Museum Opening Times
WEDNESDAY - 10.00AM - 4.00PM
SUNDAY - 10.00AM - 4.00PM
Saturday - 10.00AM - 4.00PM (July & August only)
Open most bank holidays
LAST ENTRY FOR VISITORS - 3.00pm
CAFÉ/SHOP CLOSES AT 3.00PM
Please note the museum is closed over christmas
Entrance to Oxford Bus museum includes Free entry to the ONSITE MORRIS MOTORS MUSEUM AND HISTORIC CYCLE COLLECTION.
NEXT EVENT
FREE HERITAGE BUS RIDES
SUNDAY 5TH & MONDAY 6TH MAY 2024
oxfords best kept secret
We welcome you to the museum to enjoy FREE heritage bus rides on Sunday 5th and Bank Holiday Monday 6th May. Bus rides are at 12.15 and 2.15pm. Explore the Bus Museum, Morris Motors Museum and Historic Cycle Collection and relax in the cafe where we offer a selection of freshly made sandwiches, tea and cake.
Transport yourself back in time at Oxford Bus Museum
oxford bus museum
Oxford Bus Museum tells the story of bus and coach travel around Oxfordshire over the last 130 years. Our exhibits include a historic preserved horse-drawn tram, motor buses, coaches and a wide selection of artefacts.
Morris Motors museum
Since 2004 we have also been home to the Morris Motors Museum, which charts the story of how these classic British cars and commercial vehicles were produced at Cowley, in Oxford. Our impressive collection of vintage Morris vehicles represents those produced during William Morris's life.
historic cycle collection
Oxford is famous for cycling so we have a wonderful historic cycle collection which boasts interesting examples starting from the mid-1800s. We have penny-farthings and a replica gentleman’s hobbyhorse or “boneshaker” these were mainly made from wood, so few have survived to the present day.
New exhibit
Come and see the bicycle pictured above built by William Morris when he received his first commission in the mid-1890s.
44 years after selling the bicycle to Mr Pritchard, the Rector of St Ebbe’s Church in Oxford, Morris bought it back. By then he had become Lord Nuffield.
The bicycle will be on show in the Morris Museum until September by kind permission of the British Motor Museum in Gaydon, Warwickshire.
As featured in:
““BEST MUSEUM IN OXFORDSHIRE”
Lived in Oxfordshire most of my life and never visited the museum, much to my detriment. Fantastic museum with so much to see and do. Great for kids and adults. Loved all the little touches including a momento vintage bus ticket when riding on the free vintage buses. The whole museum is an absolute credit to all that work there and renovate the amazing exhibits, cars, bikes, buses, trams, memorabilia etc etc etc. Will definitely be going again.”