Our City and University tour runs daily and is the best way to get to know Oxford while you visit.

Lasting 90 minutes, this is the best tour of Oxford for visitors. One of our knowledgeable guides will take you through a history of the famous city that is over a thousand years old, including a visit to one of the famous colleges of Oxford University, exploring the historic dining hall, chapel and quadrangle. You will hear stories that reveal the heart of one of the oldest universities in the world and learn first-hand about the intricacies of academic life from both past and present days. On our Oxford walking tours, you will 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.  Throughout the tour, 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, Wonka and Saltburn.

Oxford walking tours last 1½ hours and run daily, every hour from 11am–4pm.

Tour an Oxford college with one of our experienced guides and discover the secrets of this beautiful city!