Oxford University Walking Tour: An Insight Into Student Life and Famous Colleges

Experience the magic of Oxford University on a 2-hour student-led walking tour. Explore famous colleges, visit Harry Potter film sites, and discover the rich history of this prestigious institution.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • University of Oxford - Spanning nearly 800 years, with over 38 Colleges, Libraries and Faculty buildings - some of the best architecture in England is located here and world famous students spanning generations have also studied here
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges included
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Take a genuine 2-hour tour of Oxford University, led by a student of the university, which includes locations featured in the Harry Potter movies and the Bodleian Library. This tour provides a glimpse into the academic life in this illustrious university, and also provides a detailed history of many renowned institutions and landmarks, including All Souls College, Trinity College, Oriel College, Hertford College, Merton College, Radcliffe Camera, University Church of St Mary, among many others.

  • After 2 years of closures, we are attempting to include entrances back into the tour. It is possible that the sites will not be possible on the day, the guide will inform you at the start of the tour, and you are able to get a full refund in these very rare circumstances
  • Group Sizing In Line With Social Distancing Rules
  • Guides Temperature Taken Before Tour
Location
16 Broad St
Broad Street
Please be at 16 Broad Street (Oxford Tourist Information) 15 minutes before the start of the tour
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Bw12345678
Jul 26, 2024
Excellent tour - Alex was an excellent tour guide. Knowledgeable, engaging and friendly. Nice anecdotes. My cousin and I both enjoyed the tour very much.
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Adeel_k
Jul 23, 2024
Very engaging and interesting two hours - I took the tour with my family. And we enjoyed the tour very much. Imogen did an excellent job of keeping the tour accessible for everyone in the group. My kids loved it and we had a good informative tour. Thank you
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Anamaria_g
Jul 13, 2024
Oxford short introduction - Walking guided tour with passionate, well informed, enthusiastic alumni made the whole process worthwhile. Loved the experience!
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Andreimihai_c
Jul 1, 2024
Great tour - Really enjoyed the tour! Richard was a great guide and provided a lot of interesting information along the tour. Recommended!
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Leigh_t
Jun 29, 2024
Excellent tour guide - Fergus was an exceptional guide - accurate historian but also a very witty and personal take on life as an Oxford student threaded throughout.
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Jatinder_m
Jun 29, 2024
Highly recommend - Our tour guide Alice was wonderful , she was very friendly and engaging. We thoroughly enjoyed our tour!
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Kiwiana08
Jun 16, 2024
An immersion in Oxford student life thanks to Martin :-) - It was wonderful to discover Oxford (history, university life, traditions and contradictions), through the stories of an excellent student like Martin. Martin fascinated us all thanks to his storytelling and English Humor. Thank you all
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Leighc26
Jun 5, 2024
If you want being the scenes intel rather than anything you can read out of a book, do THIS tour - Thank goodness we booked this tour and not some of the others that we could overhear which lacked authenticity and seemed to be hosted tour guides reading out of a book, selected for their loud voices only, some groups had leaders with a tannoy they were so big, I could visibly see them 'losing their group' . . Not so on this tour with Tom. We couldn't have asked for more with our English graduate from Christchurch college . The group of 12 was a good size. He was engaging, funny, authentic and knew the history dates an all the tales . He knew where the toilet stops and water stops were and graciously built those in , what the best times to do the different colleges were as it was a Sunday morning. The pace was easy. We got local knowledge, and lots of inside track on life as a student there , the interview processes and the nuances between the different colleges He was also happy to offer his time after for any questions, which a lot of us did, we just stayed and chatted. 5 star guide
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Heather_s
May 18, 2024
Disappointed - The tour was not what I expected. Our guide brought us around the area and informative information (good). The guide was long winded on history (not good). Not necessarily relevant for me. We changed our tour time without any issue at the tour office. Later we received an email scolding us for not showing up at the original tour time. It was not our fault the staff did not record the change.
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Nancy_b
Jun 30, 2024
Not as expected - Our alumni was not alumni and did not attend or had ever attended oxford (went to Edinburgh college). It was a history tour - no questions about oxford as a potential university to attend could be answered.
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