Harry Potter Walking Tour of Oxford Including New College
Description
Muggles welcome! Go inside New College and the Bodleian Library on a magical adventure into the medieval buildings of Oxford University. With a fun Oxford student guide, complete with a quiz, the odd prop, and terrible jokes and puns! Suitable for devout Harry Potter fans, along with those publicly unwilling to admit their devotion, and those with no prior interest but looking for a fun way to explore! The tour includes other famous books such as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the Hobbit, and Lord of the Rings - along with the history of Oxford University.
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Not quite Flourish and Blotts but as close as a muggle bookshop can be. Blackwells is the dream of every Ravenclaw, holding approximately holding 250,000 volumes, which translates to 3 miles of books! This is even more impressive knowing that their first store measured only 12 feet square, and held just 700 used books. Don't forget to have a look at the roof of the building from a distance. Don't worry the stone figure you'll see on top isn't someone petrified. It is a statue by Antony Gormley; one of a series of sculptures called “Another Time II”.
One of the largest libraries, with multiple buildings spread across Oxford. Home to archaic medieval books on spells and wizards! Viewed from several locations externally - see Divinity for our entrance to Bodleian.
Despite the name, it is one of the oldest Colleges at Oxford, built-in 1379. With its medieval cloisters and beautiful spaces it is easy to see why they decided to film multiple scenes for Harry Potter here!
Paid Entrance To Part of The Bodleian: This most dramatic site is not only one of the oldest parts of the Bodleian Library University, but it was also used in various scenes when filming of Harry Potter was taking place in Oxford. The Bodleian is a complex of different buildings, this is the section we enter. Instantly recognisable as a Harry Potter site, with one of the best examples of medieval architecture in England.
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If you miss the departure time, for any reason, you will not get a refund
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- During peak season (June–August), access to the Divinity School is extremely limited due to frequent closures and high demand, and may not be included in the tour. While some companies may claim otherwise, we prefer to be honest upfront rather than risk disappointment on the day.
Reviews(1,120)
Angus did a fantastic job! He gave a very interesting and well rounded tour of all things Harry Potter in Oxford as well as some fun history and extras! I really enjoyed it.
Thank you for the review of our Harry Potter Walking Tour of Oxford Including New College. Our guides can tell lots of Harry Potter facts and filming secrets in Oxford. We hope you come back to Footprints soon!
Great tour! Our guide Henry was very kind and patient. He lead us to many interesting spots of Oxford, mainly those related to Harry Potter's movies. Our daughters did enjoy it!
Thank you for this five star review of our Harry Potter Walking Tour of Oxford Including New College. This is our most family fun tour with interactive quizzes and lots of Harry Potter Trivia. So pleased you enjoyed - We hope to welcome you to another Footprints Tour in the Future!
Robin was amazing! He was very knowledgeable and has a great voice and presence. Very entertaining. The Harry Potter tour was a great overview of Oxford and Harry Potter lore.
Thank you for this kind review of our Harry Potter Walking Tour of Oxford Including New College. Glad you had a good experience. Thank you for the recommendation.
We had a wonderful time with Alyssa. The tour was just the right length with some good history of Oxford and plenty of Harry Potter to go around. She was wonderful with the kids in our group - especially my very eager and excited daughter who had lots of questions. It was a great way to see some of Oxford especially as a family (kids are 9 and 6 years old).
Fabulous tour led by V. She provided so much interesting and insightful information throughout the tour. We valued the access to the key buildings, her knowledge and delightful presentation throughout the tour. Highly recommend.
Wonderful Harry Potter tour with our guide Sue. She highlighted all the Harry Potter sites for us, gave us a great insight into the structure of the colleges and faculties at Oxford, and made the tour fun with a Harry Potter quiz. I would definitely recommend this tour for all Harry Potter fans.
An interesting tour of Oxford and the many colleges . Being a Harry Potter Tour I was expecting to enter the colleges where many of the famous scenes were filmed , yes we gained entry to two of the colleges but the main college Christ College where the staircase and dining room feature in all Harry Potter films was missed . Our guide Vee was passionate and full of knowledge of all the literary highlights of Oxford.
Our guide, V, was fantastic! She made the tour engaging for the adults and kids in the group. Asked fun Harry Potter related quiz questions and mentioned such interesting facts about all the locations we visited. Definitely would recommend for any Harry Potter fan! My kids, ages 7 and 9 loved it too!
I went on this tour with my 12 year old son & nephew as well as my sister and Mum. Valentine was our guide and she was amazing. She always spoke loud enough to be heard but was not overbearing. She was was always enthusiastic about her subject and had lots of anecdotes about Harry Potter movies and inspiration as well as useful information about the University. She presented to all members of the (small) group and volunteered to be our photographer. It was a hot day and she always sought out shade for us. It was an easy tour to book and the only reason I took one star off the meeting was that phone connectivity in Oxford is not great and I couldn't easily find where to meet. My suggestion would be to put the meeting place on the ticket (which was saved to my apple wallet). The 1.5hr tour flew by and left us very grateful for our tour.
Great tour. The guide (adaline?) was knowledgeable, friendly and really engaging.
