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Oxford City & University Walking PRIVATE GROUPS Tour

2 Hours Round trip from Oxford Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Private Oxford walking tour with flexible routing
  • 02 Stories of university traditions and student life
  • 03 See iconic Oxford landmarks and historic colleges
  • 04 Usually includes entry to at least one college or the Divinity School
  • 05 Hear about Henry VIII, Bloody Mary, C.S. Lewis, and Tolkien
  • 06 Includes Harry Potter film site entry where possible
  • 07 Can be tailored to interests such as sciences, arts, or writers
  • 08 Explore Oxford with a guide in one of several available languages on request

Discover Oxford on a private walking tour that brings the city’s university traditions, architecture, and stories to life. Explore famous streets and landmarks as your guide shares tales of student life, historic figures such as Henry VIII and Bloody Mary, and literary connections including C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, and Harry Potter.

As college access varies daily, the route is flexible and shaped by what is open at the time of your visit. Tours generally include entry to at least one college or the Divinity School at the Bodleian, with opportunities to tailor the experience around special interests such as science, the arts, or Oxford’s writers.

Discover Oxford on a private walking tour that brings the city’s university traditions, architecture, and stories to life.

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 Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

We will introduce this venue but please note that the Bodleian library never permit guides to take tours inside the library.Which college we will see inside will vary from day to day, depending on what is open but generally we see inside one to two colleges and we pass by and introduce many other colleges tooThis is one of multiple colleges which we will introduce on the route. There are 38 colleges at Oxford university and which colleges we may visit inside varies from one day to the next, depending on which colleges may be open.

Exeter has a £3 entry fee.This is one of multiple colleges which we will introduce on the route. There are 38 colleges at Oxford university and which colleges we may visit inside varies from one day to the next, depending on which colleges may be open.

Wadham has a £3 entry fee, if you enter with the guide. It's otherwise free entry without a guide.This is one of multiple colleges which we will introduce on the route. There are 38 colleges at Oxford university and which colleges we may visit inside varies from one day to the next, depending on which colleges may be open.

Balliol has a £3 entry fee. If we visit inside this college, we usually spend about 20 minutes here.This famous landmark is always featured on our toursWe always introduce this famous Oxford sight.This is one of multiple famous sights which we will introduce on the route. This venue is never open to visit inside.This is one of multiple colleges which we will introduce on the route. There are 38 colleges at Oxford university and which colleges we may visit inside varies from one day to the next, depending on which colleges may be open.

This college is not open to public.This is one of multiple colleges which we will introduce on the route. There are 38 colleges at Oxford university and which colleges we may visit inside varies from one day to the next, depending on which colleges may be open.

Sometimes we visit inside this college. It is free entry, when open.This is one of multiple colleges which we will introduce on the route. There are 38 colleges at Oxford university and which colleges we may visit inside varies from one day to the next, depending on which colleges may be open.

This college is not open to the public.We often stop by this famous pub- this is where Bill Clinton never inhaled....This is one of multiple colleges which we will introduce on the route. There are 38 colleges at Oxford university and which colleges we may visit inside varies from one day to the next, depending on which colleges may be open.

Occasionally we visit this tour but at additional cost to pay on the day as this college costs £8 per person to enterThis is one of multiple colleges which we will introduce on the route. There are 38 colleges at Oxford university and which colleges we may visit inside varies from one day to the next, depending on which colleges may be open.

Trinity has a £3 entry fee.We often visit inside this church. It's free entry.We always introduce the Saxon Tower and the church here from outside.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Oxford 1 city · 2 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Please see EXCLUSIONS section below for any dates with limited college entry eg graduations, Xmas
  • This tour includes entry to one college but option to pay for extra entry fees of extra colleges too
  • If you book at least 2 days ahead & request a foreign language tour, sometimes this is possible.

What's Not Included

  • Christmas notice: colleges are usually all closed from approx Dec 21 to Jan 2nd
  • This specific tour never visits inside Christ church (which costs £18 per person entry).
  • GRADUATION DATES: we cannot always guarantee entry inside any colleges or venues
  • 2024 Graduation dates, there may be few or no colleges open includes....
  • May 18, July 13+23+26+27, Aug 3, Sep 27+28, Nov 8+9+16 of 2024
  • Tours are only offered in foreign languages, if adequate advance notice 2 days ahead & at £250 cost!

Know before you go

  • WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE
  • STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
  • ANIMALS OR PETS ALLOWED
  • Average duration 90-120 minutes and tour to cater to your special interests (let us know on the day or in advance).
  • Tours are in English but where possible and with at least 24 hours notice, we may be able to provide a tour in a foreign language.
  • Please note that as the university colleges are private institutions, we can't always guarantee entry to colleges but it is very rare that we cannot get entry into at least 1 or 2 colleges on the tour. Please take note of any advertised university graduation dates mentioned below, as those dates can have less options of colleges to visit.
  • No public transportation nearby
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • • Please arrive 5 minutes early, before the start of your tour. • Average duration 90-120 minutes and tour to cater to your special interests (let us know on the day or in advance). • Tours are in English but where possible and with at least 24 hours notice, we may be able to provide a tour in a foreign language. • IMPORTANT: any bookings of tours to start before 12.00, you need to book by 21.00 the night before. Afternoon start time tours, you can book a few hours notice only. • Any requests to start tours before 12.30 start time, please note only a few colleges open before 1pm, so while we can still deliver a great tour at any time of the day, it's recommended to start tour in afternoon, to have more options to go inside colleges. • Please note that as the university colleges are private institutions, we can't always guarantee entry to colleges but it is very rare that we cannot get entry into at least 1 or 2 colleges on the tour. Please take note of any advertised university graduation dates mentioned below, as those dates can have less options of colleges to visit.
  • GRADUATION DATES 2019:
  • Jan 19, March 2, March 9, May 4, May 11, July 13, July 23, July 26, July 27, Aug 2, Aug 3, Sep 14, Sep 27, Sep 28, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 9

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Oxford, GB
Tour start
Oxford, GB
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 2 hours finish where they began, in Oxford.

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