Oxford City and University Walking Small Group PUBLIC Tour
Description
This is a small group tour with typically under 5 persons and limited to max 14 persons. Minimum numbers to book may apply to book- currently minimum 3 or 4 adults applies to book. Our competitors run tours with much larger numbers than we do, so one advantage of booking our tour, is a more personalised service. This tour will include entry into at least one or more colleges- which college/s will vary from day to day. See Oxford and England's history will be brought alive on this unique small-group guided walking tour of the city and university traditions. See inside colleges with any chargeable entrance fees included in your tour. The 90 to 120-minute long tour will feature storytelling about student life, college traditions, Henry VIII, Bloody Mary, CS Lewis, J.R.R Tolkien and even Harry Potter! Notice: please see What's not included section for details of university graduation dates as most colleges are closed on such dates.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Which colleges we visit inside will vary from one tour to the next, depending on what is open from day to day. This college is free entry to visit yourselves.
We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route. This college is where Tolkien was a student! It's also connected to JK Rowling.
Which colleges we will visit will vary from day to day, depending on what is open from day to day. This college is worth £3 in entry fee and we often visit here during the tour.
We introduce the Bodleian and the Divinity school which is a Harry Potter film site at the Bodleian library. It costs £3 to enter the Divinity school and on dates, when no colleges may be open, the tour instead includes entry to the Divinity school. We do NOT visit inside the medieval library as it is not open to private guiding but we do introduce the library history and architecture from outside. We also present info about the filming of Harry Potter here.
We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.
An iconic Oxford sight
We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.
We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.
We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route. This college is free entry and we sometimes visit here.
We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.
We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.
We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route. This college is where...Jesus studied in Oxford!!
We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route. This college, we usually visit during the tour, assuming it's open. Its' free entry.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- We cannot always guarantee entry inside any colleges during Covid19 and on graduation dates or Xmas period from approx. Dec 22nd to Jan 2nd
- Please take note of any advertised university graduation dates mentioned below, as those dates can have less options of colleges to visit.
- Graduation dates- please see 'EXCLUSIONS' section.
Reviews(99)
Our tour guide was excellent! He gave us a well rounded tour of many of the landmarks and colleges of Oxford explaining the historical significance of each. He had a great humour and was able to give us a great look into what was happening when the college was created, including details of donors, the church and royalty involved. I highly recommend this tour to anyone!
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We really enjoyed having what turned out to be a private tour of Oxford. Our guide, Hafeja, was a recent graduate and did a great job of mixing the history of the town and colleges with current info. She also personalized our tour based upon what we were most interested in seeing, rather than relying on a predetermined route.
Great recommendation for our new guide. Thanks.
Absolutely fabulous walking tour, with tour guide Chris Cochran, who was extremely informative & such a lovely gentleman 😊 We even took him up on his advice for getting the best chicken sandwich (in the world) & a great coffee from ‘Saint Clair Valentine Patisserie’ across the road from the tourist information centre - he wasn’t wrong, & it was cheap too! ❤️
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Delightful tour! Really enjoyed it and I think we got the 'extended version'! Pay attention to meet up information as there are a lot of tours beginning in the same area and we were originally in the wrong spot!
Thanks, KIm!
Our guide Jacob was lovely and informative. Great tour with ability to customize to interests of the group.
Thanks for recommending the tour. Sincerely, Alasdair
Our guide Murray was fantastic! He was knowledgeable, flexible, and fun. Very grateful for him and the view of Oxford he provided. Thank you!
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City of Oxford walking tour. (Bodleian Libraries) we highly recommend this tour. Our guide Lucy told us so much about the history of Oxford and the colleges' that have been built through the ages. Monies given by individuals and families to build the wonderful colleges we see today.
We did this tour today and just wanted to say how interesting Jacob made the tour. Not only did we see the buildings we wanted, but we also got both a historical view of Oxford and some fascinating stories. Thanks again Jacob
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Just came back from the Harry Potter tour of Oxford with Laura. The four of us, including our our two kids, had a great time. I was nervous whether the kids would last through a two hour tour, but in flew by. Our 11 year old said, that it felt like only 45 minutes passed, and he could have continued. Both of the kids enjoyed Laura’s stories about Oxford. Laura is a native of Oxford, and shared a lot of fun tidbits about the city. We highly recommend this tour!
Hi. Thanks for such a super recommendation for your tour with Laura. That will be especially appreciated by Laura as she is our new member of staff. Sincerely, Alasdair
De tour was excellent en Johannes Made it more special. Thanks City is really interesting and we discovered really interesting places.
Hi Bruno, Thanks for recommending your university tour with Johannes. Sincerely, Alasdair
