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
Register using the form provided (or login if you’ve done this before)
Sign up for Ride & Stride 2026 (more forms—please do find and choose St Mary Magdalen, OXFORD in the ‘Church Finder’)
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.
Then please let the parish administrator know when you’ve signed up!
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!
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 | |