Planes/trains/boats/automobiles

Browse our guide to the best events featuring Planes, Trains, Boats, Automobiles and Motor Cycles in Oxford and across Oxfordshire.

Santa Steam Specials

Princes Risborough Station Station Approach, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire +1 more

One of the most amazing things for children to do in the run-up to Christmas is to take a traditional steam train ride and visit Santa’s Grotto, and of course, share with Santa all the things they would like him to bring them on Christmas Day.

From £22.00

Santa Express

Wallingford Railway Station 5 Hithercroft Road, Wallingford +1 more

Take a train trip with Santa at the Cholsey & Wallingford Railway this Christmas.

Be entertained by Santa’s elves, be visited by Father Christmas, and every child

£20.00

Steam into Christmas at Didcot Railway Centre

Didcot Railway Centre Didcot Parkway, Didcot, Oxfordshire

Explore the 21-acre site to find each of Santa’s lost reindeer, culminating in a visit to the grotto to meet Santa.

£25.00

Oxford Bus Museum Father Christmas Days

Oxford Bus Museum Hanborough Rail Station Yard, Main Road,, Long Hanborough, Witney, Oxfordshire

Visit Father Christmas in his bus grotto while enjoying a complimentary vintage bus ride.


  • Oxford Bus Museum Father Christmas Days

    Oxford Bus Museum Father Christmas Days

    Visit Father Christmas in his bus grotto while enjoying a complimentary vintage bus ride.

  • Steam into Christmas at Didcot Railway Centre

    Steam into Christmas at Didcot Railway Centre

    Explore the 21-acre site to find each of Santa’s lost reindeer, culminating in a visit to the grotto to meet Santa.

  • Santa Express

    Santa Express

    Take a train trip with Santa at the Cholsey & Wallingford Railway this Christmas. Be entertained by Santa’s elves, be visited by Father Christmas, and every child

  • Santa Steam Specials

    Santa Steam Specials

    One of the most amazing things for children to do in the run-up to Christmas is to take a traditional steam train ride and visit Santa’s Grotto, and of course, share with Santa all the things they would like him to bring them on Christmas Day.

  • Hallowsteam!

    Hallowsteam!

    Young visitors are invited to come along dressed as witches, wizards, ghosts, ghouls, zombies and skeletons for this spellbinding Hallowsteam event.

  • Bicester Heritage October 2023 Scramble

    Bicester Heritage October 2023 Scramble

    Explore the historic motoring hub and take a glimpse behind the doors of 47 industry-leading specialists, allowing behind-the-scenes access to their showrooms and workshops – a guaranteed fun day out for the whole family.

  • Cutteslowe Park Miniature Railway 2022

    Cutteslowe Park Miniature Railway 2022

    The Cutteslowe Park Miniature Railway will be running locomotives for rides from Sunday 03 April to Sunday 18 December 2022.

  • Oxford Canal Festival 2022

    Oxford Canal Festival 2022

    The Oxford Canal Heritage project invites you to join them for a wonderful celebration of the Oxford Canal – its attractions and its colourful history.

  • Salon Privé 2023 at Blenheim Palace

    Salon Privé 2023 at Blenheim Palace

    Salon Privé returns to Blenheim Palace with their most sensational line-up to date. For four days, the South Lawn will be overcome with the finest super and classic cars in the world, accompanied by luxury brands and exquisite hospitality to form the UK’s Most Exclusive Motor Show.

  • Cowley Classic Car Show 2023

    Cowley Classic Car Show 2023

    The Cowley Classic Car Show is a great Summer’s day out to raise much-needed funds for local and international charities. The main beneficiary for this event is Dogs for Good.

  • The Royal International Air Tattoo 2023

    The Royal International Air Tattoo 2023

    The Air Tattoo returns this summer with the thrilling sights and sounds of several hundred aircraft of all shapes and sizes, from all eras and countries of the world, gathering for this unique adrenalin-fuelled occasion.

  • Thames Traditional Boat Festival 2023

    Thames Traditional Boat Festival 2023

    “The Trad” is the largest gathering of classic river craft in the world, and with the Dunkirk Little Ships dressed overall.