St Edward's Weekends Summer 2025

OXFORD LIFE

The Norrington Room at Blackwell’s Blackwell’s, 50 Broad Street

Christ Church Picture Gallery and 500 Years of Christ Church Christ Church, St Aldate’s With 2025 marking the 500th anniversary of Christ Church, this term is the ideal time to appreciate this stunning college with its long history and curated Picture Gallery – which is now open on the weekends. The Christ Church Picture Gallery is Britain’s first public art collection and is home to an important collection of Old Master paintings and drawings, offering the rare opportunity to view works by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael.

The Norrington Room at Blackwell's on Broadstreet is a delight for bibliophiles. Traversing three miles of shelves home to over 150,000 books, this enormous terraced chamber is officially the biggest bookselling room on the planet. Take your time browsing the shelves and seek out your next read for the summer, or even better, take a friend along and pick out a book for your bestie!

Thirsty Meeples: The Board Game Café 97–98 Gloucester Green

The Thirsty Meeples is a board game lover’s oasis. With an extensive library of over 2,700 board games, card games, and jigsaw puzzles; there’s something for everyone. A menu of sweet treats and sandwiches will keep you refreshed whilst you build your Monopoly empire, diffuse some Exploding Kittens or decipher the top-secret words in Codenames. Booking ahead advised

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