United Kingdom · Walking Tours

Oxford University Private Walking Tour with a Professional Guide

2 Hours Round trip from Oxford Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Private walking tour of Oxford with a professional local guide
02 See some of Oxford’s most important historic colleges
03 Learn about the foundation and development of Oxford under Henry II
04 Discover how the first Oxford colleges were established
05 Explore Oxford’s role in religious and political dispute
06 Hear stories connected to John Wyclif, Henry VIII, John Locke, and Edmund Halley

Discover the story of Oxford on a private walking tour through one of the world’s most celebrated university cities. Explore a selection of its historic colleges and streets while learning how the University of Oxford developed into a major centre of learning, religion, politics, and intellectual life.

Along the way, your professional guide will bring Oxford’s past to life through key figures and turning points, from Henry II and the first colleges to the Reformation, the Civil War, John Locke, Edmund Halley, and the Victorian era.

Discover the story of Oxford on a private walking tour through one of the world’s most celebrated university cities.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 2 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access No

City Oxford

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

You will see: Keble College St John’s College Trinity College Balliol College Exeter College Lincoln College Corpus Christi College Merton College University College Magdalen College

You will learn about: Foundation and development under Henry II The establishment of the first Oxford colleges Oxford as a center for religious and political dispute John Wyclif Henry VIII The Reformation Civil War John Locke Edmund Halley Victorian Era’s leading role

The route