Oxford City and University Walking Small Group PUBLIC Tour | La Vacanza Travel

Oxford City and University Walking Small Group PUBLIC 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. Minimum numbers to book may apply to book- currently minimum 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.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

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

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.

Stop At: Exeter College, Turl Street, Oxford OX1 3DP England

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.

Duration: 5 minutes

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

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.

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

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.

Duration: 15 minutes

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

We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.

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

An iconic Oxford sight

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

We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.

Duration: 10 minutes

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

We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.

Stop At: All Souls College, High Street, Oxford OX1 4AL England

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.

Duration: 10 minutes

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

We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.

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

We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.

Stop At: Jesus College, Turl Street, Oxford OX1 3DW England

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!!

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: St John's College, St. Giles, Oxford OX1 3JP England

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.

Duration: 20 minutes

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)
  • Christmas notice: colleges are usually all closed from approx Dec 21 to Jan 2nd
  • On graduation dates, we may not always be able to enter a college so see graduation dates below:
  • 2024 Graduation dates includes....
  • January 20, Feb 24, March 2, May 11, May 18 of 2024
  • 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
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 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

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


Departure Time

12:45 PM


Return Details

Bridge of Sighs, New College Ln, Oxford OX1 3BL, UK

Voucher info

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

Duration

90 to 120 minutes


User's Reviews

Kim_S

05 Oct, 2023

Delightful tour! Really enjoyed it and I think we got the 'extended version'! Pay attention to meet up information as there are a lot of tours beginning in the same area and we were originally in the wrong spot!

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

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