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.
Coronavirus Information
- Most colleges remain closed to visitors for the time being, but will be seen from the outside.
- Visiting inside other buildings may still not be possible due to COVID restrictions, though the ‘Gaffer’s Room’ will be visted on Literary Tours.
- We advise booking online 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.
- We ask that you follow WHO advice for the public and UK government social distancing guidance.
For more details please see our separate coronavirus information page.
We went on the guided ghost tour, which was highly enjoyable. Our tour guide, Magnus, was a great source for so many pieces of information! The tour was entertaining and highly interesting, so definitely worth coming back to. Thank you for a wonderful evening tour through Oxford!
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 20th 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
The Walking tours, Ghost tours and other speciality tours operate all year round:
| Tour Timetable |
Summer 2021
June 1st |
Autumn 2021
Oct 1st |
Winter 2021 Oct 31st |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 6.30pm | 6.30pm | 4pm & 6.30pm |
|
Sun |
6.30pm | Private bookings only |
4.00pm except Hallowe’en Week (Oct 31 |
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| 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[1] | Daily | 10.00am | 10.00am | 10.00am |
| 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.
Admission fees into the colleges and Divinity School are included in the ticket price (unlike most other walking tours of Oxford):
| Prices | Adults | Students & Seniors |
[2] |
Children
under 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walking Tours | £14.95 | £13.95 | £12.50 | £6.95 |
| Ghost Tours[3] | £14.95 | £13.95 | £13.95 | £6.95 |
| Literary Tours | £18.00 | £17.00 | £15.00 | £10.00 |
| C.S. Lewis & Tolkien Tours | £18.00 | £17.00 | £15.00 | £10.00 |
| Student Life Tours[4] | £90.00 | £85.00 | £85.00 | £85.00 |
| Deutsche in Oxford[4] | £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[5] | |||
Tickets can be purchased from the guide prior to departure[1]; however, numbers are limited.
Private
Best way to see Oxford, very informative and interesting …
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.
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.