The boating season in Abingdon-on-Thames begins on May 1, marking an exciting event featuring houseboats and floating houses. Visitors can explore a variety of innovative waterborne living options while enjoying the picturesque setting of the Thames. This event celebrates the charm of life on the water, offering demonstrations, guided tours, and opportunities to meet experts […]
Abingdon's annual street fair - the longest in the country - takes over the town centre for two days.
Heritage Weekend is a highlight of late summer in Abingdon. The Friends of Abingdon co-ordinate a weekend of open properties, exhibitions and activities to showcase the town’s rich history. We link up with the national Heritage Open Days who suggest a theme each year. This year it is “Transport, Routes and Connections." Abingdon was connected […]
A swashbuckling Hollywood icon, one of the founders of the Arts and Crafts Movement and the great English painter Turner have one thing in common: they all loved Abingdon-on-Thames. Douglas Fairbanks Junior dined frequently at The Crown and Thistle, John Ruskin lived there some years earlier, and the teenage JMW Turner sketched and painted views […]
Come for a Bank Holiday Walk Monday 29th May Organised by the Friends of Abingdon and other societies. All walks start and finish at the Market Place Book in on the day Wear comfortable shoes or boots MORNING WALKS start at 10.30am, book in from 10am 1556 Boundary Walk with the Guild of Town Criers, about […]
All Stars Cricket provides a fantastic first experience for all children aged 5-8 years old where they’re guaranteed jam-packed fun, activity and skills development. The programme is designed to introduce children to the sport, teaching them new skills, helping them make new friends and have a great time doing so. Each participant that signs up will […]
Abingdon Market Place will be the Basecamp for a day of walks going out in all directions. Most walks will be run by the Ramblers and are a great way to take your walking up to the next level. Or join the Community Walks team to try walking for the first time as a gentle […]
Join us on the Market Place for an Easter Celebration, Easter Crafts, Easter Market, and an Easter Egg Hunt Trail. We hope the Easter Bunny might visit too! Chocolate Workshops by Chocolate Genie.
The annual Heritage Open Days are held throughout the UK and Europe and are always a popular event in Abingdon. This year’s national HODs theme is “Astounding Inventions” - very relevant to Abingdon - and several of our events will be based around inventions and innovation. Events - all free - will include: Thursday 15 […]
This project will involve the clearance of litter and overhanging and encroaching vegetation along the urban Daisy Bank Community Path in Abingdon. It aims to bring the community together to take ownership of maintaining this key route. Please fill in the poll to notify the project and session leaders of the sessions you can attend […]
This project will involve the clearance of litter and overhanging and encroaching vegetation along the urban Daisy Bank Community Path in Abingdon. It aims to bring the community together to take ownership of maintaining this key route. Please fill in the poll to notify the project and session leaders of the sessions you can attend […]
On Saturday 11 June, thousands of people from across Oxfordshire and beyond are expected to line the route and experience the thrill as around 100 professional riders race through Oxfordshire for the prestigious Women’s Tour cycling event. The race is expected to enter Abingdon around approximately 2.35pm (rolling road closures will be in place from […]
