Didcot

About Didcot
Welcome to the Didcot edition of The Oxford Magazine.
Didcot grew up as a gritty railway town that coalesced around Brunel’s Great Western Railway in the mid-1800s. For decades, its railway heritage and the cooling towers of the Didcot Power Station have been a landmark identifiable from miles around.
Alas, with hi-tech industries and research centres moving in and the decommissioning of the power station, Didcot is now all about innovation. It’s the gateway town to the Science Vale: three large science and technology centres in the surrounding villages of Milton (Milton Park), Culham (Culham Science Centre) and Harwell (Harwell Science and Innovation Campus).
And for tourists, the Didcot Railway Centre is just the ticket if you’d like to relive the halcyon days of steam locomotives. The attraction revolves around a massive engine shed, with more than 30 locomotives, four of which are operational on the museum’s a heritage line.
Local news & stories

Staff from local builder join annual Meet the Employer careers event in Didcot

Local men’s mental health service releases Christmas single to support of men in crisis

The Rosalind Franklin Institute appoints Professor Paul Matthews as new director

‘Milton Wonder’ sapling planted at Milton Park on HM King’s birthday.

The Didcot Powerhouse Fund celebrates second anniversary of supporting Didcot community

Fusion technology company Oxford Sigma relocates HQ to Oxford Centre for Innovation

UK’s first full-size electric autonomous bus takes to the road at Milton Park

Harwell-based SpaceTech business Open Cosmos raises $50m funding from impact investors

Linden Homes teams with Sage Homes to offer new shared ownership scheme in Didcot
