Ride and Stride 2026

The annual Ride & Stride event supports both the parish church and also Oxford Historic Churches Trust, which offers grants to churches like ours, when our buildings need some extra care. You may support this event by:

  • Visiting as many churches as possible in and around Oxford, raising funds while doing so. More info…

  • Donating to the Mary Mags Ride & Stride Team. More info…

How to Participate

  1. Visit https://ohct.org.uk/ride-and-stride/take-part/

  2. Register using the form provided (or login if you’ve done this before)

  3. Sign up for Ride & Stride 2026 (more forms—please do find and choose St Mary Magdalen, OXFORD in the ‘Church Finder’)

  4. There’s then some fundraising info, and you’ll be asked for a GoodHub page URL. For the Mary Mags Team page: oxfordshire-historic-churches-trust-245581

    • You may also set up an individual Sponsorship Page within the Team page.

  5. Then please let the parish administrator know when you’ve signed up!

  6. NB: If you need help, contact Fr Jonathan directly. The process of setting up is…not what it could be.

Once you’ve signed up, you can also look at the Suggested Route below, which Fr Jonathan has designed.

How to Donate

The Mary Mags Team currently comprises:

  • The Lewis-Jong family

  • The Vorhies family

  • The West family

  • Geoffrey Riba-Thomson

  • [and maybe you!]

Please support their efforts here!

Support the Mary Mags Team

Suggested cycle/walk route

Please click each Movement entry for a Google Maps route.

Church / Movement Historical Notes
St Mary Magdalen C13–C16 medieval fabric
→ Binsey 🚲 ~20m
St Margaret, Binsey late C12–C13
→ St Thomas 🚲 ~15–20m
St Thomas the Martyr c.1190 onwards
→ Iffley 🚲 ~17–20m
St Mary, Iffley c.1160, largely Romanesque
→ Bartlemas 🚲 ~10m
Bartlemas Chapel Site 1126; present chapel mainly C14
→ Old Marston 🚲 ~15–20m
St Nicholas, Old Marston late C12 onwards
→ Central Oxford 🚲 ~15m
Park bicycles in central Oxford; continue on foot
University Church of St Mary C13–C15; mainly C15
→ St Aldate’s 🚶 ~6m
St Aldate's C12 onwards, substantially altered
→ St Michael 🚶 ~9m
St Michael at the North Gate c.1040–50 tower; C13–15 church
→ St Giles 🚶 ~7m
St Giles c.1120s–30s onwards
→ Mags 🚶 ~5m
Finish — St Mary Magdalen
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