OXFORD'S Botanic Garden will hold its first ever Christmas Fair at the weekend.

It will install a heated marquee and there will be live music on Saturday and Sunday.

On the menu will be mulled wine, cider, beer, coffee and hot chocolate and there will be a wide range of stalls selling gifts.

Prof Simon Hiscock, Director of the Botanic Garden, said: "The idea behind the Christmas Fair is to encourage people to visit who have never been to the garden before."

The fair will run from 10am to 8pm on Saturday and from 10am to 4pm on Sunday.

Admission is £5 for adults, £3.50 for concessions, and free for accompanied children under 16.

For more information visit botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk