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Cedar Hollow Oxford

Home of the Wizards of Ox Fellowship. Hidden within twelve acres of woodland near Oxford, Cedar Hollow is part clubhouse, part performance space and part living cabinet of curiosities, filled with illusions, interactive characters, secret spaces and original magical inventions.

The Home of the Fellowship

Cedar Hollow hosts the Fellowship's monthly gatherings aboard the Routemaster, and is intended to host lectures, workshops, works-in-progress evenings, informal sessions and member showcases as the Fellowship grows. It is a gathering place for Oxfordshire's magicians, surrounded by the things they love.

The bright red Routemaster bus at Cedar Hollow Oxford with its serving hatch open, parked beside a red telephone box while guests sit at tables under the trees Next Gathering · Saturday 29 August 2026
Fellowship Event At Cedar Hollow

Saturday Night Aboard the Bus

Once a month the Fellowship gathers aboard the vintage Routemaster for sessions, showcases and magic among the trees.

All Fellowship Events

A Living Showcase of Magic

Nothing at Cedar Hollow sits behind glass. It is an evolving collection of working experiments and original installations that you walk through, talk to and play with.

A visitor discovering a smiling head under a glass dome on a wooden table on the Illusion Trail
The IllusionTrail
Public Experience

An outdoor trail of optical illusions and perception puzzles, from the Beuchet chair to a head served on a plate.

Walk the Trail
A red telephone box among the trees, home of the Telephone Exchange escape game
The TelephoneExchange
Workshop Project

A 1920s Bakelite phone in a woodland phone box, and a story that rings you back.

How It Works
A phone controller showing the Gothic magic mirror, glowing blue and waiting to be woken
The MagicMirror
Workshop Project

A Gothic mirror that listens and speaks, one of the interactive characters living in the themed rooms.

Meet the Mirror
A red telephone box standing among the trees at Cedar Hollow
EscapeExperiences
Public Experience

Story-driven escape experiences hidden in the woodland, with electronic props and secret spaces.

Explore the Rooms
Miss Direction in a fortune teller costume with tarot cards and a glowing crystal ball
MagicShows
Wizards of Ox Production

Live magic every Saturday in the woodland, with the Routemaster as an unforgettable performance venue.

See the Shows
The cosy Beaver's Den cave interior at Cedar Hollow with a glowing lantern and fireplace
WoodlandStays
Public Experience

Overnight guests stay in themed retreats and encounter selected magical experiences as part of their visit.

Book a Stay

Where New Ideas Are Tested

Cedar Hollow is also the creative testing ground of Wizards of Ox Workshop. New props, characters and story-led systems can be experienced in a complete setting before being developed for other venues.

Ways to Visit

Cedar Hollow is a working retreat rather than a walk-in attraction, so every visit follows one of these routes.

Join the Fellowship

Members attend scheduled Fellowship gatherings and selected members' events.

Join the Fellowship

Attend a public experience

Book selected Wizards of Ox shows, trails, escape experiences and open events where offered.

Public Experiences

Stay at Cedar Hollow

Overnight guests encounter selected magical experiences as part of their stay.

Book a Stay

Arrange an industry visit

For hospitality operators, attraction owners, designers, commissioners and press.

Contact the Workshop

Come and Find the Hidden Doors

Join the community, book an experience or bring the Workshop an impossible idea.