New College Oxford Harry Potter Insights PRIVATE TOUR Daily

4.8
(65 reviews)

1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approximately)
Offered in: German and 5 more

Test your spell-craft & knowledge of all things Potter with our guide. We are the original Harry Potter in Oxford walking tour- find out why many others copied our success by joining our tour to find out all about how Oxford inspired Hogwarts and JK Rowling's influences and loads of insights about the actors, the producers and of course about Oxford too.

This tour includes entry to arguably one of the most appealing and one of the oldest and likely most haunted colleges called New college. At New college, you can marvel at the gorgeous medieval dining hall, chapel, cloisters, quadrangle and the medieval wall of the city. In the cloisters and garden is where several scenes were filmed in the Goblet of Fire,

Includes £12 entry fee to New college.

NOTICE: see what's Not Included section for partial closures!

10.45am TOURS TO BE BOOKED BY 20.30!

What's Included

Entry worth £12 to New college per person
This tour does NOT visit Christ church as we run that as a separate & more expensive tour
No tour companies can ever guide inside the medieval Duke Humfreys Bodleian Library
Entry to Divinity school film site at Bodleian is NOT included. We end outside so you can visit it.
New college dining hall ONLY closed on October 9 + 10 of 2025
New college cloister (film site) only closed on November 7 +14 of 2026

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Meet your guide wearing red lanyard and or Hogwarts gown. 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

Itinerary

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    New College

    We typically spend about 30 minutes+ here to see the medieval cloisters film site plus the medieval quadrangle and walls plus the chapel, the hall and the gardens. Entry worth £8 per person is included in the ticket.

    45 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 2
    Bodleian Library

    Entry is not included but we discuss the library and what was filmed there outside and clients can choose to enter Divinity school film site for just £2.50 at end of the tour, if they wish to, as we usually end here outside it.

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

    We pass by here and many other famous sites and introduce such sites on the tour

    Admission ticket free
  • University Church of St. Mary the Virgin (Pass by)

    We pass by here and many other famous sites and introduce such sites on the tour

    Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

    We pass by here and many other famous sites and introduce such sites on the tour

    Admission ticket free
  • All Souls College (Pass by)

    We pass by here and many other famous sites and introduce such sites on the tour

    Admission ticket free
  • Hertford College (Pass by)

    We pass by here and many other famous sites and introduce such sites on the tour

    Admission ticket free
  • Radcliffe Camera (Pass by)

    We pass by here and many other famous sites and introduce such sites on the tour

    Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

    We pass by here and many other famous sites and introduce such sites on the tour

    Admission ticket free
  • Exeter College (Pass by)

    We pass by here and many other famous sites and introduce such sites on the tour

    Admission ticket free
  • Lincoln College (Pass by)

    We pass by here and many other famous sites and introduce such sites on the tour

    Admission ticket free
  • Oxford Covered Market (Pass by)

    We pass by here and many other famous sites and introduce such sites on the tour

    Admission ticket free
  • Balliol College (Pass by)

    We pass by here and many other famous sites and introduce such sites on the tour

    Admission ticket free
  • Trinity College (Pass by)

    We pass by here and many other famous sites and introduce such sites on the tour

    Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

    We pass by here and many other famous sites and introduce such sites on the tour This college is where JK Rowling applied to study at Oxford but was not unfortunately accepted.

    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
Supplied by Visit Oxford Tours

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Private Sightseeing Tours
Cultural Tours
Historical Tours
Movie Tours
Walking Tours
Likely to Sell Out
Excellent Quality
Harry Potter Tours
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Short term availability

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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