Rainy-day ideas

Oxford when it rains

25 indoor places from our Oxford guide, grouped by area. Tagged by type of place (museums, galleries, theaters, 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)

Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly Bridge (5)

Jericho, the Castle and Port Meadow (5)

High Street, Magdalen and East Oxford (3)

Partly covered

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)

Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St Giles (2)

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.

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