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简体中文 Rainy-day ideas
Oxford when it rains
25 indoor places from our Oxford guide, grouped by area. Tagged by type of place (museums, galleries, theatres, libraries and similar), so check opening times and booking with each venue. Month-by-month weather
Indoor options by area
Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St Giles (12)
- Ashmolean MuseumMuseum
- Bodleian LibraryLibrary
- Burton Taylor StudioStudio theatre
- History of Science MuseumMuseum
- New Theatre OxfordLarge touring house
- Old Fire StationArts centre
- Oxford PlayhouseProducing & touring theatre
- Oxford University Museum of Natural HistoryMuseum
- Pitt Rivers MuseumMuseum
- Sheldonian TheatreHistoric building
- Sheldonian TheatreConcert hall
- Weston LibraryLibrary
Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly Bridge (5)
- Christ Church CathedralCathedral
- Christ Church Picture GalleryGallery
- Modern Art OxfordGallery
- Museum of OxfordMuseum
- The Story MuseumMuseum
Jericho, the Castle and Port Meadow (5)
- Creation Theatre summer Shakespeare (Wolfson College)Open-air (seasonal)
- Phoenix PicturehouseCinema
- St Barnabas ChurchChurch
- St Margaret's Church, BinseyChurch
- The North WallArts centre
High Street, Magdalen and East Oxford (3)
- Pegasus TheatreYouth theatre & arts centre
- Ultimate Picture PalaceCinema
- University Church of St Mary the VirginChurch
Partly covered
- Logic Lane Covered BridgeHigh Street, Magdalen and East Oxford · Landmark
Dry or bright day? Outdoor picks
The same tagging in reverse: 8 parks, gardens, streets, bridges, viewpoints and similar places that are best when it is dry.
Jericho, the Castle and Port Meadow (4)
- Godstow Abbey ruinsRuins
- Godstow LockWaterway
- Port MeadowCommon land
- St Sepulchre's CemeteryCemetery
Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St Giles (2)
- Martyrs' MemorialMonument
- University ParksPark
Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly Bridge (1)
High Street, Magdalen and East Oxford (1)
Places are tagged from their type and a short list of manual overrides (src/data/weather-fit.json). Anything we cannot place with confidence, such as colleges, castles and mixed sites, is not listed. This is not a weather forecast.