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Bicester

Bicester - of Saxon origin (not Roman, despite the spelling), is a  traditional and thriving market town, known for being the fastest growing town  in Oxfordshire.

Take time to explore the historic town and enjoy a stroll to the Bicester  Outlet Shopping Village on the outskirts of the town.

Chambers of Commerce Web link

Map to Village Shopping

Local Information

  • Tourist Information Centres:
    • Unit 6a, Bicester Village, Pingle Drive, Bicester, OX6 7WD Tel: 01869  369055 Fax: 01869 369054
      Open all year, daily 10am -  6pm

  • Post Office: 58 Sheep St Tel: 01869 252329

  • Population: 28,000 +

  • Early closing: Thursday

  • Market Days: Friday

  • Register Office: Waverley House, Queens Avenue Tel: 01869  252917

  • Twinning - with Neunkirchen-Seelscheid near Bonn & Cologne in  Germany and also with Canton des Essarts lying between Nantes and Bordeau in  France

  • Fire, Police, Ambulance - in an emergency dial 999
    • Fire: Bicester Fire Protection Office, Queens Road OX6 8NR Tel: 01869 252363
    • Police: Police Station, Queens Avenue, Bicester OX6 8NT Tel: 01869 320919
    • Hospitals:
      • Bicester Community Hospital, Kings End (Minor Injuries Dept out of  normal surgery hours) Tel: 01869 876500
      • John Radcliffe (Casualty Dept), Headley Way, Headington, Oxford Tel: 01865 741166

  • Travel:
    • Bus:Stagecoach and  Oxford Tube timetables and online ticket shop.
    • Rail:
      • Chiltern Railways, Provides services between London Marylebone and Birmingham Snow Hill.
      • Thames Trains/Great Western go from Bicester Town Station to Islip, Oxford  and beyond.

  • Careers Office, Victoria Road: Tel: 01869 253886

  • Chemists:
    • Cooks Chemists, The Old Barn, Coker Close
    • Superdrug, 39 Sheep Street
    • Lloyds Pharmacy, 34 Sheep Street
    • Boots the Chemist, 33/35 Sheep Street
    • Cooks Chemists, The Old Barn, Coker Close


  • Job Centre, 19/21Manorsfield Road: Tel: 01869 252751

  • Department of Social Security:Tel: 01295 455000

  • Citizens Advice Bureau, The Garth, Bicester: Tel: 01869  321076

  • Library: Old Place Yard: Tel: 01869 252181 - Mon 1300 - 1900,  Wed & Thur 0930 - 1700, Fri 0930 - 1900, Sat 0900 - 1600

  • Local newspapers:
    • Bicester Advertiser(Fri), 50 Market Square, Bicester Tel: 01869 241436
    • Bicester Review(Fri), 8 West Street, Buckingham Tel: 01280  813434
    • Oxford Times(Fri), Osney Mead, Oxford Tel: 01865 244988
    • Oxford Mail, Osney Mead, Oxford Tel: 01865  244988

  • Local Radio & TV:
    • Central Television, Unit 9, Windrush Court, Abingdon Tel: 01235 554123
    • FOX FM, Brush House, Pony Road, Oxford Tel: 01865 748787
    • BBC Radio Oxford 95.2 FM, 269 Banbury Road, Oxford Tel: 01865  311444

  • Local Council Offices:
    • Bicester Town Council, The Garth, Launton Road, Bicester, Oxon, OX6  0JB Tel: 01869 252915 or 01869 320007
    • Cherwell District Council, Bodicote House, Bodicote, Banbury OX15 4AA Tel: 01295 252535
    • Oxfordshire County Council, County Hall, New Road, Oxford OX1 1ND Tel: 01865 792422

  • Education:
    • Bardwell Special, Hendon Place, Sunderland Drive Tel: 01869  242182
    • Bicester Adult Continuing Education Centre, Queens Avenue Tel: 01869 241532
    • Bicester Community College, Queens Avenue Tel: 01869 243331
    • Brookside County Primary, Bucknell Road Tel: 01869 252482
    • Bure Park Primary, Lucerne Avenue Tel: 01869 354059
    • Chesterton C.E. Primary, Chesterton Tel: 01869 252498
    • Cooper Secondary, Churchill Road Tel: 01869 242121
    • Glory Farm County Primary and Nursery School, Hendon Place,  Sunderland Drive Tel: 01869 244050
    • Kindercare Learning Centres, Unit 3 Minton Place, Victoria Road Tel: 01869240900
    • Kings Meadow County Primary Shakespeare Drive Tel: 01869  323525
    • Langford Village County Primary, Peregrine Way, Langford Tel: 01869 369021
    • Launton C.E. Primary, Launton Tel: 01869 253692
    • Longfield County Primary and Nursery School, Longfields Road Tel: 01869 252386
    • Lower Heyford Nursery, Market Square, Lower Heyford, Nr.Bicester Tel: 01869 340746
    • Priory Day Nursery, 1 The Priory, Priory Road Tel: 01869  252753
    • Southwold County Primary, Holm Way Tel: 01869 324061
    • St. Edgburgs C. of E. Primary, Cemetery Road Tel: 01869 252393
    • St. Mary's R.C. Primary, Queen's Avenue Tel: 01869 252035

  • Chamber of Commerce

Recreation, Sport & Leisure

  • Bicester & Ploughley Sports Centre, Queens Drive, Bicester Tel: 01869 253914

  • Golf:
    • Chesterton Country Golf Club, Chesterton, Bicester Tel: 01869  241204
    • Kirtlington Golf Club, Kirtlington Tel: 01869  351133

  • Bicester Hash House  Harriers - "The drinking club with a running problem"

  • Bicester Rotaract Club - an  organisation for 18 to 29 year olds which organises social events as well as  raising money for charity and helping in the community. The club is a registered  charity.

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