Our tour includes entry into CS Lewis's college called Magdalen college worth £10 per person, as and when open. See published dates below that Magdalen is closed. On such dates, we visit an alternative college- unless it's a graduation date or over Christmas vacation period mentioned also below, when most colleges closed.
This tour focuses on the Inklings' Oxford but also introduces the city history + university life. See inspiring sights relating to CS Lewis & JRR Tolkien on an average 2.5 hour plus tour of the sights where they worked & relaxed, including the pubs they enjoyed. Locations visited include Magdalen college.
Various start times are offered by time of year.
Turl Street, Oxford, United Kingdom
Only on dates when Magdalen is closed, do we instead only visit inside Exeter college with £5 entry ticket included. This is where JRR Tolkien studied. JK Rowling is also an honorary fellow of this college.
High Street, Oxford, United Kingdom
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.
Merton Street, Oxford, United Kingdom
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.
The High Street, Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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.
Radcliffe Square, Oxford, United Kingdom
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
Radcliffe Square, Oxford, United Kingdom
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
High Street, Oxford, United Kingdom
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
Catte Street, Oxford, United Kingdom
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
Turl Street, Oxford, United Kingdom
We don't usually enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
Turl Street, Oxford, United Kingdom
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
Godstow Road, The Oxford Hotel, Oxford, United Kingdom
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.
Broad Street, Oxford, United Kingdom
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
Broad Street, Oxford, United Kingdom
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
St. Giles, Oxford, United Kingdom
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
Broad Street, University Of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
New College Ln., Oxford, United Kingdom
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
Radcliffe Square, Oxford, United Kingdom
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
High Street, Oxford, United Kingdom
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 student
Queens Lane, Oxford, United Kingdom
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
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.
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