Oxford City and University Walking Small Group PUBLIC Tour
This is a small group tour with typically under 5 persons and limited to max 14 persons. Minimum numbers to book may apply to book- currently minimum 3 or 4…
Operated by Visit Oxford Tours
Overview
This is a small group tour with typically under 5 persons and limited to max 14 persons. Minimum numbers to book may apply to book- currently minimum 3 or 4 adults applies to book. Our competitors run tours with much larger numbers than we do, so one advantage of booking our tour, is a more personalised service. This tour will include entry into at least one or more colleges- which college/s will vary from day to day. See Oxford and England's history will be brought alive on this unique small-group guided walking tour of the city and university traditions. See inside colleges with any chargeable entrance fees included in your tour. The 90 to 120-minute long tour will feature storytelling about student life, college traditions, Henry VIII, Bloody Mary, CS Lewis, J.R.R Tolkien and even Harry Potter! Notice: please see What's not included section for details of university graduation dates as most colleges are closed on such dates.
What’s included
- PLEASE SEE EXCLUSIONS SECTION FOR DETAILS OF ANY CLOSURES TO VENUES.
- Entry fee worth up to £5 max per person is included.
- The tour typically visits inside either Balliol or Exeter or St Johns college worth max £3 person
- Your guide will give you a complementary ILoveOxford map, showing you of all the main sights.
Not included
- Tour does NOT visit Bodleian, Christ church, Magdalen or New colleges ( which cost £8-£18)
- Christmas notice: colleges are usually all closed from approx Dec 21 to Jan 2nd
- On graduation dates, we may not always be able to enter a college so see graduation dates below:
- 2026 Graduation dates includes....
- Sep 25+ 26, Nov 6 + 7 + 13 + 14 of 2026
- Divinity school will be closed in 2027 on the following dates below...
- Jan 23, Feb 27, March 6, May 14 +15 +22 of 2027
- We cover your cost of either entry inside one college OR entry inside Divinity school but not both!
- Divinity school is closed on all the dates below in 2026:
- Sep 10 + 14+ 15+ 16 + 17+ 20+ 21+ 22+ 23+ 24+ 25 + 26, Nov 6 + 7 +13 + 14 of 2026
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