Events and Excursions

Gile Gilbert Scott in Oxford

Excursions
Outings are usually guided walks within public open space with, in a few cases, access into a church or other public building, and this element may have to be omitted if access is not available at the time. The number of places for each outing is limited but we will keep a reserve list in case of cancellations.

We are not charging for the cost of the guides but, if there is cost for access into buildings, we will ask for payment in advance. Transport costs must also be paid in advance and a secure online PayPal link will be sent on confirmation of the booking. Refreshments may be offered, the cost of these can be usually made on the day.

Each member must make a separate booking as we have a limited number of places for each excursion. If a member would like to bring a friend, please give the friend's name but use the member's email address so we can allocate the booking correctly.

These excursions are only for OAHS members but if you would like to join OAHS, please see our Joining Details Page

To see any bookings you have already made, please log in to view your membership details and scroll down to Event Bookings where you can see all bookings you have made.

If you need to cancel, please email excursions@oahs.org.uk

Confirmation and joining details will be sent by email. Please watch for announcements on the website, and make sure that we have your email address - you can check the details we hold for you by logging in. There will not be any paper booking forms.

If you have any queries please contact the Excursion Secretary: excursions@oahs.org.uk.

Disability Policy
Members with limited mobility must contact the Excursions Secretary, email: excursions@oahs.org.uk) before booking an excursion to discuss whether special access arrangements can be made to buildings or locations. The Society will do its best to accommodate special needs, but reserves the right to refuse access to its events where, in the judgement of the Committee, the safety of an individual or of other participants is put at risk.

Iffley Excursion


Date: 15 September 2024
Time: 14.00
Leader: Geoffrey Tyack
Location: St Mary's Church, Iffley
Cost: Free
No of Places: 20
Closing Date for Bookings: 12 September 2024


Bookings for this event are now closed

Geoffrey Tyack will lead a walk around the exterior and interior of St Mary's Church, Iffley for approx 1 hour. Then the tour will continue to walk around the village for a further hour to look at the older houses and two former school - one of which is now the church hall.

Iffley church dates from the late 12th and early 13th-century, and is one of the finest parish churches of that date in England. There is some fascinating and well-preserved Romanesque sculpture both inside and outside, good Victorian and 20th-century stained glass, including a window by John Piper, and excellent examples of contemporary church art by Roger Wagner and others.

Refreshments will be available at the recently re-opened pub or the Isis Farmhouse which is a short walk over Iffley Lock

Geoffrey Tyack is the current President of OAHS. He is an architectural historian, and has written extensively on the architecture of Oxford and Oxfordshire.