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Oxford City and University Walking Small Group PUBLIC Tour

By Visit Oxford Tours
9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €28 per adult
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Overview

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.

Activity location
  • Exeter College
    • Turl Street
    • OX1 3DP, Oxford, United Kingdom
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • 15-16 Broad St
    • 15-16 Broad Street
    • OX1 3AS, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

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Public tour
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English

Daily shared public tour: Daily shared PUBLIC Individual tickets lasting 90-120 minutes

Language options: English
Starting time: 12:45
Price details
€27.82 x 2 Adults€55.64
Total
Price is €55.64
Until Fri, 13 Mar

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    PLEASE SEE EXCLUSIONS SECTION FOR DETAILS OF ANY CLOSURES TO VENUES.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Entry fee worth up to £5 max per person is included.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    The tour typically visits inside either Balliol or Exeter or St Johns college worth max £3 person
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Your guide will give you a complementary ILoveOxford map, showing you of all the main sights.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Tour does NOT visit Bodleian, Christ church, Magdalen or New colleges ( which cost £8-£18)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Christmas notice: colleges are usually all closed from approx Dec 21 to Jan 2nd
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    On graduation dates, we may not always be able to enter a college so see graduation dates below:
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    2026 Graduation dates includes....
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Feb 28, March 7, May 15+ 16+ 23, July 18+ 28+ 31, Aug 1 + 8, Sep 25+ 26, Nov 6 + 7 + 13 + 14 of 2026

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • We cannot always guarantee entry inside any colleges during Covid19 and on graduation dates or Xmas period from approx. Dec 22nd to Jan 2nd
  • Please take note of any advertised university graduation dates mentioned below, as those dates can have less options of colleges to visit.
  • Graduation dates- please see 'EXCLUSIONS' section.
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Wadham College (Pass by)
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
  • 5m
  • Admission ticket not included
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.
Balliol College (Pass by)
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
  • 15m
  • Admission ticket not included
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.
Bridge of Sighs (Pass by)
We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.
Radcliffe Camera (Pass by)
An iconic Oxford sight
University Church of St. Mary the Virgin
  • 10m
We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.
Radcliffe Camera (Pass by)
We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.
All Souls College
  • 10m
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.
Brasenose College (Pass by)
We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.
Hertford College (Pass by)
We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.
Jesus College
  • 5m
  • Admission ticket not included
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!!
St John's College
  • 20m
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.

Location

Activity location
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    Exeter College
    • Turl Street
    • OX1 3DP, Oxford, United Kingdom
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    15-16 Broad St
    • 15-16 Broad Street
    • OX1 3AS, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

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