Witney Local Information
Practical local information for Witney: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Schools
Witney school term dates 2026/27: half term 26 October
Oxfordshire half term is 26 to 30 October and Christmas runs 21 December to 1 January. Witney's secondaries, INSET days and Cokethorpe's dates compared.
Bins
Witney Christmas bin collections: which days move
Christmas and New Year's Day both fall on a Friday this year, so Witney's Friday bins will move. Last year's revised dates, garden waste and the tip hours.
Travel
Witney Christmas trains and buses: no service 25 December
No trains or buses run on Christmas Day, and Boxing Day's bank holiday moves to Monday 28 December. What ran from Witney last year and when 2026 times appear.
Half Term
Witney October half term 2026: 26 to 30 October, what's on
October half term in Witney is 26 to 30 October. Cogges' Dracula weeks, Blenheim's half-term shows, the wildlife park's winter hours and a Corn Exchange play.
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Witney Roadworks This Week: A40 Closure and High Street Shut
The A40 eastbound is shut from Downs Road to Shores Green until about 14 October, and Witney High Street is closed to cars to 9 October. Bus stops moved.
Bins
Witney bin collection days: bank holidays are collected
Witney bins are collected fortnightly, food waste weekly, and crews work bank holidays. Garden waste costs £52.50 a year and a bulky collection £41.
Parking
Parking in Witney is free: the catch is the time limit
Every West Oxfordshire council car park is free, Witney's included. The catch is the maximum stay: Woolgate alone issued 895 penalty notices in 2024/25.
Council Tax
Witney council tax bands 2026/27: Band D is £2,652.79
Band D in Witney is £2,652.79, the highest of any parish in West Oxfordshire. The full A to H table, what each precept takes, and who pays £213 less.
Local Info
Witney Planning: Local Plan Comments Close 9 October
The draft Local Plan sets 18,318 homes by 2043, with three sites of 700 each around Witney. Comments close 9 October; the Witney drop-in is 1 September.
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Witney trains to London: 1h 3m and £7,156 a year
Witney has no station, so London starts at Hanborough: 1h 3m to Paddington, £7,156 a year and only 48 parking spaces. Four options compared, with real fares.
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Things to do in Witney: 11 places, prices checked
Eleven things to do in and around Witney, prices checked this week: free Roman mosaic open days on 22 August, Cogges from £12, Blenheim cheaper to 1 September.
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Witney house prices: £380,000 typical sale, and falling
The typical Witney-area home sold for £380,000 over the past year, and West Oxfordshire prices are down 2.4%. Prices by type, postcode and neighbouring town.
Half Term
Witney October half term 2026: 26 to 30 October, what's on
October half term in Witney is 26 to 30 October. Cogges' Dracula weeks, Blenheim's half-term shows, the wildlife park's winter hours and a Corn Exchange play.
Local Info
Witney Roadworks This Week: A40 Closure and High Street Shut
The A40 eastbound is shut from Downs Road to Shores Green until about 14 October, and Witney High Street is closed to cars to 9 October. Bus stops moved.
Bins
Witney bin collection days: bank holidays are collected
Witney bins are collected fortnightly, food waste weekly, and crews work bank holidays. Garden waste costs £52.50 a year and a bulky collection £41.
Parking
Parking in Witney is free: the catch is the time limit
Every West Oxfordshire council car park is free, Witney's included. The catch is the maximum stay: Woolgate alone issued 895 penalty notices in 2024/25.
Council Tax
Witney council tax bands 2026/27: Band D is £2,652.79
Band D in Witney is £2,652.79, the highest of any parish in West Oxfordshire. The full A to H table, what each precept takes, and who pays £213 less.
Local Info
Witney Planning: Local Plan Comments Close 9 October
The draft Local Plan sets 18,318 homes by 2043, with three sites of 700 each around Witney. Comments close 9 October; the Witney drop-in is 1 September.
Local Info
Witney trains to London: 1h 3m and £7,156 a year
Witney has no station, so London starts at Hanborough: 1h 3m to Paddington, £7,156 a year and only 48 parking spaces. Four options compared, with real fares.
Local Info
Things to do in Witney: 11 places, prices checked
Eleven things to do in and around Witney, prices checked this week: free Roman mosaic open days on 22 August, Cogges from £12, Blenheim cheaper to 1 September.
Local Info
Witney house prices: £380,000 typical sale, and falling
The typical Witney-area home sold for £380,000 over the past year, and West Oxfordshire prices are down 2.4%. Prices by type, postcode and neighbouring town.