Oxford City and University Walking Small Group PUBLIC Tour

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1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English

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.

What's Included

Entry fee worth £3 max per person is included.
PLEASE SEE EXCLUSIONS SECTION FOR DETAILS OF ANY CLOSURES TO VENUES.
The tour typically visits inside either Balliol or Exeter or St Johns college worth max £3 person
Your guide will give you a complementary ILoveOxford map, showing you of all the main sights.
Tour does NOT visit Bodleian, Christ church, Magdalen or New colleges ( which cost £8-£18)
Christmas notice: colleges are usually all closed from approx Dec 21 to Jan 2nd
On graduation dates, we may not always be able to enter a college so see graduation dates below:
2025 Graduation dates includes....
May 31, July 19 + 29, Aug 1 + 2 + 9, Sep 26 + 27, Nov 7+ 8+9+14 +15 of 2025

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Meet your guide wearing red lanyard. Meeting next to our black sign, OUTSIDE Oxford Tourist info centre, 15 Broad street, OX1 3AS. This is also next to the Oxfam shop which has a green sign above its shop.

End point

The tour either ends outside New college or next door outside the Bodleian library.

Itinerary

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approximately)
  • (Pass by)

    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.

    Admission ticket free
  • 1
    Exeter College

    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.

    5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • Balliol College (Pass by)

    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.

    Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Bodleian Library

    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.

    15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • Bridge of Sighs (Pass by)

    We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.

    Admission ticket free
  • Radcliffe Camera (Pass by)

    An iconic Oxford sight

    Admission ticket free
  • 3
    University Church of St. Mary the Virgin

    We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • Radcliffe Camera (Pass by)

    We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.

    Admission ticket free
  • 4
    All Souls College

    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.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

    We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.

    Admission ticket free
  • Hertford College (Pass by)

    We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.

    Admission ticket free
  • 5

    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!!

    5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 6

    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.

    20 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • 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
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Walking Tours
City Tours
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Small Group
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