Oxford Walking Tours

Oxford Walking Tours have been operating from the blue gates of Trinity College on Broad Street for over 30 years. Our University educated guides come with years of experience and local knowledge of the City and University.

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Magnus you were a star! My friend and I enjoyed a walking tour at 3.00pm on Wednesday 25th March. Extremely informative, all questions answered and conducted with in-depth knowledge and humour

Sandra Wilsher, Newmarket

The day tours go into the oldest colleges, usually including New College, founded in 1379, and seen in the Harry Potter films and television productions of Inspector Morse and Lewis.^[1]

Exeter College is visited on most tours, was founded in 1314 and is seen in the final episode of Morse. Balliol College, founded in 1263, educated more 20^th century British prime ministers than any other college. All tours go to the University Library.

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.

Fantastic Tolkein/CS Lewis themed tour on 30 Dec. Edward was very entertaining and informative, bringing to life both the locations and people associated with them.

David Close, Ashburton

The Walking tours, Ghost tours and other speciality tours operate all year round:

Tour Timetable		Autumn 2023 Oct 1^st–Oct 28^th	Winter 2023–2024 Oct 29^th–Jan 31^st	Spring 2024 Feb 1^st–May 31^st
Walking Tours	Daily	11am, 12 noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm	11am, 12 noon, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm	11am, 12 noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
Ghost Tours	Fri & Sat	6.30pm	6.30pm	6.30pm
Ghost Tours	Sun–Thur	Private bookings only	Private bookings only except Hallowe’en Week (Oct 29–Nov 4): 6.30pm	Private bookings only except Easter (Mar 29–Apr 7): 6.30pm
Ghost Tours with Access to Haunted Colleges	Daily	Private bookings only	4.00pm	Private bookings only
Literary Tours	Tues, Fri & Sat	1.00pm	1.00pm	1.00pm
C.S. Lewis & Tolkien Tours	Thursday	1.00pm	1.00pm	1.00pm
Student Life Tours^[2]	Daily	10.00am	10.00am	10.00am
Deutsche in Oxford^[2]	Daily	Times available between 10am and 4pm	Times available between 10am and 4pm	Times available between 10am and 4pm
Private / Group Tours^[2]		Any times between 9am and 10pm

The duration of most tours is 90 minutes and involves less than one mile of walking.

Admission fees into the colleges are included in the ticket price (unlike most other walking tours of Oxford):

Prices	Adults	Students & Seniors	^[3]Oxonians	Children under 16
Walking Tours	£19.95	£18.95	£17.50	£9.95
Ghost Tours^[4]	£14.95	£13.95	£13.95	£6.95
Ghost Tours with Access to Haunted Colleges	£19.95	£18.95	£17.50	£9.95
Literary Tours	£20.00	£18.00	£16.00	£10.00
C.S. Lewis & Tolkien Tours	£20.00	£18.00	£16.00	£10.00
Student Life Tours^[5]	£90.00	£85.00	£85.00	£85.00
Deutsche in Oxford^[5]	£45.00	£40.00	£45.00	£40.00
Private / Group Tours	£125.00 per group of up to 25 people plus optional £6 per person college admission^[6]

Tickets can be purchased from the guide prior to departure^[2]; however, numbers are limited.

Private/Group tours are available throughout the year.

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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

Our tours have been featured on two BBC TV programmes, in The Cherwell student newspaper, and recommended by Rick Steves in Best of England.

For enquiries, please see our contact page (where you will also find our social media links) for details of the most appropriate person to get in touch with.

Tour taken on Friday evening 9th january 2015 was very interesting and high winds and scudding clouds added to the atmosphere created by Magnus as we walked the back streets

Anne Newman, Abingdon

Coronavirus Information

Tours are now fully operating as normal.
However, we ask that you continue to follow WHO advice for the public to help protect those who may be immunocompromised.
We recommend booking in advance directly through our website, and will refund any cancellations due to COVID-19.
We’re accredited by Visit England as “Good To Go”, which confirms our tours are COVID-secure.

For more details please see our separate coronavirus information page.

I agree with all the comments made, a good tour plenty of information … I would recommend Stuart, brush up on your history before you go, you are asked questions.

Richard Jones and Jean Moore, Nantwich, Cheshire

Colleges are subject to closure at any time, in which case suitable alternative colleges will be visited instead. We will aim to take you inside at least two colleges, but that may not always be possible due to visitor restrictions.
Advance booking is required for Student Life Tours, Deutsche in Oxford Tours, and private tours.
Must have valid Oxford student ID Card, Alumni Card or proof of address to be eligible for Oxonian discount.
College admission not included in Ghost Tours as colleges are closed in the evening.
If you are the only person on a Student Life Tour or a Deutsche in Oxford Tour, a single person supplement of £40 is applicable. This will be refunded at the time of the tour if there are subsequently additional participants.
Optional college admission fee for private/group tours may vary depending on which college(s) you would like to visit – please indicate any preference.

The day tours go into the oldest colleges, usually including New College, founded in 1379, and seen in the Harry Potter films and television productions of Inspector Morse and Lewis.[1]

The Walking tours, Ghost tours and other speciality tours operate all year round:

Admission fees into the colleges are included in the ticket price (unlike most other walking tours of Oxford):

Coronavirus Information

The day tours go into the oldest colleges, usually including New College, founded in 1379, and seen in the Harry Potter films and television productions of Inspector Morse and Lewis.^[1]