bingo. Sport
- The Nags Head – www.thenagsheadonthethames.co.uk Friday night Live Music, Saturday night Soul Sessions, Sunday early evening Jazz
- Abingdon Museum programme of free talks and events and free entry all year round Tuesday to Sunday Some special talks have a small cost, children’s crafts are free
Other Local Activities
- Culham High Ropes activity adventure centre Book at www.highropesoxford.com
- Snakes and Ladders soft play centre No booking required but inform them if bringing more than 10 children. Under 12’s only, parent or carer responsible
www.snakes-and-ladders.co.uk
Abingdon Bridge Marine
Salters Steamers last weekend in May to Heritage weekend in September boats between Wallingford, Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxford.
Short trips from Oxford or Reading during other seasons depending on current and river height.
Ticket Suppliers
- Abingdon Visitor and Community Information Centre
- Abingdon Gift Centre – Studio Theatre Club
- Abingdon Information Centre – Music in the Park and Abingdon Air and Country Show
- Mostly Books – Abingdon and District Musical Society
- Newbury Building Society – Abingdon Operatic Society
- Music at the Unicorn
- The Bookstore – Abingdon Drama Club
- The Northcourt – Music and Comedy at the Northcourt tickets
- Unicorn Cinema for the cinema in the Abbey buildings and a new cinema from December 2018 in Guildhall
- Unicorn Theatre
- 35 Ock Street Free Mike Brain art and typography
Abbey Chamber Concerts
Abbey Chamber Concerts
www.abbeychamberconcerts.org
Fairacres
Fairacres is a retail and business park conveniently a mile West of the town centre. Opposite is the Oxford Abingdon Hotel (formerly The Four Pillars),a large superstore and a wine […]
Ock Street
Ock Street runs to the West of the High Street parallel with the River Ock. The name Ock is the middle english word for a salmon. The river with its […]
High Street
This ancient street links the two old market areas of the town: the Market Place at the eastern end and The Square at the western end, now the home of […]
St Helens
The St Helen’s quarter forms the heritage heartland of the town, with views of St Helens spire as you walk down West St Helen Street and of the County Hall as […]
Stert Street
Independent Shops for Great Browsing Stert Street is lined with quaint old buildings leading up to the church tower of St Nicolas on the Market Place. There’s a quick route […]
Bath Street & The Square
Just a step through from the Bury Street main shopping area is the quieter Bath Street with art, antiques, unusual gifts. Many women and men buying for women head for […]
Bury Street
Bury Street is Abingdon’s pedestrianised area with our largest shops. The refurbushment makeover which was completed in 2013 has made the street feel spacious and light, and a new larger […]
