Harry Potter + Self Guided Christ Church- PRIVATE 9.30am

5.0 (5 reviews) 3 hours Free cancellation Private tour

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Christchurch staircase film site — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Start the day with magic! — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Fun tour for Muggles of all ages. Guide will cater the tour according to everyone's interests, introducing also Oxford heritage.

See Christ church film site. Find out how does studying at Oxford University compare with studying at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? Find out on this 5 star rated popular walking tour about the making of Harry Potter in Oxford. Your ticket includes up to £27 entry Christ church + £3 Divinity school.

Final hour of the three hour+ tour will be self guided using audio guide. Christ church entry tickets are limited- so please book ahead. If we cannot run the tour, you will be refunded or you may select a rescheduled date.

This tour also visits the Divinity school film site at the Bodleian library- as & when this secondary venue is open. Pre paid entry included included unless Divinity school is closed. On such dates, we will add entry instead to New college.

Please see notice for any closures under What's not Included section.

No tour Sundays!

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At a glance

Duration: 3 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 (0–4 years) · Children (5–11 years) · Youth (12–17 years) · Adults (18–64 years) · Seniors (65–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Entry to Divinity school film site with the guide is included when open and worth £3 per person
Included: Self guided entry with pre paid tickets worth up to £27 per person to Christ church is included
Included: Please check 'Exclusions' or 'Additional Info' for dates of any partial closure at Christchurch

Not included

Not included: NB Divinity school entry is not guaranteed but is included, wherever open. We pre book entry tickets
Not included: On any dates when Divinity school may close, we'll offer entry to a second college, if it's open
Not included: Divinity school is closed Christmas every year typically at least December 24-26.
Not included: Divinity school published known closures in 2026 includes...
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

Christ Church

one hour Admission included

Christchurch entry fee worth £18 per person by pre paid entry ticket.

Please note that Christ church does not permit guiding inside the college, so. this final one hour part of the tour will be self guided using audio guide with guaranteed pre booked entry ticket and the tour ends with us dropping you off here.
Bridge of Sighs

We pass by & mention such famous sights
St. Michael At The North Gate

5 min Admission not included

We pass by and introduce the references to Willian Shakespeare here who baptised his godson here and to the Anglo Saxon tower dating back to 1040AD.
Bodleian Library

20 min Admission not included

This tour includes £3 entry ticket to the Divinity School Harry Potter film site at the Bodleian library- as and when Divinity school is open. This venue is where they filmed infirmary and dance scenes.

Please note that Duke Humfreys library upstairs is not included as it's not open to guides to bring tours but you can book tickets for adults or children aged 11+ to see Duke Humfreys library, if you book that instead via the Bodleian website.

Please note that when Divinity school is closed, we replace it with entry to New college film site but if New college is also closed, we cannot promise entry.
Radcliffe Camera

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Balliol College

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Trinity College

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Brasenose College

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All Souls College

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Hertford College

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Merton College

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Exeter College

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Jesus College

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Lincoln College

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Oxford Covered Market

5 min

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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

Your guide will give you a free Oxford maps and directions help before saying goodbye

Using your ticket

These tours

MUST START ON TIME as wherever possible, we pre purchase entry tickets for fixed entry times at Christchurch. If you arrive after the tour has started, you will unfortunately therefore lose your booking.

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.

IMPORTANT NOTICE IN CASE OF UNFORESEEN PARTIAL OF FULL CLOSURES:

NB if we might offer you a Saturday morning tour to Christchurch, then while we can visit the HP film sites at Christchurch, we cannot usually show you the dining hall, as it is closed at this time.

We do publish known Christchurch closures on this website page & we will advise of any closures at the time of booking or before the tour but occasionally some closures are last minute. In this event, our policy is either the guide can substitute entry for Christchurch to another college such as eg New college (also a Hogwarts film site). Alternatively, you may opt to reschedule your tour onto another date or to instead join one of our other tours running the same date such as the Oxford cycle tour of food tour (which cost approximately same).

REFUNDS POLICY:

If you opt to book a foreign language private group tour, this may be possible if you give us adequate advance notice of at least 24 hours. If we cannot offer a tour in a foreign language, then you will be refunded or invited to join the tour in English with any cost difference refunded.

Christchurch Dining hall only is closed on following dates 2020 (the tour will go ahead as the hall is NOT the film site anyway):

April 24

May 9

Oct 4 + Oct 9

While very rare, the film sites are private university and college venues, on very rare occasions they may suddenly close to the public without any advance notice!

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

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please arrive 5 minutes early for your tour at our meeting point.
These tours MUST START ON TIME as we prebook fixed entry times!
Your ticket includes up to £20 in entry fees per person as part of your ticket
REFUNDS POLICY:
No refunds or reschedules are offered - unless at least 24 hours notice is given