Oxford food and sightseeing tour

5.0 (6 reviews) 2–3 hours Free cancellation Private tour

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Oxford food and sightseeing tour — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Nearly Headless Nick at the Bodleian library quad — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Enjoy sampling 4 or 5 of Oxford's best and unique local food or drink market stalls or shops on this Oxford food tasting & sightseeing guided walking tour which takes in the top Oxford sights. We can cater to special dietary needs.

Food & drinks usually wine or gin tasting at a micro-brewery stall, a visit to the Oxford cheese company and or Italian style gelato plus a choice from a wide range of local, international food stalls at Oxford's international food market. You can also sample a micro brewery drink inside the Covered Market, if you wish to.

This tour introduces each college we pass on the route and sometimes it also includes entry to one of the university colleges.

NOTICE: this is NOT a tapas tour as one finds in Spain, where they enter bars and sit down. Instead we visit food stalls but there is no restaurant or bar service. Plus it's not a set fixed every time menu of choices. We make suggestions and the guide pays for the food and drink.

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At a glance

Duration: 2–3 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Operated by: Visit Oxford Tours

Ages: Infants (0–7 years) · Children (8–12 years) · Youth (13–17 years) · Adults (18–59 years) · Seniors (60–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Experienced local guide from tour company with hundreds of 5 star reviews!
Included: 4-5 x Food and drinks tasting portions
Included: Includes entry paid by guide up to £4 to see inside a college or the Divinity school HP film site

Not included

Not included: We cannot guarantee entry to anywhere during Xmas dates on Dec 24 + from about Dec 27 to about Jan 2
Not included: We cannot guarantee entry on graduation dates. "2026 dates includes...
Not included: Sep 25 + 26, Nov 6 + 7 + 13 + 14 of 2026 and Feb 26, March 6, May 14, May 15, May 22 of 2027
Not included: We cover your cost either to one college or to Divinity school. Divinity school 2026 closures are:
Not included: Sep 10 + 14+ 15+ 16 + 17+ 20+ 21+ 22+ 23+ 24+ 25 + 26, Nov 6 + 7 +13 + 14 of 2026

Itinerary

Radcliffe Camera

Passing by

In case of bad weather, we can do a much reduced short walk around the city sights and then just head to one of many pubs or cafe or bar close by.
Bridge of Sighs

2 min Admission not included

Introduced in passing
Bodleian Library

10 min Admission included

Introduced from the outside but usually opportunity exists to also go inside the Divinity school (Harry Potter film site) at the Bodleian worth £2.50 per person entry ticket, subject to tickets being available on the day
Radcliffe Camera

2 min Admission not included

Introduced in passing. This site and others are on our route.
University Church of St. Mary the Virgin

5 min Admission included

Introduced in passing. This site and others are on our route. Option to go inside and learn about Oxford's martyrs. No cost to enter.
Oxford

20 min

Multiple colleges of Oxford university are introduced in passing. Option to go inside at least one college or inside the Divinity school during the tour, subject to what's open.

The guide will pay for your entry ticket up to a value of £3. If you may wish to see inside any other more expensive colleges to enter, that can be discussed on the day and paid for as extra cost.

THIS TOUR NEVER VISITS INSIDE OR OUTSIDE CHRIST CHURCH COLLEGE. We do visit Christ church on a separately advertised tour but with minimum numbers.

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

This activity is a guided walk around Oxford finishing with a drink at a local bar or pub with your local guide and fellow solo travellers. You don't have to be travelling solo to join this either though.

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. 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.

Departure and meeting point for tour is OUTSIDE visitor info centre, 15 Broad street, OX1 3AS
We have several bikes which will fit adults from height of 1.5m upwards but we have only two bikes which will fit a child or adult of height from 1.4m to 1.5m. In addition, we don't stock any parents tandem bikes or parents bike with child back seats or any bikes for children under 1.4m. So all such bike requests, we will need at least 24 hours to try to hire in such bikes with notice.
Regarding poor weather on the day of your tour, UK weather is highly unpredictable, so you need to dress for all weather and carry waterproofs. Nearly all of our bikes have a basket to put a small day backpack or hand bag into. Unfortunately you CANNOT cancel bike tours just because it's wet but if the weather was very wet, we may offer (upon customer request) to go ahead with the walking tour element of the tour but to replace the cycle tour with a substitute activity on foot.
If we believed that the cycle tour was not safe to conduct due to storm weather conditions or ice or snow, then either we may either offer to reschedule your booking or to refund the tour or upon your request and our offer, we could either offer you a substitute activity on the day to miss out the cycle part of the tour, as described above or we could offer to reschedule your tour.

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 too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.

Good to know

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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.