Shops and markets · Bicester
Bicester Green, Sheep Street
A charity's shop on Sheep Street, Bicester, where volunteers repair, refurbish and make things from reclaimed wood, and sell them with a 30-day warranty, alongside a free monthly Repair Café and a Library of Things.
Rainy days
Not a place for souvenirs, but a good look at how the town looks after its own: refurbished bikes, tools and handmade wooden goods at charity prices. Time a Saturday visit for the Repair Café if you have something broken.
- Good: Refurbished bikes, electricals and tools, with a 30-day warranty
- Good: Bird boxes, hedgehog houses and chopping boards made from reclaimed wood
- Good: Free Repair Café on the third Saturday of the month, 10am to 2pm
- Worth knowing: Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm only
About
Bicester Green is a registered charity with a shop at 16 Sheep Street, in the centre of Bicester. Its volunteers cut waste by repairing, reusing and reselling, and everything on its shelves has been made, mended or refurbished by them.
The shop sells refurbished bicycles, checked by its volunteers, alongside electrical goods such as food mixers and vacuum cleaners, DIY and garden tools, and things made from reclaimed wood: bird boxes, hedgehog houses and chopping boards. In November 2026 the woodwork volunteers were making Christmas trees and candles. Everything bought comes with a 30-day warranty, and the wood workshop takes commissions.
You can bring broken things in to be looked at for £5, which covers a simple repair. The free Repair Café, in the shop on the third Saturday of the month from 10am to 2pm, lets you watch your repairer at work, with refreshments. The Library of Things lends tools and household kit by the week to members, booked online and collected in the shop. The workshops are at The Stables in Garth Park.
Opening hours and season
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 10:00 to 16:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 to 16:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 to 16:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 to 16:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 to 16:00 |
| Sunday | Closed |
Closed on Sundays and Mondays. Repair Café on the third Saturday of the month, 10am to 2pm.
Location
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Travelodge Bicester
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The Littlebury Hotel, Bicester
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Premier Inn Bicester
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Nearby walks, places and things to do
- Noughts & Nibbles, Bicester 0.1 km away
- Nash's Bakery, Sheep Street 0.1 km away
- Coles Books, Bicester 0.1 km away
- Vue Bicester 0.1 km away
Sights nearby
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Bicester Market Square
Sight · Historic building · Bicester
The old market place at the centre of Bicester, where the town's market was granted in 1239, lined with listed houses such as No. 47 of 1698 with its oval-windowed tower. The Friday market is on Sheep Street beside it, and the square is due to be remade.
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Garth Park, Bicester
Sight · Common or park · Bicester
Bicester's town park: about 9 acres of lawns, specimen trees and formal beds round Garth House, a Victorian hunting lodge given to the town in 1946. It has the 1732 bell of the old Town Hall, a bandstand, a café and play areas, a few minutes from Market Square.
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St Edburg's Church, Bicester
Sight · Church · Bicester
Bicester's Grade I parish church, grown from a Norman church with a central tower into the big Perpendicular church of today. Inside are brasses from about 1500, Georgian monuments by Scheemakers, Wilton and Westmacott, and a Morris & Co. window of 1866.
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Bicester Village
Sight · Historic building · Bicester
An open-air designer outlet on the south side of Bicester, with more than 150 boutiques on pedestrian streets, open seven days a week since 1995. It has its own station, with trains from London Marylebone and Oxford, and the old town is a short walk away.