Oxford Official University & City Tour

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About this activity

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.

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At a glance

Duration: 2 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 20 people
People per booking: 1–20
Guide: English
Operated by: Experience Oxfordshire

Ages: Infants (0–5 years) · Children (6–15 years) · Youth (16–17 years) · Adults (18–65 years) · Seniors (66–100 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Guided walking tour in English
Included: College visit for afternoon tours (subject to availability)
Included: Tour guests enjoy an exclusive 10% discount at the Cool Britannia Gift Shop

Not included

Not included: No College visit for morning tours
Not included: Private transportation: 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.
Not included: Guides do not use microphones or radio headsets

Itinerary

Trinity College

2 min

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

5 min Admission not included

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

5 min Admission not included

See the University ceremonial theatre with its stone heads outside
Bodleian Library

5 min Admission not included

See this world famous University Library from the outside
Radcliffe Camera

10 min

Walk round the square at the heart of the University to see the iconic domed Radcliffe Camera from the outside
University Church of St. Mary the Virgin

Passing 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.
Carfax Tower

Passing by

One of the oldest Saxon towers in Oxford

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

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

Using your ticket

Show the Guide your ticket once the tour has started

Cancellation

Free cancellation

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

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.

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
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.