Private Half-Day Guided Tour in Oxford

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Radcliffe Square: the historic heart of Oxford — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

The Bodleian Library's Old Schools' Quad — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Spend half a day with an award-winning guide who knows and loves Oxford, to get a thorough overview of its extraordinary history, architecture, and stories. Whether you are interested in the city's ancient origins, the rise of the university, the many fascinating personalities who have studied here, or its famous film locations, this bespoke tour will take you off the beaten track, guide you amongst the dreaming spires, and give you the inside story of this beautiful and eccentric city. You will see inside one of Oxford's most fascinating colleges, including its chapel and dining hall. You will visit the oldest classroom in the world and learn not just about the ancient university but how it works today. And you will hear many stories about the city's famous - and infamous – inhabitants, including its connections with Tolkien, CS Lewis, Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter and Wonka. The timings include a coffee break and walking times between stops.

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At a glance

Duration: 4 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: Lady Gargoyle Oxford Tours

What is included

Included

Included: All Fees and Taxes
Included: Guide and Language In-person: English

Not included

Not included: Entrance tickets to Divinity School and a college (£5-£10 per person)

Itinerary

Martyrs' Memorial

5 min

A reminder of one of the darkest episodes in Oxford's history.
St. Michael At The North Gate

5 min

A 1000-year old tower and the town gaol where bishops were imprisoned, on the ancient market street of Cornmarket
Turl Street

10 min

You will encounter three colleges, along with gargoyles, grotesques and a riddle in stone.
Broad Street

10 min

Home to Britain's oldest museum, the largest room in the world selling books, and three Oxford colleges
Stop 5

5 min

Christopher Wren's masterpiece, where the university holds its ceremonies, guarded by the extraordinary 'Emperors' Heads'
Bodleian Library

20 min Admission not included

Home to 13 million books! We can go inside the Divinity School (£2.50 each) with its incredible fifteenth century decorated ceiling, and hear about the various Harry Potter scenes filmed here.
Radcliffe Camera

15 min

Radcliffe Square, Oxford's famous architectural centrepiece, contains multiple important university and college buildings including Brasenose and All Souls
University Church of St. Mary the Virgin

10 min

Where the university began, with its stunning medieval spire and fascinating interior. If you like, we can climb the tower for the best views of Oxford.
Bridge of Sighs

5 min

Perhaps Oxford's most-photographed landmark, it appears in many TV shows and movies
New College

45 min Admission not included

We can go into this or a different college, depending on availability (£2-7 per person), and see the glorious chapel, dining hall, quad, gardens and cloisters
St Edmund Hall

5 min

View the oldest college in the world to have taken undergraduates and decipher the chronogram over the door
High Street

5 min

One of the world's greatest streets, lined with colleges and wonderful architecture
Merton College

5 min

Founded in 1263, Merton is the oldest college that still has its original buildings - and counted JRR Tolkien as one of its professors
Christ Church Meadow

15 min

We will view Oxford's grandest college - Christ Church, learn of its most famous inhabitant - Alice in Wonderland, and hear about the first community founded here in around 700AD by Oxford's patron saint, St Frideswide