Open Doors at Iffley Church and Court Place Gardens
A CELEBRATION OF THE RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT
SHARED BY IFFLEY CHURCH AND COURT PLACE GARDENS
Sunday 13 September 2026 2.00-5.00pm St Mary's Church OX4 4EJ
Iffley Church is an outstanding Romanesque building.
It stands above the River Thames in a unique historic landscape.
On one side of it is the site of the 12th-century manor house and on the other is the 13th-century parsonage.
DROP IN AND EXPLORE
IFFLEY CHURCH AND COURT PLACE GARDENS
FREE
Entrance via churchyard from Church Way
Children’s activities; trails for adults; adventure playground.
Tours of the Church by volunteer guides.
Tours of the belltower tbc
Tours of the common rooms in the historic Mansion House at Court Place by the Manager of Court Place Gardens
Talks in Iffley Church Hall. Free. No booking required.
- 2.30-3.00 ‘The Lady who built Iffley Church’, by Penny Tyack;
- 3.10-3.40 ‘Colourful Characters at Court Place in the 16th and 17th centuries’, by Susan Walker.
Part of OXFORD OPEN DOORS 2026