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Your Oxford Handcrafted Travel Journal

Start your Oxford Handcrafted Travel Journal with a cover that reflects your style, then make it your own as you explore. Inside you'll find trail guides, activities, and journal pages designed to grow with you. Collect new editions based on your interests, add your memories, sketches, notes, and keepsakes, and create a one-of-a-kind travel journal filled with your Oxford experiences.

Picking a cover for your Oxford Journal

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Start your Oxford Journal with a cover that speaks to you. Choose from a limited-run collection created by four local artists, each inspired by Oxford's people, places, and creative spirit. Prefer to make it entirely your own? Create a custom cover and transform your journal into a one-of-a-kind keepsake. However you begin, we'd love to see what you create along the way.

Limited Edition Artist Covers

Four local artists have created exclusive covers for the Oxford Handcrafted Zine. Reach out to receive one of four limited-run collector covers while supplies last.

zine cover options

A) "The Artist's Archives" by Aggie Armstrong, B) "Oxford Trail" by Sue Goossens, C) "Pretty Florets" by Stella Jurgen, D) "Untitled Ceramic Works" by HollyJo, owner of The Kiln Room Pottery & Supply

Hit the yellow button below and fill out the form to request a journal cover.

Get the first edition zine

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Pick Up Your Free First Edition

The first edition of the Oxford Handcrafted Zine is available at participating Oxford Handcrafted Trail locations and select tourism information centres throughout Oxford County.

Zine Pick-Up Locations
Prefer Snail Mail?

Can't make it to a pickup location, or want a copy before your adventure begins? Request the first zine edition by mail and start planning, customizing, or creating from home before you hit the road.

Build your collection

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The first edition introduces the Oxford Handcrafted Trail, but your collection is just getting started.

Handcrafted Fun Edition

Activities, creative challenges, trip logs, CRAFT bingo, poetry prompts, and more.

Medium Spotlight Editions

Upcoming editions will dive deeper into the people, places, and stories behind the many forms of craftsmanship found along the trail.

Coming Soon

  • Fibre Arts and Fabric
  • Pottery & Ceramics
  • Woodworking
  • and more...

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Printable itineraries and add-ins

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Download. Print. Explore.

Add new adventures to your Zine with printable inserts and curated road-trip itineraries.

Zine Extras (coming soon)
  • Reading lists
  • Checklist pages
  • Journal prompts
  • Trail trackers
  • Collection logs

Inspiration from fellow travellers

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See How Others Are Customizing Their Zines

Every Zine tells a different story.

Browse examples from visitors who have filled their Oxford Handcrafted Zines with:

  • Travel notes
  • Sketches
  • Stamps
  • Stickers
  • Tickets and receipts
  • Polaroids and photos
  • Collected memories
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A Oxford Handcrafted Trail zine with cutouts, stickers, and stamps added
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Zine customization
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Zine colouring example
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Want to be featured? Share your creations by tagging @TourismOxford on social media.

Share snaps from your adventures

We'd love to hear about your journey along the Oxford Handcrafted Trail and see your adventures. Tag us on social media @TourismOxford or submit below.

Your Story Is Still Being Written

The Oxford Handcrafted Zine isn't meant to sit on a shelf. It's designed to be folded into a backpack, filled with memories, customized with creativity, and revisited long after your adventure ends.

Pick up your copy, explore the trail, and create a keepsake that's as unique as your journey.