Oxford Bus and Morris Motors Museums

All aboard! See how engines work; what buses are made of; go aboard some; see old tickets and uniforms once used. View the workshop and on special days ride on a vintage bus. Morris Museum: see a 1970s police car; 1920s Bullnose Morris and a Mini in the original style.

The Museum has c40 vehicles on show, some of which you can go aboard and on the first Sunday of each month (Apr to Oct), most Bank Holidays and on special event days take a Free Bus Ride (see website).

Also, on site is the one and only Morris Motors Band Coach which the OBM Trust has restored. Ongoing restoration projects can be viewed in the Workshop.

Also 100 years ago Morris Motors manufacturing in Oxford began and the Morris Museum is dedicated to William Morris (Lord Nuffield), the Morris Motors Car Company at Cowley and its employees. The only building to survive from the once famous Morris Motors factory at Cowley has been given a new lease of life, re-erected at the Oxford Bus Museum site to house this exhibition.

Photographs and information from the people who worked there and the exhibits that complement them give visitors a taste of what life was like in this exciting era. On show are vehicles such as the Bullnose Morris, Z Van, Mini, Nuffield Tractor, Minor and 1953 Oxford MO.

Educational Visits

Educating and inspiring the next generation to have an interest in Oxfordshire's public transport history is a key aim of ours. We therefore welcome visits from school groups (up to 30 people) on Wednesdays. Children pay the normal Child entrance free, teachers are admitted free.