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Oxford Official University & City Tour

Oxford, Englandby Experience Oxfordshire

  • 2 hours
  • Free cancellation
  • Instant confirmation
  • Up to 20 travelers
  • Mobile or paper ticket accepted
  • Guide: English

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Overview

An Oxford Official Walking Tour is the best way to explore the "City of dreaming spires". Led by one of our knowledgeable guides this award-winning University & City Tour is 2hours. You'll be able to walk by Oxford’s most popular sights, including its colleges*, the Bodleian Library, the Radcliffe Camera, the Sheldonian Theatre, the Bridge of Sighs and many more! This University & City Tour is the best way to learn about the traditions and secrets of Oxford, the University and its colleges. Be led down hidden lanes and alleyways, and let years of history unfold before you. Your guide will lead you past Oxford’s famous movie locations, including Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland and the Morse, Lewis & Endeavour TV series. You'll hear stories of the great academics and scientists who've studied here in our beautiful heritage city. * Subject to availability college visits are included in our 1pm and 2pm tours.

What's included

  • Guided walking tour in English
  • College visit for afternoon tours (subject to availability)
  • Tour guests enjoy an exclusive 10% discount at the Cool Britannia Gift Shop
  • No College visit for morning tours
  • Please note: Wheelchairs and mobility scooters are not available for hire on this tour. Guests requiring mobility assistance are kindly asked to bring their own equipment.
  • Guides do not use microphones or radio headsets

Itinerary

  1. 1

    Trinity College

    2 min

    One of the most famous Oxford Colleges, on the other side of the Broad St to the Meeting Point

  2. 2

    Balliol College

    5 min

    Hear about why this college claims to be the very oldest Oxford College

  3. 3

    Martyrs' Memorial

    3 min

    The cross in the cobbles in Broad Street, as well as the monument on St Giles dedicated to the martyred Bishops in the 1600's opposite the Randolph Hotel and The Ashmolean Musuem.

  4. 4

    Sheldonian Theatre

    5 min

    See the University ceremonial theatre with its stone heads outside

  5. 5

    Bodleian Library

    5 min

    See this world famous University Library from the outside

  6. 6

    Radcliffe Camera

    10 min

    Walk round the square at the heart of the University to see the iconic domed Radcliffe Camera from the outside

  7. 7

    University Church of St. Mary the Virgin

    Pass by

    The University Church for University of Oxford where the original university library was housed and outside which Town and Gown conflicts raged in the middle ages.

  8. 8

    Carfax Tower

    Pass by

    One of the oldest Saxon towers in Oxford

Meeting and pickup

Outside Cool Britannia Gift Shop on the corner of Broad St and Turl St, What3Words ///visit.blues.text

End point

Outside Cool Britannia Gift Shop on the corner of Broad St and Turl St, What3Words ///visit.blues.text

Good to know

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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  • Please contact the Walking Tours office if you have any mobility issues and we will do our best to adapt the tour, as some of the ancient buildings are not wheelchair accessible. Please note, only Assistance Dogs are allowed on tours.
  • In case of severe and dangerous (Yellow) weather warnings tours may be postponed, but normally tours go ahead whatever the weather. Please come comfortably dressed and prepared for the weather.

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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