Oxford Bus Museum

The Oxford Bus Museum in Long Hanborough is a proper transport heritage day out where well-behaved dogs are welcome throughout the museum galleries and collections. Located right beside Hanborough railway station with direct bus and train links from Oxford, it's an unexpectedly dog-friendly museum visit – your dog can join you among the historic buses, Morris Motors vehicles and vintage cycle displays, with only the café restricted to guide dogs.

Open Wednesdays and Sundays from 10am to 4pm (plus Saturdays in July and August), the museum offers outdoor picnic tables beside the café, so you can bring your own food and sit outside with your dog while taking a break. There's a free on-site car park with 15 spaces, including one wide disabled space and if it's full, the adjacent station car park is usually available for £2.90.

It's a refreshingly inclusive approach from a smaller museum and it means you can genuinely share the visit rather than leaving anyone in the car. Last entry is at 3pm, giving you a good few hours to explore the transport collections together.