Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PW.
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When looking to visit the Pitts River Museum, you just need to turn up on the day. Entry to the museum is free of charge and is via the Oxford University Natural History Museum.
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The museum is open to the public daily 10am-5pm.
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We spent around 40 minutes there. We could have spent longer there if we ate food in the cafe in the Oxford University Natural History Museum.
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At the museum, there were many exhibits including rifles, old games, totem poles and historic outfits.
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Our favourite part was the totem poles. You could get up close to them from both the bottom of the totem poles and from upstairs.
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There is only disabled parking available onsite. There are some carparks close by however we decided to use the Redbridge park and ride which was £5.40 for the day (including the ringgo fee and a family bus ticket).
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While at the museum, you can stop for something to eat at the Oxford University Natural History Museum cafe. A mixed salad bowl was £6.50 a bowl and a vegan frittata was £9.50 including the sides. There were no picnic benches however you could enjoy a picnic outside the museum or at a local cafe/restaurant.
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When we visited, our eldest was 3 1/2 years old and our youngest was 23 months. We found this day out had something for everyone, no matter your age.
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We found one set of toilets in the attraction. Changing facilities and accessibility toilets were also available.
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We did not find it the easiest to push the pushchair around due to how skinny some of the aisles were. Lifts were available to go to the other floor levels.
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Overall, we would visit again if we were in the area. When we saw staff they were friendly and the boys loved seeing all the old games and historic outfits. We were shocked to find this attraction was free of charge to enter, however did not find it the easiest to walk round with the pushchair, therefore we have rated this day out 4 1/2 stars out of 5.
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Date of recent visit: August 2024
