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Harry Potter Walking Tour of Oxford Including New College

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Destination: United Kingdom, England, Oxford
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  • 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Oxford
  • E-Voucher
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  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Muggles welcome! Go inside New College and the Bodleian Library on a magical adventure into the medieval buildings of Oxford University. With a fun Oxford student guide, complete with a quiz, the odd prop, and terrible jokes and puns! Suitable for devout Harry Potter fans, along with those publicly unwilling to admit their devotion, and those with no prior interest but looking for a fun way to explore! The tour includes other famous books such as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the Hobbit, and Lord of the Rings - along with the history of Oxford University.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Blackwell's Bookshop, 48-51 Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BQ England

Not quite Flourish and Blotts but as close as a muggle bookshop can be. Blackwells is the dream of every Ravenclaw, holding approximately holding 250,000 volumes, which translates to 3 miles of books! This is even more impressive knowing that their first store measured only 12 feet square, and held just 700 used books.
Don't forget to have a look at the roof of the building from a distance. Don't worry the stone figure you'll see on top isn't someone petrified. It is a statue by Antony Gormley; one of a series of sculptures called “Another Time II”.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Bodleian Library Bodleian Library Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BG England

One of the largest libraries in England and home to archaic medieval books on spells and wizards!

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Clarendon Building, Broad St., Oxford OX1 3BA England

Learn about how magic or occult sciences were studied at Oxford! These were not seen as completely separate from science until the end of the seventeenth century, so alchemy and astrology were researched here until then.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: New College, Holywell Street, Oxford OX1 3BN England

Despite the name, it is one of the oldest Colleges at Oxford, built-in 1379. With its medieval cloisters and beautiful spaces it is easy to see why they decided to film multiple scenes for Harry Potter here!

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Radcliffe Camera, Radcliffe Square, Oxford OX1 4AJ England

A truly iconic Oxford landmark! Learn about the underground passages students take and the rules librarians enforce. Not quite as intensely as Madam Pince though.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: University Church of St. Mary the Virgin, The High Street University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 4BJ England

An iconic door hidden to the side would be inspirational for another famous children's writer, CS Lewis for his famous Chronicles Of Narnia. Hear how he and Tolkien would meet weekly and take inspiration from the Oxford landscape

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: 6 Alfred St, Oxford OX1 4EH, UK

The Bear Inn also known as The Bear is our Oxford equivalent of the Three Broomsticks, dating back to 1242. While butterbeer is not something you can order you are bound to be amazed by their tie collection and the stores behind it.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Christ Church Meadow, Oxford OX1 1DP England

Before diving into the wonders of Christ Church itself we will tell you about another magical connection: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland!

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Christ Church, St. Aldates, Oxford OX1 1DP England

The tour will end next to Christ Church with a description of how it inspired Hall at Hogwarts (but was actually not the real Hall as it was too small!) You can book direct with them to go inside at this point, or head back to the city center with the guide

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: The Divinity School, Oxford OX1 3AZ, UK

This dramatic site is not only one of the oldest parts of the University, but it was also used in various scenes when filming of Harry Potter was taking place in Oxford. Instantly recognisable as a Harry Potter site, with one of the best examples of medieval architecture in England.

Duration: 15 minutes

Inclusions
  • Professional guide
  • Entry/Admission - New College
  • Entry/Admission - Bodleian Library

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infant seats available
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 19 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Oxford Tourist Information, 15, 16 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3AS, UK


Return Details

Meadow Building, Oxford OX1 2JD, UK

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

1 hour 30 minutes


User's Reviews

826caroles

27 Mar, 2024

Explored all the nooks and crannies we would have walked past, as Muggles. Good value for money. Knowledgeable tour guide. Thanks

Tegan W

25 Mar, 2024

Our walking tour was excellent! Our guide was very informative, knowledgeable, and was very animated in his job! Would highly recommend this tour to not only HP fans, but anyone interested in film locations, and book inspirations around Oxford.

Traveler21388183844

24 Mar, 2024

Our guide Tym was excellent! His tour was very engaging, informative, and fun. We learned about both life in Oxford and the Harry Potter locations, and really enjoyed the jokes and quiz. Would highly recommend :)

Jem B

24 Mar, 2024

Brilliant! Our guide (Jake I think) was the best guide ever! Our girls (the HP fans) were his shadows for the whole tour, lapping up everything he said. He totally brought everyone together and we had a great time. Thank you!

R6407JIamyf

23 Mar, 2024

So much fun!! First, let me say how amazing the tour was because of Jake. He made our day! So good at his job. We had kids on our tour who were huge Harry Potter fans and he indulged them in all the fun and magic of HP. But we also had a friend with us who knows almost nothing about Harry Potter and she had the best time! Jake covered interesting facts about the history of Oxford, CS Lewis, Tolkien and so much more than just the JK Rowling series. This was truly a highlight for us! Thanks again, Jake!

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Fantastic tour!

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Great Tour! Thanks, Jake!!

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Great option for a short visit to Oxford

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Wonderfully interesting and fun tour with a Harry Potter twist.

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Awesome and enjoyable guided tour!

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Oozing Oxford!

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Amazing Harry Potter tour!

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Magical experience (thanks Jake!)

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Historic Harry Potter tour

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Highly recommended

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Lovely tour and guide

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A mind blowing experience for all Harry Potter fans!!

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Interesting and fun

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Wonderful tour of all things Harry Potter in Oxford and more.

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Great insight into Oxford and the history. Visited several sites where filming took place and the background.

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Great walking tour

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Really interesting tour of Oxford

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