Old Bank Hotel
✓ Five-star hotel on Oxford's High Street with city landmark views
🏖️ 2.68 miles from Wolvercote Mill Stream (Poor water quality)
Oxford
Museums & Galleries · Oxford
Story Museum
📍 OX1 1BP
Photo: Duncansaunders (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Immersive story spaces including a Whispering Wood and Enchanted Library
- Walk through the wardrobe doors into Narnia
- Mystery Academy: School for Young Detectives in the Treasure Chamber
- Small Worlds sessions of stories and play for younger children
- Events and shows including author talks and performances
The Story Museum is a family museum in the heart of Oxford, where you can step into immersive story spaces such as a Whispering Wood, an Enchanted Library and a Story Arcade, or push through the wardrobe doors into Narnia. Galleries tickets suit children aged five and over, while Small Worlds offers shorter sessions of stories and play for younger children. The museum also hosts a changing programme of events and shows. It's located in Oxford, Oxfordshire, within walking distance of Oxford station, which is 0.6 miles away, and close to Wolvercote Mill Stream beach, 2.6 miles away. With 44 bookable places to stay within five miles on BritStays, it makes an easy addition to a short break in the city.
Practical details
- Open
- Open today 10:00 to 16:30
- Best for
- Galleries recommended for ages 5+; Small Worlds for ages 5 and under
- Parking
- Nearest public car parks at Westgate Shopping Centre and Oxpens Road, five minutes' walk
- Booking
- Tickets available for Galleries and Small Worlds
From the attraction's own website on 20 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Amusements
- ✓ Gift Shop
Visitor reviews
No reviews yet — been here? Be the first to share what it's like.
Log in or create a free account to write a review.
Do you own or manage Story Museum?
Claim this listing to respond to reviews and keep your information up to date. Verification is free — see why owners claim their listing.
Create a free account to claimPlaces to stay near Story Museum
Make a proper break of it — these stays are all within 25 miles.
0.2 mi
0.2 mi
Vanbrugh House Hotel
✓ Boutique Grade II listed hotel in central Oxford
🏖️ 2.44 miles from Wolvercote Mill Stream (Poor water quality)
Oxford
0.2 mi
George Oxford Hotel
✓ Central Oxford location with attractions within walking distance
🏖️ 2.42 miles from Wolvercote Mill Stream (Poor water quality)
Oxford
0.2 mi
Tower House
✓ Rooms built into Oxford's original 400-year-old city walls
🏖️ 2.5 miles from Wolvercote Mill Stream (Poor water quality)
Oxford
0.2 mi
George Street Hotel
✓ Located in the heart of Oxford's city centre
🏖️ 2.43 miles from Wolvercote Mill Stream (Poor water quality)
Oxford
0.2 mi
The Buttery Hotel
✓ Set on historic Broad Street in the heart of Oxford
🏖️ 2.47 miles from Wolvercote Mill Stream (Poor water quality)
Oxford
🎪 What's on near Story Museum
Events from
Skiddle
Fri 13 Nov · 10:00
Oxford Victorian Christmas Market
Broad Street, Oxford · 0.2 mi
Tickets on Skiddle ↗
Fri 13 Nov · 20:00
Lock & Key Singles Party in Oxford @ The Varsity Club | 40s-...
The Varsity Club, Oxford · 0.1 mi
Tickets on Skiddle ↗
Sat 5 Dec · 14:30
The Magic of Christmas - Witney
St Mary's Church, OX28 4AW, Witney · 9.9 mi
Tickets on Skiddle ↗
Sat 5 Dec · 23:00
Basslayerz | Oxford
O2 Academy Oxford, Oxford · 1.0 mi
Tickets on Skiddle ↗
🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to Story Museum into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Oxford 0.6 miles
- Oxford Parkway 3.7 miles
- Radley 4.6 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page