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THA Walking Tour Company of the Year in the South East 2025
Escape to Oxord has an enviable reputation for providing small, personable tours. Tours are restricted to around 10 people, allowing clients to relax, take in their surroundings, ask questions and take photographs. Daily tours commence at 11 am, 12 am and 2 pm. Oxford boasts the finest collection of historical buildings in the United Kingdom and our Classic Oxford Walking tour takes visitors on a 90 - 120 minute meander through 1000 years of architectural and social history. We visit a number of iconic university and college buildings, discuss their origins, architects and purpose, while providing a rich vein of social history of the town and university. Among the sights you will see are Christ Church, the 11th century University Church of St Mary, the famous Radcliffe Camera, Bridge of Sighs, and much more. Where possible we will take clients inside university and college buildings.
Group and private tours by arrangment.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Across the road from thecRandolph Hotel
Itinerary
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1Martyrs' Memorial
The meeting point. Tours commence from here at 11 am and 2 pm daily. This memorial celebrates the lives of three Anglican clerics burned at the stake for Heresy in the 16th century.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Bodleian Library
We move into the Scholastic Quadrangle and discover how Oxford University's world-famous research library grew from the ashes of the reformation.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Sheldonian Theatre (Pass by)
See the ground-breaking architecture of renowned English architect Christopher Wren's first major project, built in 1669
Admission ticket free -
History of Science Museum (Pass by)
Highly significant in the cultural history of the Western world, the very first purpose-built public museum.
Admission ticket free -
Bridge of Sighs (Pass by)
Built in 1913 the iconic Bridge of Sighs adds a romantic touch to our walk.
Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
Oxford's famous High Street is a history lesson in itself, not only in terms of the colleges we see where the likes of CS Lewis, Shelly, Bob Hawke and Bill Clinton studied but its fascinating architecture stretching back hundreds of years.
Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
Traverse the narrow winding and infamous Magpie Lane to the High Street.
Admission ticket free -
3Radcliffe Camera
Set in the Radcliffe Square the very heart of Oxford's world-renowned University precinct, visitors will find themselves surrounded by history on all sides. This is where it all began!
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Christ Church (Pass by)
Enter through St Aldates gate, see the splendid views of Christ Church, the Meadow Building, Merton Field where James Sadler became the first English aeronaut, the Deans Garden, Dead Man's Walk, exit through the Kissing Gate.
Admission ticket free -
4Carfax Tower
Landmark 23m-high bell tower, once part of a 12th-century church, offering city views from the top.
2 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
(Pass by)
Passing Queens College we enter Queens Lane, claimed to be the most haunted site in Oxford, we pass St Edmund's Hall the very last medieval hall in Oxford, the ancient St Peter's Church in the East, New College which is actually built on a plague pit. This is lovely walk through the winding back streets of the city.
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
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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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
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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