Oxford Scenic Cycle Tour- 2 persons minimum summer season | La Vacanza Travel

Oxford Scenic Cycle Tour- 2 persons minimum summer season

Duration: 150 to 180 minutes
Destination: United Kingdom, England, Oxford
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  • 150 to 180 minutes
  • Oxford
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Leave Oxford city & the crowds behind on this small-group tour and enjoy a 3 hour bike ride with scenic views. Cycle past traditional narrow boats, ducks, swans, and of course Oxford's famous teams of rowers out on the Thames river. There are two routes available, both of which include an optional garden pub stop. Fun for all ages but a good family activity too.

Learn about the rowing races and the historical importance of trade along the river, and the various writers, including Lewis Carroll, whose story-telling is the result of days messing about with boats on the river.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Port Meadow, Walton Well Road, Oxford OX2 6ED England

Our route heads out of Oxford and leaves the crowds behind to enjoy a leisurely cycle to and beyond the Port Meadow and along the Thames path

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Iffley Village, Church Road, Oxford England

Our secondary alternative shorter route visits Iffley village. Our primary default longer route takes us to the Port Meadow and to Binsey hamlet

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: St Margaret of Antioch Church, Binsey Ln, Oxford OX2 0NG, UK

Our primary default route goes to visit this quaint medieval church

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Balliol College, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BJ England

We briefly introduce a range of colleges such as this one, on our route. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Trinity College, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BH England

We briefly introduce a range of colleges such as this one, on our route. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.

Duration: 5 minutes

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

We briefly introduce a range of colleges such as this one, on our route. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.

Duration: 5 minutes

Pass By: Jesus College, Turl Street, Oxford OX1 3DW England

We briefly introduce a range of colleges such as this one, on our route. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.

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

We briefly introduce a range of colleges such as this one, on our route. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.

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

We briefly introduce a range of colleges such as this one, on our route. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.

Duration: 5 minutes

Pass By: 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. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.

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. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.

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

We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.

Duration: 5 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. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.

Stop At: 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. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.

Duration: 5 minutes

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

We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Wadham College, 17 Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ England

We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.

Duration: 5 minutes

Pass By: Keble College, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PG England

We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.

Stop At: Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW England

We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.

Duration: 5 minutes

Inclusions
  • Bike rental (our normal stock of bikes will fit anyone from 1.3 metres or taller)
  • Local guide
  • Children will automatically be given helmets. Adult Helmets only included if you request with notice

Exclusions
  • Children of height under 1.3m (4 foot 2), requires us to hire in bikes so advance notice is required
  • We do NOT visit inside colleges on any of the shorter cycle tours, so if you wish to see inside a college, please select the cycle and walk combined tour option. We also cannot guarantee entry into colleges, as it is subject to their being open eg graduation days is problematic.
  • Gratuities
  • We do not stock tandem bikes but we can hire in one tandem bike trailer only, if you give us adequate advance notice. This is why we charge you a booking fee for infants to cover that cost. Alternatively, we have one infants child back seat suitable for infants weighing under 17 pounds weight.
  • Any requests for infant seat, the parent must ride the bike with the one infant seat we can attach.
  • If you plan to bring children along, please provide ages and heights, at time of booking. Our stock of bikes includes two bikes only which will fit someone of height from 1.4m to 1.5 metres tall. We stock no bikes shorter than that, nor any bikes with tandem child seat on the back. Any such bike requests need to be made known to us, at least 24 hours in advance, as we need to hire in such bikes!
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • You must be at least 1.3 metres (4 foot 2) to fit our normal stock of bikes. Anything smaller & we need to hire in smaller bikes which requires usually at least 24 hours notice.
  • MINIMUM 3 PERSONS REQUIRED TO BOOK ANY PUBLIC CYCLE TOURS
  • If you plan to bring children along, please provide ages and heights, at time of booking. Our stock of bikes includes two bikes only which will fit someone of height from 1.4m to 1.5 metres tall. We stock no bikes shorter than that, nor any bikes with tandem child seat on the back. Any such bike requests need to be made known to us, at least 24 hours in advance, as we need to hire in such bikes!
  • Near public transportation
  • This tour may not be suitable for younger children. If you are shorter than the required height, a fold out bike is available but not recommended for children. The balance on these bikes takes some time to get used to
  • Please dress for all types of weather and bring water
  • Infant seats available
  • Helmets are only offered to adults if you ask (at least 1 day in advance). There is no obligation in Oxford to wear a helmet on bikes. This tour will be avoiding busy roads. If you would like us to provide helmets, please mention if you want S, M, L adult-size
  • A minimum of 2 adults per booking is required- otherwise you could choose to pay for 2 persons
  • A maximum of 12 people per booking is set here but we can accommodate larger groups with significant advance notice given.
  • PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME:
  • Please arrive 5 minutes early for your tour at our meeting point. If you arrive more than 5 minutes later than the scheduled tour, then you will likely forfeit and lose your booking as it interrupts the guide and other customers, if we are trying to find you after a guide has started and left the meeting point.
  • INFO FOR DRIVERS AND PARKING:
  • Most travelers can participate
  • If you are driving, then please allow extra 30-60 minutes over whatever time you think it will take you to get here. Oxford is NOT car friendly and it is congested roads and hard to find parking spaces....unless you park at the sign posted 'park and rides' on edge of town on any major road into the city and hop on their buses into city centre. The park and ride buses leave every 15 or every 30 minutes and take anything from 10 min to 30 min (depending on traffic) to reach city centre. So if you are going to drive, then please assume you should be aiming to park your car about one hour before your tour starts.
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
  • We actually recommend instead using the much faster and reliable train services but again please aim to arrive about an hour or earlier before your tour starts as trains can be delayed and the train and coach station are about 15 minutes walk from our meeting point. There is also the coach service from London called the Oxford Tube which leaves every half hour or more but it can take much longer than its advertised 105 minute journey time. It drops you off either at High street Oxford or Gloucester Green coach station. It's quicker to ask to get off on High street near Carfax tower, then it's a 10 minutes walk to Broad street.
  • THIS IS A LEISURELY RIDE and Oxford is very flat
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • 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

03:00 PM


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

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

Duration

150 to 180 minutes


User's Reviews

gboey1963

01 Oct, 2019

I had been looking forward to this tour as I grew up listening to stories of Oxford being a bicycle friendly town. However, the rain made me canceled it. Was deciding then to go to the museum rather than get drenched in rain. My lovely guide Sophie dissuaded me from giving up on the tour totally. Through her quick thinking and initiative, she coordinated with her team in VisitOxfordTour.com to come up with an alternative walking tour that is more manageble in such weather and one that will not overlap with a scheduled walking tour later in the afternoon. We were hardly half an hour through our walking tour when the sun came up. By then my wife and I were already enchanted by Sophie's historical knowledge and so enjoyed it that we did not bother to consider the Cycle Tour. Well done Sophie and thanks Alasdair for sorting out all the unforseen circumstances and making a potential disaster into a win win situation. Cheers!!

Seaside736257

30 Aug, 2019

Oliver was a very good leader on the bikes. He kept us very safe and communicated extremely well. His Knowledge of the area and its history was also very impressive. A very worthwhile and fun way to see and learn about Oxford!

sumimiso

12 Aug, 2019

My family (kids 12, 10, 8) spent a wonderful morning cycling around Oxford country paths with Monika. We said hello to cows and horses, visited an old church, and stopped at a thatched-roof pub in a nearby village. Monika was kind to the children and had lots of good information to share. My daughter said it was “awesome.”

Acecoeyman

11 Aug, 2019

Monica was a pleasure. Unique facts combined with really beautiful English countryside. Picturesque out of the way area and time to stop for a pint as well.

Eliora A

14 Jul, 2019

Alister and Jake were incredible guides. The entire experience was lovely and the bike ride itself was beautiful. Alister was able to accommodate myself and my 3 kids ages 11, 6 and 2. He rode a tandem bike with my 6 year old and Jake road a bike with a baby seat with my 2 year old. They were very accommodating. I would definitely recommend this company for any tour, especially the bike tour. Enjoy!

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