Oxford Official University & City Tour
Follow in the footsteps of famous former residents like J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis—and discover many of Oxford’s top landmarks in just a couple hours—on this introductory walking tour. Meet your group in central Oxford, and set off on foot. You’ll see key attractions like the Bodleian Library and Sheldonian Theatre, will explore the university area, and you will see many of the elegant colleges from the outside. Note: book an afternoon tour to tour inside the colleges (subject to availability).
Highlights
- ✓See the best of Oxford in the space of just a couple hours
- ✓Explore one of Oxford University’s historical colleges
- ✓Learn all about the city’s history and former residents from your guide
- ✓A walking tour lets you soak up the city’s evocative ambiance
What you'll see & do
- ✓One of the most famous Oxford Colleges, on the other side of the Broad St to the Meeting Point
- ✓Hear about why this college claims to be the very oldest Oxford College
- ✓The cross in the cobbles in Broad Street, as well as the monument on St Giles dedicated to the martyred Bishops in the 1600's opposite the Randolph Hotel and The Ashmolean Musuem.
- ✓See the University ceremonial theatre with its stone heads outside
- ✓See this world famous University Library from the outside
- ✓Walk round the square at the heart of the University to see the iconic domed Radcliffe Camera from the outside
- ✓The University Church for University of Oxford where the original university library was housed and outside which Town and Gown conflicts raged in the middle ages.
- ✓One of the oldest Saxon towers in Oxford
What's included
- ✓Guided walking tour in English
- ✓College visit for afternoon tours (subject to availability)
- ✓Tour guests enjoy an exclusive 10% discount at the Cool Britannia Gift Shop
What's not included
- ✓No College visit for morning tours
- ✓Please note: Wheelchairs and mobility scooters are not available for hire on this tour. Guests requiring mobility assistance are kindly asked to bring their own equipment.
- ✓Guides do not use microphones or radio headsets
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please contact the Walking Tours office if you have any mobility issues and we will do our best to adapt the tour, as some of the ancient buildings are not wheelchair accessible. Please note, only Assistance Dogs are allowed on tours.
In case of severe and dangerous (Yellow) weather warnings tours may be postponed, but normally tours go ahead whatever the weather. Please come comfortably dressed and prepared for the weather.
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Oxford Official University & City Tour
Follow in the footsteps of famous former residents like J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis—and discover many of Oxford’s top landmarks in just a couple hours—on this introductory walking tour. Meet your group in central Oxford, and set off on foot. You’ll see key attractions like the Bodleian Library and Sheldonian Theatre, will explore the university area, and you will see many of the elegant colleges from the outside. Note: book an afternoon tour to tour inside the colleges (subject to availability).
Highlights
- ✓See the best of Oxford in the space of just a couple hours
- ✓Explore one of Oxford University’s historical colleges
- ✓Learn all about the city’s history and former residents from your guide
- ✓A walking tour lets you soak up the city’s evocative ambiance
What you'll see & do
- ✓One of the most famous Oxford Colleges, on the other side of the Broad St to the Meeting Point
- ✓Hear about why this college claims to be the very oldest Oxford College
- ✓The cross in the cobbles in Broad Street, as well as the monument on St Giles dedicated to the martyred Bishops in the 1600's opposite the Randolph Hotel and The Ashmolean Musuem.
- ✓See the University ceremonial theatre with its stone heads outside
- ✓See this world famous University Library from the outside
- ✓Walk round the square at the heart of the University to see the iconic domed Radcliffe Camera from the outside
- ✓The University Church for University of Oxford where the original university library was housed and outside which Town and Gown conflicts raged in the middle ages.
- ✓One of the oldest Saxon towers in Oxford
What's included
- ✓Guided walking tour in English
- ✓College visit for afternoon tours (subject to availability)
- ✓Tour guests enjoy an exclusive 10% discount at the Cool Britannia Gift Shop
What's not included
- ✓No College visit for morning tours
- ✓Please note: Wheelchairs and mobility scooters are not available for hire on this tour. Guests requiring mobility assistance are kindly asked to bring their own equipment.
- ✓Guides do not use microphones or radio headsets
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please contact the Walking Tours office if you have any mobility issues and we will do our best to adapt the tour, as some of the ancient buildings are not wheelchair accessible. Please note, only Assistance Dogs are allowed on tours.
In case of severe and dangerous (Yellow) weather warnings tours may be postponed, but normally tours go ahead whatever the weather. Please come comfortably dressed and prepared for the weather.
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.