A bus museum will be offering free heritage bus rides around Oxford next month.

For many years the museum has given free heritage bus rides in the city of Oxford as part of Open Doors, which is associated with the National Heritage Open Days, and this year is no different.

The Oxford Bus Museum will be offering tours around the city on Saturday, September 14 from 10am until approximately 4pm.

READ MORE: Bicester Pride director hopeful to match last year's success

It is offering 25 minute rides on historic buses with the main stop being Bonn Square.

This year, volunteers will also be giving free talks at the museum in Long Hanborough on Sunday, September 8 with 'The Ups and Downs in the Development of the Bicycle' and 'Reducing bus heights to fit under Oxford Railway Bridge' as part of the 2024 national Heritage Open Days celebration.

READ MORE: Bus service warning ahead of Cowley Road Carnival in Oxford

The Oxford Bus Museum tells the story of bus and coach travel around Oxfordshire over the last 130 years and features a unique collection of 40 vintage bicycles. 

Since 2004 the Morris Motors Museum has been located with the Oxford Bus Museum in Long Hanborough. 

It charts the story of how these classic British cars and commercial vehicles were produced at Cowley, in the city of Oxford. 

The museum, located at Old Station Yard, Main Road, Long Hanborough near Witney, is a charity and run entirely by volunteers.