Oxford Walking Tours

Oxford Walking Tours have been operating from the blue gates of Trinity College on Broad St for 27 years. Our University educated guides come with years of experience and local knowledge of the City and University.

"We were on a great tour on Saturday with Simon... he was enthusiastic, articulate and really helped to bring Oxford to life for us... thanks!"
Wendy Klein, Cambridge

The day tours go into the oldest colleges including New College, founded in 1379, and seen in the Harry Potter films and television productions of Inspector Morse and Lewis.

Exeter College is visited on most tours, was founded in 1314 and is seen in the final episode of Morse. Hertford College, founded in 1282, is seen in Brideshead Revisited. All tours go to the University Library. Admission fees into the colleges are included in the ticket price, unlike most other walking tours of Oxford.

On our tours you will learn about the history of the city and the university. We will explain the collegiate system of tutorial unique to Oxford and Cambridge. Discover the famous alumni who studied and taught at the university. Go inside the oldest college dining hall, chapel, cloisters and quadrangles.

"We found Simon's tour fascinating, he really knows his subject and you get to see all of the places that are off the beaten track. Time on one of these tours is time well spent. Highly recommended."
Lizzie, Gloucestershire

The Walking tours and Ghost tours operate all year round.

TOUR TIMETABLE		Spring 2013 March 2nd - May 31st	Summer 2013 June 1st - Oct 26th	Winter 2013-2014 Oct 27th - Feb 28th
Walking Tours	Daily	11am, 12 noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm	11am, 12 noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm	11am, 12 noon, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm
Ghost Tours	Fri & Sat	7.30pm	7.30pm	4pm & 7.30pm
Ghost Tours	Sun - Thur	Private bookings only except Easter (Mar 29 - Apr 7): 7.30pm	7.30pm	4.00pm except Hallowe'en (Oct 27 - Nov 2): 4pm & 7.30pm
Literary Tours	Wednesday	2.00pm	2.00pm	2.00pm
Literary Tours	Thur - Tues	Private bookings only	Private bookings only	Private bookings only
Private / Group Tours		Any times between 9am and 10pm

Please feel free to phone or email us as tours might not run every day during Winter months. The duration of the tours is 90 minutes and involves less than one mile of walking.

Walking/Day tours are £9.50 for adults, £8.50 for students/seniors, £7.50 for Oxford residents/students/alumni* and £4.50 for children under 16.

Ghost Tours are £9.50 per adult, £8.50 for students/seniors and £4.50 for children under 16.

Literary Tours (including entrance to Christ Church) are £12.00 for adults, £11.00 for students/seniors, £9.00 for Oxford residents/students/alumni* and £7.00 for children under 16.

Group/private tours are £100.00 for up to 25 people, plus an optional £1 per person for college admission (not applicable for evening/Ghost Tours).

French, Italian and other language speaking guides are also available for group/private tours.

Tickets can be purchased from the guide prior to departure, with no need to pre-book.

Colleges are subject to closure at any time, in which case suitable alternative colleges will be visited instead.

See the booking form if you wish to make a reservation.

*Must have valid Bodleian Card, Alumni Card or proof of address to be eligible for discount.

"I really liked this! Great job!"
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Private/Group tours are available throughout the year with the price of the tour depending on group size and tour length. For instance a tour for up to 25 people would require one guide at a cost of £100.00 per guide. This is for a standard 90 minute tour with an optional additional fee of £1 per person for college admission.

Larger groups, longer tours, themed tours and tours in other languages are available on request. We can also offer walking tours in London and Cambridge - see the booking form.

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"I really enjoyed Stuart's walking tour when I visited in January. I included it when I wrote about my day out in Oxford in my travel blog: http://suzannethetravelmagpie.com/2011/07/13/return-to-oxford/"
suzanne, bristol, CT USA

For all enquiries please contact Stuart on:
mobile: 07790 734387
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"We had Vinnie for our very wet but informative and fun tour. Full of knowledge and great humour. Many thanks."
Lourdes, Stratton Audley, UK

Watch this space!

Stu's tour was recently filmed by the BBC programme "Escape to the Country" first broadcast on 5th January 2012 (see it on iPlayer).

[watch on YouTube]

Back in 1998, Andy's tour was filmed for the BBC "Holiday" programme.

[watch on YouTube]

Here's an article about Oxford Walking Tours in The Cherwell Newspaper.