Harry Potter in Oxford Tour Divinity School entry Private Tour

4.9 (16 reviews) 1 h 30 min – 2 hours Free cancellation Private tour

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About this activity

As this is a private group tour, you have ample opportunities to investigate the Dark Arts and to identify where to source a magic potion, while testing your knowledge of all things Potter with your half blood private guide.

How does studying at Oxford University compare with studying at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? A fun tour for Muggles of all ages, the guide will cater the tour according to everyone's interests so it is also a tour that is fun for adults who happen to be interested in learning about Oxford University heritage.

Ponder how studying at Oxford University compares to being a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and learn a bit about Oxford's history.

Entry worth £3 per person the Divinity school is included in ticket. Tour duration is 90-120 minutes. Please see section for dates of any closures.

Notice:

Requests for any tours in a foreign language must be sent to us at least 2 days in advance!

Please see closures under Exclusions

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At a glance

Duration: 1 h 30 min – 2 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: Russian, Chinese, Ukrainian, English, Italian, French, Dutch, Spanish
Operated by: Visit Oxford Tours

Ages: Infants (0–5 years) · Children (6–11 years) · Youth (12–17 years) · Adults (18–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Entry inside Divinity School film site at Bodleian library- worth £3 per person, as & when open

Not included

Not included: This tour does NOT include entry to Christ church- we run that as a separate tour from July 5th.
Not included: On dates when Divinity school closed, tour running instead to New college at extra £10 per person
Not included: Requests for tours in foreign languages must be sent at least 2 days in advance!
Not included: Entry inside Duke Humfreys medieval library at the Bodleian is NOT INCLUDED & no guides may enter it
Not included: Divinity school is closed in 2026 on graduation or private hire date dates below in 2025...
Not included: October 17+18 +20 +30 +31 and November 1+ 6 + 7 +13 + 14 of 2026
Not included: Divinity school will be closed in 2027 on the following dates below...
Not included: Jan 23 , Feb 27, March 6, May 14 +15 +22 of 2027

Itinerary

Bodleian Library

30 min Admission not included

Entry worth £2.50 per person is included to the Divinity school film site at the Bodleian. This is where they filmed the infirmary & dance scenes. The medieval library upstairs is never open to guides.

If you wish to also visit Duke Humfreys medieval library at the Bodleian library, then you will need to purchase that instead from the Bodleian library website and they only only permit entry to adults or children aged over 11.

There is no age limit to enter the Divinity school film site and we carry gowns for you to wear for photos!
Radcliffe Camera

5 min

We pass by this famous sight
University Church of St. Mary the Virgin

5 min

Entry is free but currently the church only permits entry if very small sized groups.
Bridge of Sighs

5 min Admission not included

This is one of several famous sights included on all our tours. It features in several movies eg X men, The Mummy etc!
Sheldonian Theatre

5 min Admission not included

This is one of several famous sights included on all our tours.
New College

15 min Admission not included

We also introduce what was filmed at New college too - for example, this is where Malfoy gets turned into a ferret!

This tour does not include entry to New college which costs £8 entry fee currently. However, you may ask the guide, if it's possible to pay yourselves for the cost to enter on the day to the college and thus to enter there during the tour too. Alternatively, we finish outside New college and you can visit there after the tour.

On any dates when Divinity school is closed, we replace entry in fact with entry to New college.
The Turf

5 min

This tavern pub looks really like the Three Broomsticks pub and no wonder, as this is where Hagrid and friends used to drink, when they were filming next door.
University Church of St. Mary the Virgin

5 min

We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you.
Oxford Covered Market

10 min

We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you. We go in search of the Harry Potter chocolate cakes here!
Wadham College

Passing by

We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you. This is the college, which JK Rowling applied to study at.
Exeter College

5 min Admission not included

We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you. This college is where Tolkien studied and it's also connected with JK Rowling!
Lincoln College

5 min Admission not included

We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you. This college is where the writer of, 'Dr Seuss', was a student!
Jesus College

Passing by

We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you. This college is where....Jesus studied at Oxford!!
Balliol College

Passing by

We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you. This college is connected to Adam Smith and to Jane Austen's family!
Trinity College

Passing by

We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you.
Hertford College

Passing by

We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you.
Brasenose College

Passing by

We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you. This college is where a famous Slytherin called David Cameron studied...before he was sent to Azkaban!
All Souls College

Passing by

We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Meet your guide wearing red lanyard and or Hogwarts gown. Meeting next to our black sign, OUTSIDE Oxford Tourist info centre, 15 Broad street, OX1 3AS. This is also next to the Oxfam shop which has a green sign above its shop.

End point

The tour ends near the start point on the corner of Broad street and the guides will give you a free Oxford map and directions to where you need to go next.

Using your ticket

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:

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.

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%

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 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:
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.

Options

Foreign language tour request

Foreign language tour: Minimum 4 tickets and minimum 2 days notice please to book a tour in any other language than English.
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