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Oxford’s Famous Alumni: Self-Guided Story Puzzle Walk

2 Hours Round trip from Oxford Easy pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Self-guided story puzzle walk through Oxford
02 Solve clues on your phone to unlock the next stop
03 Visit landmarks including the Bodleian Library and Radcliffe Camera
04 See Oxford Playhouse, Magdalen College, and other notable sites
05 Flexible format with stops at your own pace
06 A mix of walking tour, outdoor escape game, and treasure hunt

Explore Oxford through a self-guided story puzzle walk that combines sightseeing, storytelling, and clue-solving. As you complete challenges on your phone, the story unfolds and leads you between some of the city’s most famous academic landmarks, historic pubs, and cultural sites.

Along the way, discover places including the Bodleian Library, Radcliffe Camera, Oxford Playhouse, Magdalen College, and more. Designed as a flexible experience, you can pause whenever you like and continue at your own pace while uncovering Oxford’s famous alumni and hidden stories.

Explore Oxford through a self-guided story puzzle walk that combines sightseeing, storytelling, and clue-solving.

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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 begin at The Eagle and Child pub. Here you will be given your first clue to solve the challenge that awaits you, which will unlock the next part of the story and give you the directions to the next stop.You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at Somerville College. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at The Old Parsonage Hotel. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at Turf Tavern. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at Balliol College. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at Oxford Playhouse. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at The History of Science Museum. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at Bodleian Library. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at The Radcliffe Camera. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at Magdalen College. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.You will finish at Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum. Here is where both the story and the city exploration games end.

The route