Immerse yourself in the city of dreaming spires with an experienced and knowledgeable local guide. We are the longest running independent tour company in the city, operating from the blue gates of Trinity College on Broad Street for over 30 years.
City and University Tours
Take a stroll through the city of dreaming spires with one of our experienced guides. Our daily walking tours will take you into one of the oldest University colleges, exploring the historic dining hall, chapel, cloisters and quadrangles.[1] Discover the Bodleian Libraries, the iconic Radcliffe Camera, and the original University Church of St. Mary’s.
Learn about the complicated and sometimes bloody rivalry between the city and the University, spanning over a thousand years. Your guide will explain the collegiate system of tutorials unique to Oxford and Cambridge, and the peculiar traditions, pranks and rituals that define student life. Stories highlight literary giants such as J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Lewis Carroll, and bring you to many of the sites used for filming in Harry Potter, Inspector Morse, and Lewis.
Tours last 1½ hours and run daily, every hour from 11am–4pm (3pm in Winter).
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.
The City and University Tours, Ghost Tours and other speciality tours operate all year round (apart from Christmas Day):
| Tour Timetable |
Winter 2023 Oct 29th |
Spring 2024
Feb 1st |
Summer 2024
June 1st |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| City and University Tours | Daily |
11.00am 12.00 noon 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm |
11.00am 12.00 noon 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm |
11.00am 12.00 noon 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm |
| Ghost Tours | Fri & Sat | 6.30pm | 6.30pm | 6.30pm |
|
Sun |
Private bookings only |
Private bookings only except Easter (Mar 29 |
6.30pm | |
| Ghost Tours with Access to Haunted Colleges | Daily | 4.00pm | Private bookings only | 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] |
Children
under 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City and University 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
Big thanks to Patrick. Friendly and very informative. His love for Oxford shines through. Thoroughly enjoyed our 90 mins walking the streets of Oxford.
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.
Last Saturday 25th November we did the tour with guide Jeff. It proved to be the best city tour we have been on thanks to Jeff’s amazing knowledge of Oxford and his manner of putting the words across