Where and when open to visit, we will take you inside Exeter college with £3 entry ticket included. This is where JRR Tolkien studied. JK Rowling is also an honorary fellow of this college.Entry worth £10 per person is included in the tour. This is where CS Lewis taught & it has a beautiful deer park with deer. If this college is not open, then instead we'll visit Merton college, where JRR Tolkien taught or Exeter college, where Tolkien studied.We don't normally walk exactly past Merton college but as it's Tolkien's college, where he taught, if you wish us to walk past and introduce it too, just tell us, when you meet us.This church is where CS Lewis preached, so we visit inside here and also this is where outside the church, there are obvious references to the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.We don't usually enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.We sometimes enter inside the Randolph hotel as this is where CS Lewis first met Joy Gresham - his future wife- but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route. This is where CS Lewis was a studentWe don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
United Kingdom · Walking Tours
The Inklings Oxford Writers Tour Private Groups Daily
The journey
- 01 Private Oxford walking tour focused on C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the Inklings
- 02 Includes entry to Magdalen College when open
- 03 May include entry to Exeter College when open
- 04 See places where Lewis and Tolkien studied, taught, and spent time
- 05 Visit a church connected to C.S. Lewis and Narnia references
- 06 Learn about Oxford city history and university life along the way
Follow in the footsteps of Oxford’s most celebrated literary minds on this private walking tour dedicated to the Inklings. Explore the city that shaped C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, with stories of their academic lives, friendships, and the places where they studied, taught, worshipped, and relaxed.
Your tour includes entry to Magdalen College when open, where C.S. Lewis taught, and may also include Exeter College, where Tolkien studied. Along the way, you’ll discover key Oxford landmarks connected to the writers, their colleges, and the wider history and traditions of university life.
Follow in the footsteps of Oxford’s most celebrated literary minds on this private walking tour dedicated to the Inklings.
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What's Included
- Entry to Magdalen college worth £10 per adult included in ticket price, as and when Magdalen is open. On dates published below, as exclusions, we will instead visit a substitute college, as and when open. Note that on Christmas vacation dates from about Dec 22 to Dec 31 and on university graduation dates, sometimes no colleges are open.
What's Not Included
On any dates when Magdalen college is closed, we will instead enter a different college- see known closures below. However, please note that during Christmas dates below or on university graduation dates, we cannot always guarantee entry inside an alternative college.
Magdalen is closed from typically about Dec 22 to Dec 31 every year.
2026 published Magdalen closures includes....
The college will be closed all day on Tuesday February 24th 2026
The college will be closed all day on Friday June 26th, 27th and 28th 2026
The college will be open from 10am to 1pm only on Thursday September 24th 2026.
The college will be closed all day on Friday September 25th and Sunday October 4th 2026.
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- WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE
- STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
- ANIMALS OR PETS ALLOWED
- PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
- Please just mention your name to the guide. S/he will have your details. If you cannot find guide, please call guide's number or call WhatsApp mobile no 37. Our guides wear red lanyard & meet you OUTSIDE visitor info centre.
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