Oxford City & University Walking PRIVATE GROUPS Tour

Oxford, Scotland
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Oxford & England's history will be brought alive on this private guided walking tour of the city and university traditions. Storytelling about student life, college traditions, Henry VIII, Bloody Mary, CS Lewis, Tolkien & even Harry Potter! 

You may request any special interests for the tour eg sciences or arts or writers in Oxford etc. We generally always include entrance into at least one Harry Potter film site on this tour too (where and when possible).

Description

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Bodleian Library Bodleian Library Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BG England

We will introduce this venue but please note that the Bodleian library never permit guides to take tours inside the library. We can however enter the Divinity school at the Bodleian if we can pre purchase the £2.50 per person entry tickets before they sell out!

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: St John's College, St. Giles, Oxford OX1 3JP England

Which college we will see inside will vary from day to day, depending on what is open but generally we see inside one to two colleges and we pass by and introduce many other colleges too

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Exeter College, Turl Street, Oxford OX1 3DP England

This is one of multiple colleges which we will introduce on the route. There are 38 colleges at Oxford university and we see many colleges on our route but due to Covid19 closures, currently no colleges are open to the public except Magdalen college.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Wadham College, 17 Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ England

This is one of multiple colleges which we will introduce on the route. There are 38 colleges at Oxford university and we see many colleges on our route but due to Covid19 closures, currently no colleges are open to the public except Magdalen college.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Balliol College, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BJ England

This is one of multiple colleges which we will introduce on the route. There are 38 colleges at Oxford university and we see many colleges on our route but due to Covid19 closures, currently no colleges are open to the public except Magdalen college.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Magdalen College, High Street, Oxford OX1 4AU England

Currently in 2020, all the university colleges are closed to the public except Magdalen college which charges £6 per person.

If you wish to include Magdalen on your tour, then please pay the entry fee on arrival to the college.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Bridge of Sighs, New College Ln., Oxford OX1 3BL England

This famous landmark is always featured on our tours

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3AZ England

This is one of multiple sights which we will introduce on the route. There are 38 colleges at Oxford university and we see many colleges on our route but due to Covid19 closures, currently no colleges are open to the public except Magdalen college.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Radcliffe Camera, Radcliffe Square, Oxford OX1 4AJ England

This is one of multiple famous sights which we will introduce on the route. This venue is never open to visit inside

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Christ Church, St. Aldates, Oxford OX1 1DP England

This is an optional college to include as we walk past on the route but entry inside college is not included

Duration: 10 minutes

Inclusions

  • Please see EXCLUSIONS section below for any dates with limited college entry eg graduations, Xmas
  • This tour includes entry to one college but option to pay for extra entry fees of extra colleges too
  • Entry/Admission - Bodleian Library

Exclusions

  • XMAS notice: colleges are usually all closed from approx Dec 25 to Jan 2nd
  • This specific tour never visits inside Christ church, Magdalen or New colleges ( which cost £8-£16)
  • GRADUATION DATES: we cannot always guarantee entry inside any colleges or venues
  • 2023 Graduation dates, there may be few or no colleges open includes....
  • Feb 25, March 4, May 6+13+20, July 15+25+28+29, Aug 5, Sep 22+23, Nov 3+4+11

Additional information

  • Average duration 90-120 minutes and tour to cater to your special interests (let us know on the day or in advance).
  • Tours are in English but where possible and with at least 24 hours notice, we may be able to provide a tour in a foreign language.
  • Please note that as the university colleges are private institutions, we can't always guarantee entry to colleges but it is very rare that we cannot get entry into at least 1 or 2 colleges on the tour. Please take note of any advertised university graduation dates mentioned below, as those dates can have less options of colleges to visit.
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Our company will only carry out any legal mandatory covid workplace restrictions. If and when any of our tours use public transport or enter inside any third party venues, we will comply with whatever their policies may be and no more.
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Ticket delivery

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

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Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.

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