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The Inklings Oxford Writers Tour - Private Groups Daily

By Visit Oxford Tours
9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €231 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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  • 2h 30m
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Overview

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 holiday 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.

Activity location
  • Magdalen College
    • High Street
    • OX1 4AU, Oxford, United Kingdom
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • 15-16 Broad St
    • 15-16 Broad Street
    • OX1 3AS, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

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Inklings tours private
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English

Inklings tours

Language options: English
Price details
€230.87 x 1 Adult€230.87
Total
Price is €230.87

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Tour is led by award winning guides with hundreds of existing 5 star ratings for this tour!
  • What's includedWhat's included
    On any dates, when Magdalen is closed, entry replaced to an alternative college except Xmas dates
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Entry to Magdalen college worth £10 per adult included in ticket price
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    On any other new dates when Magdalen college is closed, we will always forewarn you here....
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Magdalen is closed every year during Christmas typically from December 22 to 31
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    On dates outside Christmas or outside university graduation dates, we visit an alternative college
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Magdalen 2026 closures includes Feb 24 and June 26, 27, 28 and Sep 25 and Oct 24
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Magdalen college will be open from 10am to 1pm only on Thursday September 24th 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
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • While children are welcome, this tour is not aimed at children's attention span or interests
  • 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

Exeter College (Pass by)
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.
Magdalen College
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
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 College (Pass by)
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.
University Church of St. Mary the Virgin
  • 10m
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 Camera (Pass by)
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
Brasenose College (Pass by)
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
All Souls College (Pass by)
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
Hertford College (Pass by)
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
Lincoln College (Pass by)
We don't usually enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
Jesus College (Pass by)
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
The Oxford Hotel Spa
  • 5m
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.
Balliol College (Pass by)
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
Trinity College (Pass by)
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
St John's College (Pass by)
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
Bodleian Library
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
Bridge of Sighs (Pass by)
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
Radcliffe Camera (Pass by)
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
University College (Pass by)
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
St Edmund Hall (Pass by)
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.

Location

Activity location
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    Magdalen College
    • High Street
    • OX1 4AU, 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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