OXFORDOFFICIALWALKINGTOURS Discover the the dreaming spires of Oxford

Explore the University of Oxford

All tours are led by professionally trained Blue or Green Badge guides

Tours include entrance fees to a college and another University of Oxford building (subject to availability)

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Our knowledgeable walking tour guides have a wealth of specialist knowledge enabling us to tailor a tour to suit your own interests and requirements. To discuss your requirements, please call 01865 686441 or visit experienceoxfordshire.org/official-tours

Private GuidedWalking Tours of OxfordAll the public tours featured in this leaflet can be done on a private basis for groups of all sizes, and can be tailored to suit your specific interests.

Our popular private walking tours include:

• Oxford Past and Present

• Inspector Morse and Lewis

• Harry Potter and Alice in Wonderland

• Oxford’s Literary Greats

• Oxford’s Film Locations

• Downton Abbey

• Science in Oxford

• Medieval Oxford

• Stained Glass

• Oxford English Dictionary

• Oxford’s Modern Architecture

General Information• All tours are limited to 19 people except for the Highlight Tours which can take up to 25 people.

• Visitors in wheelchairs are welcome to join our tours but access to some colleges may be restricted, so please advise us when you book.

• Children (under 16 years old) must be accompanied by an adult (maximum 2 children per adult)

• Guide dogs are allowed on the tours.

Access to colleges

Colleges and other university buildings are privately owned and therefore subject to unannounced closures at short notice. However we aim to include at least one college or university building in all tours except on the Highlights Tour.

Meeting points

All tours start outside the Experience Oxfordshire Visitor Information Centre in Broad Street

How to bookIn person:

Oxford Visitor Information Centre,15-16 Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3AS.

City Sightseeing shop in Oxford train station.

By telephone:

Speak to our Walking Tour team on 01865 686441.

Online:

experienceoxfordshire.org/official-toursas late as 1 hour in advance.

Prices Adult Senior / Child Student

University and City Tour £14 £13 £10

Highlights Tour £7 £6 £5

Inspector Morse and £16 £15 £12Lewis Tour

Harry Potter and £21 £20 £17Alice in Wonderland Tour

C.S. Lewis and £16 £15 £12J.R.R. Tolkien Tour

Save money with a combinedticket with Oxford Castle Unlocked

University & City tour plus Oxford Castle Unlocked

Adult £22.50 Senior / Student £20.50

Inspector Morse and Lewis tourplus Oxford Castle Unlocked

Adult £24.50Senior / Student £22.50

experienceoxfordshire.org/official-tours

Your Guide Your tour will be conducted by a friendly, professionally trained and highly qualified guide who holds a Blue or Green Badge awarded by the Institute of Tourist Guiding, the national professional body. Your guide is also a member of the Oxford Guild of Tour Guides and will be happy to answer any questions you have about Oxford.

For all fans of the most famous writers in the Oxford literary group known as The Inklings, this is the specialist tour to take. Your expert guide will show you The Eagle & Child pub where Lewis, Tolkien and other Inklings met every Tuesday to talk about their work, as well as the University church where Lewis gave a series of famous sermons during WW2.

As Lewis and Tolkien were both students here at Oxford, on this tour you will see Exeter College, where Tolkien studied, and learn all about three other colleges closely associated with these writers: University, Merton and Magdalen.

You may also glimpse how even today, with its splendid

mix of medieval architecture, Oxford is like a doorway not only into the past, but also into those imaginary worlds created by these celebrated writers.

Tour Times:

Saturdays 1.45 on the following dates:

7th January 11th February 11th March 15th April 20th May 24th June8th July 12th August23rd September7th October18th November16th December

Duration: 2 hours

This daily 2 hour tour is an excellent introduction to the City and University of Oxford, with its famous Dreaming Spires and ancient colleges. This is our most popular tour, and even if you are familiar with Oxford, taking this tour will definitely help you learn something new about this famous city with its colourful history, stunning architecture and quirky University and College traditions.

Your professional, knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide will lead you through the heart of the City and University, showing you the most historic buildings in Radcliffe Square and beyond, describing along the way how the University works today, and explaining its history and amusing stories about its most famous characters.

As well as seeing some of the oldest colleges and the

famous buildings including the Radcliffe Camera, Bodleian Library and Old Schools Quadrangle from the outside, your guide will take you into the Divinity School, which with its 15th Century stone vaulted ceilings and connections to Harry Potter is not to be missed. You will also visit one of the world famous colleges*, with its quadrangles, chapel and beautiful gardens.

Tour times:

Jan & Feb 10.45 & 1pm

March, April & May 10.45, 1pm & 2pm

June, July, August & September 10.45, 11.15, 1pm and 2pm

October 10.45, 1pm and 2pm

November & December 10.45 and 1pm

(*subject to availability)

Duration: 2 hours

C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien Tour

The University and City TourHarry Potter and Alice in Wonderland Tour of Oxford Join the Harry Potter and Alice in Wonderland walking tour and immerse yourself in the world of two of literary and cinema’s most famous characters. Your guide will take you to film locations or places used as inspiration in the Harry Potter films including Christ Church, New College and the Divinity School. Fans of Alice In Wonderland will also discover Christ Church and the surrounding meadows - inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s two Alice books.

Tour Times:Tours depart Fridays and/ or Saturdays at 1:45pm

Duration: 2 hours

Oxford Highlights Tour This tour is designed for people with only one hour to spare! Your tour guide will give you a brief overview of the city, its history and most iconic buildings including the University of Oxford buildings and Radcliffe Square.

Tour Times:

June, July and August Saturdays and Sundays at 3:15pm.

Duration: 1 hour

Inspector Morse, Lewis and Endeavour Tour Follow in the footsteps of Oxford’s celebrated TV detectives Inspector Morse, Lewis, Hathaway and Endeavour. Visit the scenes of their best known cases including an Oxford college and the city’s most famous pubs.

Tour times:

April to September: Fridays and Saturdays at 10.45am and 1.30pmMondays, Wednesdays and Sundays at 1.30pm

October to February: Saturdays and Sundays at 1.30pm.

Duration: 2 hours