At TASO we have a wide range of guided trips planned in 2026-2027, including local walks in Oxford, visits further afield, and a residential tour. We will add to the calendar below as visits are scheduled and details confirmed.
If you would like more information, do email us at tasovisits@gmail.com.
We are also always happy to receive your ideas and suggestions for future walks, visits and trips.
Please be aware that Visits Team events work differently to lectures. They are almost always ticketed, there are limited places and there is usually high demand. For these reasons, each event is initially opened only to members, then offered to those on the event’s waiting list if there are still places, and only if places remain after that are they offered to non-members. When tickets for a visit go on sale, you can book yours by pressing on “click here” in that visit’s entry in the calendar or detailed information below.
TASO Visits Team
| 2026 | ||
| September | Thu 10th, 2pm Oxford | Visit: Wood Engravers exhibition, North Wall Gallery – talk and guided visit by Peter Lawrence (cost £0) |
| October | Mon 19th, 11am Abingdon | Walk: 90-minute guided walking tour of Abingdon – the England town inhabited the longest; (cost £15, guide Lizzy Rowe). |
| October | Tue 20th, 11am & 2pm Abingdon | Walk: 90-minute guided walking tour of Abingdon – the England town inhabited the longest; (cost £15, guide Lizzy Rowe). |
| October | 26th-28th Sussex | Visit: A trip to Brighton, Charleston and to see The Marriage of Figaro at Glyndebourne has been arranged with Tailored Travel – see below for details. NB sold out |
| December | Fri 4th, 9am London | Visit: coach trip to Neasden Hindu Temple, including ceremony and tour (cost £25). |
| December | Fri 11th, 2pm Oxford | Visit: North Wall Gallery. Oxford Printers’ Co-operative annual exhibition and talk by Catriona Brodribb (cost £0) |
| 2027 | ||
| February | Tue 2nd, Thu 4th, Mon 8th, 11am Oxford | Walk: The architecture of Oxford. 90-minute guided walk, led by Victoria Bentata (cost £15). |
| March | Tues 9th Oxford | Visit: Bubier Collection of ceramics, Harris Manchester College. Tour & talk at the college, also a visit to the chapel with its pre-Raphaelite windows (cost £0). |
| May | Thurs 13th Oxford | Visit: Bubier Collection of ceramics, Harris Manchester College. Tour & talk at the college, also a visit to the chapel with its pre-Raphaelite windows (cost £0). |
| June | Wed 9th, 9am Hertfordshire | Visit: coach trip to Hellens Manor, a Tudor/Jacobean house (cost £65, incl lunch). |
The Visits Team is delighted to be offering a number of confirmed trips, with more to be added:
Glyndebourne and Sussex
Monday 26th to Wednesday 28th October 2026 – an organised trip to Brighton, Charleston and to see Le nozze di Figaro at Glyndebourne. NB This trip is SOLD OUT.
The itinerary in brief:
- Leaving Oxford by coach on Monday morning, we will stop at Standen House, the Arts & Crafts house designed by Philip Webb, with interiors by Morris. After lunch there [not included] we travel on to Eastbourne, where we will stay in the 4* Hydrohotel for the next two nights. Dinner in the evening is included.
- On Tuesday morning we visit Brighton for a guided tour, including the Royal Pavilion, before we travel on to Glyndebourne for the 4pm performance of The Marriage of Figaro. After the performance we will have a two-course dinner at one of the restaurants there.
- On Wednesday morning we will visit the Towner Gallery, with its collection of works by Ravilious and other modern artists, and then go on to Charleston, the former home of Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant and others. We get back to Oxford late afternoon/early evening.
Once the booking forms are sent to them, all further arrangements will be handled by Tailored Travel, a tour company that we have used before, notably for our successful trip to Sicily.
Neasden Hindu Temple, London
Friday 4th December, visit (coach), leave Oxford by 9am, return 4:30-5pm. Pick-up places likely to be Redbridge, Taylorian and Sandhills. Ceremony 11:45 + tour. Optional buffet lunch for £15.99, to be paid separately on the day.
Tickets will be available via TicketSource.
Hellens Manor, Hertfordshire
Wednesday 9th June all-day coach trip to Hellens Manor, including:
- a 75-minute guided tour of the Tudor / Jacobean house
- lunch, included in the cost
- garden visit
Leave Oxford by 9am. Pick-up places likely to be Redbridge, Taylorian and Water Eaton Park & Ride.
For more information about our organised visits, email us at tasovisits@gmail.com.
Best wishes
VISITS TEAM