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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I enjoyed the tour with Magnus last week. It was a great tour with a great guide.

Stanford pines, England

Coronavirus Information

Due to national lockdown restrictions, tours are currently suspended, but will resume on 29^th March.
We are accepting bookings for tours scheduled from this date onwards, and will refund any cancellations due to COVID-19.

For more details and refunds please see our separate coronavirus information page.

Took Stuart’s tour this Easter 2010. Enjoyed a different way of seeing the Colleges, it gets away from the ‘tourist traps’. Took up the recommendation for lunch (Turf Tavern). Thanks Stuart!

Chris, Cardiff, Wales

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. 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.

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

Tour Timetable		Spring 2021 Feb 1^st–May 31^st	Summer 2021 June 1^st–Sept 30^th	Autumn 2021 Oct 1^st–Oct 30^th
Walking Tours	Daily	11am, 12 noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm	11am, 12 noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm	11am, 12 noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
Ghost Tours	Fri & Sat	6.30pm	6.30pm	6.30pm
Ghost Tours	Sun–Thur	Private bookings only except Easter (Apr 2–Apr 11): 6.30pm	6.30pm	Private bookings only
Literary Tours^[1]	Sat, Tues & Thur	11.00am	11.00am	11.00am
	Sun, Weds & Fri	2.00pm	2.00pm	2.00pm
	Monday	Private bookings only	Private bookings only	Private bookings only
Private ‘Bubble’ Tours^[1]		Mar 29–May 16: 11am, 12 noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm	Not available	Not available
Tolkien Tours		Private bookings only	Private bookings only	Private bookings only
Student Life Tours^[1]	Daily	10.00am	10.00am	10.00am
Newman’s Oxford^[1]	Sat, Tues & Thur	2.15pm	2.15pm	2.15pm
Newman’s Oxford^[1]	Mon, Weds & Fri	11.15am	11.15am	11.15am
Deutsche in Oxford^[1]	Daily	Times available between 10am and 4pm	Times available between 10am and 4pm	Times available between 10am and 4pm
Private / Group Tours^[1]		Any times between 9am and 10pm

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

Prices	Adults	Students & Seniors	^[2]Oxonians	Children under 16
Walking Tours^[3]	£14.95	£13.95	£12.50	£6.95
Ghost Tours^[4]	£14.95	£13.95	£13.95	£6.95
Literary Tours^[3]^[5]	£17.00	£16.00	£14.00	£9.00
Private ‘Bubble’ Tours^[3]	£50.00 per group of up to 5 people
Student Life Tours^[3]^[5]	£90.00	£85.00	£85.00	£85.00
Newman’s Oxford^[3]^[5]	£45.00	£40.00	£40.00	£40.00
Deutsche in Oxford^[3]^[5]	£45.00	£40.00	£45.00	£40.00
Private / Group Tours	£125.00 per group of up to 25 people plus optional £5 per person college admission^[6]

Tickets can be purchased from the guide prior to departure^[1]; however, numbers are limited.

Private/Group tours are available throughout the year.

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An excellent 90 minute walking tour of the colleges and libraries of Oxford. Our guide Magnus was excellent with just the right amount of knowledge and humour to keep us all entertained. Great to lean about the history of Oxford. Well done.

James O’Riordan, Poole

Our tours have been featured on two BBC TV programmes and also in The Cherwell student newspaper.

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

Advance booking is required for Literary Tours, private tours, Student Life Tours, Newman’s Oxford tours, and Deutsche in Oxford 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 Walking Tours, Literary Tours, Private ‘Bubble’ Tours, Student Life Tours, Newman’s Oxford tours, or Deutsche in Oxford Tours as colleges are currently closed to visitors due to the coronavirus pandemic – we will still be able to show you the fine architecture and artistry from the outside.
College admission not included in Ghost Tours as colleges are closed in the evening.
If you are the only person on a Literary Tour, a Student Life Tour, a Newman’s Oxford tour, or a Deutsche in Oxford Tour, a single person supplement (£6 for Literary Tours; £40 for Student Life Tours, Newman’s Oxford tours, and Deutsche in Oxford Tours) 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.