Huge UK production firm coming to Oxford Westgate centre

Aardman animations is coming to Westgate shopping centre this month on Tuesday, May 26 and Wednesday, May 27.

Westgate Oxford’s PLUS+ members will be the first to access tickets for the shops.

The Bristol-based animation studio is known for Shaun the Sheep, Chicken Run, Wallace and Gromit, and Flushed Away.

Visitors to the shopping centre can enjoy the official clay-modelling workshops during the half-term weekend.

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The trail combines interactive Augmented Reality (AR), and on-site ‘hide and sheep’ elements. (Image: Aardman Animations LTD)

The company is also running an augmented reality free Shaun the Sheep trail all month.

Guest are invited to hunt down nine places throughout the Westgate, each unlocking an interactive scene.

Families on the free adventure with ‘Shaun the Sheep: Fun with the Flock’, can see many characters of the show in 3D.

To participate in the Shaun the Sheep A.R. trail, guests will need to download the ‘Fun with the Flock’ app and enter the location code 2410, either in advance or on site.

They can then pick up the free trail map and headband from the information desk next to JD Sports.

Those who complete the trail will get a sticker prize, while adults also have the chance to win a £100 John Lewis gift card when signing up to PLUS+; Westgate Oxford’s free reward programme.

Families can also pick up free Shaun the Sheep colouring sheets from Guest Services every weekend.