Oxford City and University Walking Small Group PUBLIC Tour

Name: Oxford City and University Walking Small Group PUBLIC Tour
Brand: Viator
Price: 40.89 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.7 (99 reviews)

4.7(99)1 hr 30 min - 2 hoursEnglishBook 3 hours aheadOxford, United Kingdom

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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.

Included

PLEASE SEE EXCLUSIONS SECTION FOR DETAILS OF ANY CLOSURES TO VENUES.
Entry fee worth up to £5 max per person is included.
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.

Not included

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:
2026 Graduation dates includes....
July 28+ 31, Aug 1 + 8, Sep 25+ 26, Nov 6 + 7 + 13 + 14 of 2026
Divinity school will be closed in 2027 on the following dates below...
Jan 23, Feb 27, March 6, May 14 +15 +22 of 2027

What you'll do

Wadham College
17 Parks Road, Oxford, United Kingdom
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.
Exeter College
Turl Street, Oxford, United Kingdom
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 minAdmission not included
Balliol College
Broad Street, Oxford, United Kingdom
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.
Bodleian Library
Broad Street, University Of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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 minAdmission not included
Bridge of Sighs
New College Ln., Oxford, United Kingdom
We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.
Radcliffe Camera
Radcliffe Square, Oxford, United Kingdom
An iconic Oxford sight
University Church of St. Mary the Virgin
The High Street, Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.
10 min
Radcliffe Camera
Radcliffe Square, Oxford, United Kingdom
We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.
All Souls College
High Street, Oxford, United Kingdom
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 min
Brasenose College
Radcliffe Square, Oxford, United Kingdom
We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.
Hertford College
Catte Street, Oxford, United Kingdom
We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.
Jesus College
Turl Street, Oxford, United Kingdom
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 minAdmission not included
St John's College
St. Giles, Oxford, United Kingdom
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 min

Meeting and pickup

12 locations

Pickup details

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.