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

- Due to national lockdown restrictions, tours are suspended until .
- We are however 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.
Monday 22 June 2015. Our Tour Guide, Magnus, was brilliant! He was both informative and so entertaining. In fact he was so good we went on his Ghost Tour two days later, which was also very enjoyable. Well Done!!

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.
We really enjoyed our tour with Sam. It was very informative and the opportunity to see inside a number of the colleges (without paying extra) was an added bonus. Highly recommended.
The Walking tours, Ghost tours and other speciality tours operate all year round:
Tour Timetable |
Winter 2020 Oct 25th |
Spring 2021
Feb 1st |
Summer 2021
June 1st |
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Walking Tours | Daily | 11am, 12 noon, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm | 11am, 12 noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm | 11am, 12 noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm |
Ghost Tours | Fri & Sat | 4pm & 6.30pm | 6.30pm | 6.30pm |
Sun |
4.00pm |
Private bookings only except Easter (Apr 2 |
6.30pm | |
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] | 11am, 12 noon, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm |
Feb 22 11am, 12 noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm |
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 |
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] |
Children
under 16 |
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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
My wife, Vicki and I, would like to extend our sincere thanks to Simon for our recent colleges etc tour. It was one of the most interesting and informative tours we have ever been on. Simon is one of those guys you could listen to all day.
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.
I really liked this! Great job!