Top Oxford Tours, Sightseeing & Cruises - page 3

Explore the world of ‘The Inklings’—the mid-20th-century writers’ group that included C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien—on this private Oxford walk. Rather than researching locations yourself, let a guide show you where the writers worked and relaxed. Visit Exeter College where Tolkien studied; and see Lewis’ Magdalen College and other sights while learning history and literary tales you’d otherwise miss. A choice of departure times gives you flexibility.

Learn about the making of Harry Potter at Oxford with this private walking tour. Visit filming locations in the Divinity School and the secondary film site at the Bodleian Library, with entry to another college if the Divinity School is closed. Includes entry to Christ Church College, which you can explore independently with a self-guided audio tour.

Get a taste of life in Oxford and meet local residents on this small-group guided social walk. Ideal for solo travelers or groups of friends, meet your local guide then choose a route to explore, which can include city landmarks, Oxford University Parks, Iffley Village, and more. Grab a drink or bite (own expenses) at the end of the walk.

Get off the tourist track and onto quiet country lanes on this unusual e-bike guided tour. Savor stone cottages and quaint gardens in villages like Wilcote, Crawley, and Swinbrook; admire the ruins of the North Leigh Roman Villa and medieval Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote; and capture signature photos in popular Burford. This is a private tour, meaning you choose where to stop to buy lunch, a drink, or afternoon tea.

Discover Oxford's highlights on this private full-day tour from London, including skip-the-line entry to Christ Church College, Divinity School, and University Church of St Mary. Enjoy a traditional British lunch in a historic tavern and explore landmarks such as the Bodleian Library's Divinity School. This intimate tour offers personal attention and a rich cultural experience, without the hassle of large groups or long lines.

LET US GO ON A LITTLE FORAGING MISSION TOGETHER! - Explore with me the local area by foot where I will show you around 50 (!) different edible wild plants plus a few poisonous ones - The walk also includes the sampling of foraged food/drinks and homemade natural skin salves/creams

Enjoy Oxford’s pubs and illuminated historical sights on this private evening walking tour. With a local guide, delve into twilit streets and visit two or three pubs as you hear urban legends, stories about student antics, and tales of this university town’s past. Discover pubs favored by famous alumni, relax into the sociable atmosphere, and admire the exteriors of well-known colleges on route.

Explore the ‘uncomfortable’ side of the Ashmolean Museum. This tour highlights the contentious histories within museum spaces, bringing forward discussions about colonial origins, object transferal networks, and requests for repatriation. It encourages critical thinking and engagement with the Ashmolean Museum, its collections, and its displays. Delving into the intricate layers of history behind the exhibits, this tour will provide insight into the imperial connections that led to the development of the first public museum in England. Through the questioning of labels, displays, and exhibits, this tour asks participants: What is the purpose of a museum? All our tours are led by university researchers who have completed our official Uncomfortable Oxford training programme. Our guides combine expert knowledge and performance, ensuring each tour is a fun and educational experience. The tour has been developed in collaboration with the Ashmolean Museum staff and curators.

Explore the historical ties between Oxford and the British Empire and the impact of imperialism on this private guided walking tour. Led by an Oxford University student guide, visit key sights, like the Natural History Museum, the Pitt Rivers Museum and pass by pivotal colleges and schools, including Rhodes House, New College and the Oxford Martin School.

Discover Oxford’s little-known dark side on this spooky, evening ghost tour through the city center. Listen to gruesome tales and stories of bizarre local happenings as you comb shadowy backstreets with your costumed guide. Discover major historical sights along the way. Entertaining and imaginative, family-friendly walking ghost tours are suitable for all ages.

Test your spell-craft & knowledge of all things Potter with our guide. We are the original Harry Potter in Oxford walking tour- find out why many others copied our success by joining our tour to find out all about how Oxford inspired Hogwarts and JK Rowling's influences and loads of insights about the actors, the producers and of course about Oxford too. This tour includes entry to arguably one of the most appealing and one of the oldest and likely most haunted colleges called New college. At New college, you can marvel at the gorgeous medieval dining hall, chapel, cloisters, quadrangle and the medieval wall of the city. In the cloisters and garden is where several scenes were filmed in the Goblet of Fire, Includes £12 entry fee to New college. NOTICE: see what's Not Included section for partial closures! 10.45am TOURS TO BE BOOKED BY 20.30!

Combine a walking tour of Oxford with the iconic experience of punting on the River Cherwell, all thanks to this time-saving, two-in-one tour. Learn about the storied university and academic life as you follow your student or alumnus guide through Oxford's colleges and historic highlights. Afterwards, enjoy a chauffeured punting tour along the Cherwell River. Upgrade to include entry into New College for the full experience.

Are you looking for a way to see Oxford without joining a tour group? Explore at your own pace with this affordable walking tour. • Discover why Oxford’s time is 5 minutes behind the rest of the country and find out why students are forbidden from jumping into the River Cherwell • Hear from producer Ian Grover, a licensed tour guide who’s produced a number of popular VoiceMap tours • Do it all in 90 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.

On this fully guided walking tour of Oxford’s must-see top 10 highlights, visitors can discover the treasures of one of the greatest university cities in the world. This tour offers the best opportunity to see the very best of Oxford. Starting from the heart of Oxford's historical centre, your expert local guide offers a wonderful engaging tour through the vibrant historical streets of Oxford visiting both well-known sites and hidden gems where visitors can see, and experience so much more, than they could on their own. Packed full of incredible insights and up-close historical visits, including the Bridge of Sighs, the 14th-century New College, and magnificent Divinity Library, this interactive, three hour tour is the essential guide into Oxford city and England’s fascinating history. Visit Oxford’s Top 10, including Bridge of Sighs, the 13th century New College as well as the magnificent Divinity Library, where many of the Harry Potter moves were filmed.

Calling all fans of the iconic British TV program, Inspector Morse, this private tour visits famous filming locations around Oxford. With a private guide, you’ll visit landmarks such as Exeter College, the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford Covered Market, and more. Includes entry into Wadham, St Johns, Exeter or Balliol college, if they are open.

Explore the highlights of Oxford's two major art collections, at the Ashmolean Museum and Christ Church Picture Gallery, with an art historian and Sotheby’s specialist. Join me on a rich and entertaining journey through the history of European art, from Ancient Greece to French Impressionism. On the way, you’ll discover masterpieces ranging from Uccello's Hunt in the Forest, to Monet’s Sunset at Sea. Half way through, we’ll have a coffee break at Ashmolean’s Rooftop café. We’ll then walk to Christ Church Picture Gallery, part of Christ Church, one Oxford’s most famous colleges, to see masterpieces from their collection of mainly Italian paintings and drawings, including Botticelli's paintings of the Sybils, and Head of Young Woman by Verrocchio, one of the most beautiful drawings that remains from the Florentine Renaissance. During the experience, you'll be introduced to specialist skills, including spotting painting restorations and identifying 15th century paper.

Discover the supernatural side of Oxford with this after-hours guided walking tour around Oxford. Hear spooky tales from pesky pub poltergeists to bloody battles as you walk the cobblestone streets past ancient colleges and public houses believed to be haunted, while hearing stories of encounters with spirits and ghosts and other supernatural phenomena.

Enjoy a tour exploring the lives, works and ideas of CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien and their circle. This tour is focused for an adult audience. Children may join it but the private tour option is more suitable. This tour typically lasts 2 hours to 2.5 hours and it includes entry to Magdalen college, where CS Lewis taught. If Magdalen is ever closed, we will inform you & offer refund or reschedule date or proceed with a visit to an alternative such as Exeter college, where Tolkien studied. This tour introduces both these famous writers and their lives here in Oxford plus offers insights into what life is like as an Oxford academic. Magdalen entry fee worth £10 per person is included. NOTICE: any known closures for Magdalen college will be published under the What's Excluded section. Please note that Magdalen only permits entry to up to 10 persons with guide before we must instead pre book with Magdalen. Thus, if you book at very short notice, you may instead be asked to do private tour.

The minute we watched "A Discovery of Witches", we fell in love with the characters, the setting, and the story. We already loved Oxford, the city of dreaming spires, and we rushed out to buy the whole trilogy of books in the series. From this, our "A Discovery of Witches"/All Souls Trilogy tour was born. Our "A Discovery of Witches"/ All Souls Trilogy Tour takes the hassle out of discovering the best locations from the hit TV series and the books. Our guide, who is a qualified member of the Oxford Guild of Tour Guides, will show you Matthew and Diana's Oxford and explain how Deborah Harkness created the book series from her experience of visiting Oxford and studying at Keble College. During the tour, we will explain the history of the locations you visit, detail any unique points of interest, and explain how these locations relate to both the books and TV series.

Visit Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Winston Churchill, in style with this luxury private tour. Travel from Oxford to Blenheim in a chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce or Bentley. Spend the morning or afternoon learning about the site from a former history master and enjoy the included morning coffee or afternoon tea. Entry fees not included.

Explore the Cotswolds without having to drive on this full-day private tour from your chosen location, such as Oxford. With a private car and driver-guide, simply soak in the scenery as you follow an itinerary tailored to you. Visit manor houses, explore towns and villages such as Stow-in-the-Wold and Minster Lovell; and stop to shop and eat at your leisure—all without transport or parking issues.

Follow in the footsteps of Oxford’s iconic detectives on this immersive walking tour through the city’s historic streets and colleges. Discover key filming locations from Inspector Morse, Lewis, and Endeavour — including the Radcliffe Camera, Bodleian Library, and the famous Morse Bar. Along the way, enjoy insider stories, behind-the-scenes trivia, and a few mysterious tales from Oxford’s darker corners. Whether you're a die-hard fan or a curious newcomer, this tour brings the city’s crime-solving legacy vividly to life. Keep your eyes open — in Oxford, clues are everywhere.

Discover the filming locations of the Harry Potter movies on a private walking tour with an Oxford University alumni. Visit sites like the Divinity School and either New College or Christ Church College to see where scenes were filmed. Also learn about J.K. Rowling’s relationship with Oxford and learn about cast members from the movie who were brought up in the city.

If you’re interested in Oxford’s rich history, look no further than this walking tour for a comprehensive overview of the historic city and its famous universities. Pass by landmarks like the Bodleian Library—home to 'Harry Potter' filming locations—and go inside at least college, and learn about Oxford University alumni such as C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien.