It’s time for a bit of vitamin D-cember! We’re coaxing you out and about to some gorgeous gardens, with trails (and prizes!) to help motivate the reluctant, or lead you around a new corner in these well-loved outdoor spaces.
Not surprisingly Harcourt Arboretum is focusing on trees! Learn about festive tree customs of the world, and gambol around the site - it’s always the perfect place for hide and seek, admiring the resident peacocks, sniffing the scent of a forest floor, and all the other forest bathing benefits, whatever the weather.
Or you can lose yourself in Waterperry’s 20 acres, while finding reindeer. There are (statues of) Rudolph’s friends all around the garden, and they need locating! While you’re hunting you might just see some inspiration for plants that look great at this time of year, something sweet scented or brightly coloured even in December, to liven up a flower bed or windowsill near you.
The Twelve Trees of Christmas: Harcourt Arboretum, until Mon 6th Jan, 10am - 4pm (last entry 3pm), £2 per trail with prize (plus entry charge)
Find Santa’s Reindeer: Waterperry Gardens, until Tue 24th Dec, 10am - 4pm, £3.95 per trail with prize (plus entry charge)
Welcome to Daily Info’s 2024 Advent Calendar – 24 days of events to celebrate the festive period and get ready to ring in the New Year!
This year's calendar offers a mix of Christmas activities - pantos, comedy shows, carol concerts etc, taking in traditions in Oxford and the wider area, as well as free diversions in December and some of the best happenings to book ahead for in 2025.
