Oxford City and University Walking SMALL GROUP Tour | La Vacanza Travel

Oxford City and University Walking SMALL GROUP Tour

Duration: 90 to 120 minutes
Destination: United Kingdom, England, Oxford
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  • 90 to 120 minutes
  • Oxford
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

This is a small group tour with typically under 5 persons on any tour- that said, Saturdays and vacation periods may see slightly larger groups. 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 but please note any graduation dates mentioned below as on such dates, few or no colleges might be open (it's impossible to confirm before the day either what may be open or not on such dates).

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!

We are a mix of local students, alumni or long term bilingual residents.

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Pass By: Wadham College, 17 Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ England

Currently all university venues are CLOSED CURRENTLY DURING COVID19.

Which colleges we visit inside will vary from one tour to the next, depending on what is open from day to day.

Pass By: Exeter College, Turl Street, Oxford OX1 3DP England

Currently all university venues are CLOSED CURRENTLY DURING COVID19.

Which colleges we visit will vary from day to day, depending on what is open on any day.

Pass By: Balliol College, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BJ England

Currently all university venues are CLOSED CURRENTLY DURING COVID19.

Which colleges we will visit will vary from day to day, depending on what is open from day to day.

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

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.

Duration: 10 minutes

Pass By: Bridge of Sighs, New College Ln., Oxford OX1 3BL England

Iconic Oxford sight

Pass By: Radcliffe Camera, Radcliffe Square, Oxford OX1 4AJ England

An iconic Oxford sight

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

We pass by this sight and we may visit inside too.

Pass By: Radcliffe Camera, Radcliffe Square, Oxford OX1 4AJ England

Currently all university venues are CLOSED CURRENTLY DURING COVID19.

The Radcliffe camera is never open to visit inside during normal times either though.

Pass By: All Souls College, High Street, Oxford OX1 4AL England

Currently all university venues are CLOSED CURRENTLY DURING COVID19.

This venue is anyway never open in July or August to visit inside during normal times either though.

Pass By: Brasenose College, Radcliffe Square, Oxford OX1 4AJ England

Currently all university venues are CLOSED CURRENTLY DURING COVID19.

This venue is anyway never open to visit inside during normal times either though.

Pass By: Hertford College, Catte Street, Oxford OX1 3BW England

Currently all university venues are CLOSED CURRENTLY DURING COVID19.

This venue is anyway never open to visit inside during normal times either though.

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • Your guide will give you a complementary ILoveOxford map, showing you of all the main sights.
  • PLEASE SEE EXCLUSIONS SECTION FOR DETAILS OF ANY CLOSURES TO VENUES.
  • The tour typically visits inside either Balliol or Exeter or St Johns college

Exclusions
  • Tour does NOT visit Bodleian, Christ church, Magdalen or New colleges ( which cost £8-£18)
  • XMAS notice: colleges are usually all closed from approx Dec 25 to Jan 2nd
  • On graduation dates, we may not always be able to enter a college so see graduation dates below:
  • 2023 Graduation dates includes....
  • July 15+25+28+29, Aug 5, Sep 22+23, Nov 3+4+11

Additional Info

  • We cannot always guarantee entry inside any colleges during Covid19 and on graduation dates or Xmas period from approx. Dec 22nd to Jan 2nd
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • 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.
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Our company will only carry out any legal mandatory covid workplace restrictions. If and when any of our tours use public transport or enter inside any third party venues, we will comply with whatever their policies may be and no more.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability

Departure Point

Departure Point

15-16 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3AS, UK


Departure Time

12:45 PM


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

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

Duration

90 to 120 minutes

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

lauragoff

21 Jul, 2023

Our guide Jacob was lovely and informative. Great tour with ability to customize to interests of the group.

Laura_T

25 Jan, 2023

Our guide Murray was fantastic! He was knowledgeable, flexible, and fun. Very grateful for him and the view of Oxford he provided. Thank you!

karenbB6545JV

27 Aug, 2022

City of Oxford walking tour. (Bodleian Libraries) we highly recommend this tour. Our guide Lucy told us so much about the history of Oxford and the colleges' that have been built through the ages. Monies given by individuals and families to build the wonderful colleges we see today.

Anne F

20 Aug, 2022

We did this tour today and just wanted to say how interesting Jacob made the tour. Not only did we see the buildings we wanted, but we also got both a historical view of Oxford and some fascinating stories. Thanks again Jacob

reznyu2

23 Jul, 2022

Just came back from the Harry Potter tour of Oxford with Laura. The four of us, including our our two kids, had a great time. I was nervous whether the kids would last through a two hour tour, but in flew by. Our 11 year old said, that it felt like only 45 minutes passed, and he could have continued. Both of the kids enjoyed Laura’s stories about Oxford. Laura is a native of Oxford, and shared a lot of fun tidbits about the city. We highly recommend this tour!

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