Top Oxford Tours by Duration - page 2

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.

See two of England’s most in-demand destinations—both UNESCO World Heritage Sites—on this full-day, small-group tour from Oxford. Following pickup at the meeting point, head first to Bath: famous for its Roman–era origins as well as its Georgian architecture. See highlights like the Royal Crescent and Bath Abbey before continuing to Stonehenge. Once there, see the sights, learn the theories about its creation from your guide, and discover more in the visitor center.

Visit the real locations from Clarkson’s Farm, including Diddly Squat Farm Shop, The Farmer’s Dog, Hawkstone Brewery and more, on a small-group tour through the Cotswolds. Hosted by a genuine local with farming roots in the area, this is a relaxed, personal experience that goes beyond the typical tourist route. This is not a coach tour. The day is hosted and built around the group, with local insight, hidden stops and time to enjoy each location. You’ll travel as a small group and finish with a grand finale at a traditional Cotswold pub near Clarkson’s Farm. The exact location is kept as a surprise, with a reserved table giving you time to enjoy food, drinks and a proper countryside pub setting. As with the rest of the day, timing is flexible depending on the group. Guests are welcome to stay longer if they wish, with onward transport options available. Tours are arranged in small groups and confirmed in advance, ensuring a smooth and enjoyable experience on the day.

From gown-clad students to Harry Potter, Oxford has an enduring charm. Skip the hassle of arranging tickets to Christ Church College and the Divinity School and benefit from the insights of a current Oxford University student on this small-group tour from London. As well as a guided tour, there’s free time to explore at your own pace, soaking up the atmosphere and grabbing classic shots.

Explore Oxford’s historic town center and ivy-strewn university buildings on this bike tour. Cycle through the City of Dreaming Spires alongside a guide, and learn about the city’s history as you take in University of Oxford buildings where the likes of Oscar Wilde, J. R. R. Tolkien, and several British prime ministers have studied. This bike tour allows you to cover more ground than you would on a walking tour, as well as access pedestrianized areas inaccessible to tour buses.

There’s lots to love about Stratford-upon-Avon, but you don’t have to limit your trip to this one market town. With the help of a guide, expand the horizons of your vacation by visiting Bath and the South Cotswolds too. There’s plenty of free time to explore, shop, and eat at each stop on the route.

If you’ve been captivated by TV’s “Clarkson’s Farm”, discover the real world locations from the series on this convenient tour. You don’t need a car. As the meeting point is a station with easy access to London and Oxford, you can simply sit back and enjoy the ride. Visit locations including the farm shop, Clarkson’s pub, his brewery, and pretty Chadlington, where farmhand Gerald Cooper lives (and builds walls).

Step into the world of Jeremy Clarkson’s hit TV show with this immersive road trip through the Cotswolds. Visit the iconic Diddly Squat Farm Shop, enjoy a pint at Hawkstone Brewery, and relax at The Farmer’s Dog pub—all set against the backdrop of rolling English countryside. Along the way, explore charming villages, sample local produce, and discover the real-life locations that inspired the show. Perfect for fans and countryside explorers alike!

Begin in Oxford’s historic heart, cycling past iconic landmarks like the Radcliffe Camera, Bodleian Library, and Bridge of Sighs. Hear stories of the city’s famous figures, from world leaders to writers like C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. Leave the center for peaceful riverside paths along the Thames, where rowing boats and tree-lined banks reveal a quieter side of Oxford. Continue to the charming village of Iffley, home to stone cottages and a beautiful Norman church. Ride onward to Port Meadow, an ancient landscape of grazing horses and open skies. With the ease of an e-bike, explore far beyond a walking tour at a relaxed pace. All sites are viewed externally.

Explore Oxford University’s famous regatta course on this Thames River sightseeing cruise. Hop aboard your sightseeing boat in the heart of Oxford and cruise out onto the famous waterway. Learn more about the city’s rich history from your guide, and discover local landmarks such as Folly Bridge, Christchurch College, the Oxford University boathouses and the Meadows.

Set sail for a romantic cruise through the heart of Oxford—and pair your sightseeing with a classic afternoon tea—on this unique, two-in-one boat tour. Tuck into English teatime treats such as finger sandwiches and scones with jam and clotted cream as you glide downstream. Following a scenic route along the University Regatta Course, discover Oxford’s greenery and admire views of the University Boat Houses, Christ Church Meadows, and Iffley lock.

Exploring Oxford’s historic streets and colleges can be confusing on foot, especially if you’re short on time. This hop-on hop-off bus tour makes it easy to get around the city while seeing its top sights, with a choice of 24- or 48-hour passes that let you create your own itinerary. Ride past highlights such as University of Oxford colleges (including filming locations from the “Harry Potter™” movies), Oxford Castle, and the Bodleian Library, one of the world’s oldest public libraries.

Avoid wandering Oxford without context or missing its hidden corners on this roughly 90-minute walking tour of Oxford University’s historic colleges. Benefit from the insider knowledge of a local guide as you follow the footsteps of alumni such as Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, and J.R.R. Tolkien, admire landmarks including Trinity College, New College, and the Radcliffe Camera, and step inside selected colleges and chapels to understand the traditions and stories that have shaped one of the world’s most famous universities.

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.

The Cotswolds and Blenheim tour combines this wonderful palace with one of the most beautiful regions in the country – The Cotswolds. Blenheim Palace is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful palaces in the UK. With over 300 years of history and over 2000 acres of landscaped gardens and grounds. It was also the birth place of Winston Churchill. You will discover wonderful paintings and tapestries as well as stunning examples of baroque architecture. If that wasn’t enough then perhaps just to gaze out over the enchanting lakes towards the surrounding forests. This is then combined with a wonderful combination of villages in the Cotswolds region. We visit some of the famous highlights and then get off the beaten path to see secluded villages that only the locals know about. The tour has an itinerary but I can happily adapt it on the day if you have any specific areas of interest.

Discover the rich literary heritage of Oxford on this private guided tour. Learn about Lewis Carroll, C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien, and see many of the sites featured in Harry Potter, including the Divinity School of Bodleian Library. Afterwards, explore Christ Church College, where many Harry Potter scenes were filmed, on a self-guided audio tour, with guaranteed entry and up to £28 in included entry fees.

Please be aware this tour is not available on Tuesday or Wednesday as Windsor Castle is closed on those days. Private tours beneift from a more individual approach to touring. Access to your tour guide for the entire day. A flexible schedule that can be change on the day should you wish. A hands on and personal approach to touring. Visit Oxford & The Cotswolds, all in a single day. The complete day taken care of, picked up and dropped off at your hotel. Learn and enjoy the history of these two fascinating destinations.

The key point of this tour is to ensure you can see all the famous sights of Oxford without having to cross check between more than one tour company and to maximise your time in Oxford by ensuring that only the most experienced 5 star rated popular guides are delegated to lead this tour. The guide will pay for a modest lunch for you and will join you for lunch too and many of the guides are students or alumni of Oxford university, so if you for example have children whom you want to inspire to create a vision that they too could one day study at Oxford, the guide will share their experience of what it is like to live in Oxford. Includes average £10 lunch & £15 entry fees, per person. Enter two colleges, including Magdalen College, where CS Lewis taught, and the Divinity School at the Bodleian Library, or one of the other university colleges such as St John's, Exeter, Balliol, or St Edmund's Hall. Please see Exclusions section for dates, when some or most colleges may be closed.

Explore the charming countryside of the Cotswolds away from the crowds with this private guided tour. Travel in comfort in a private car and visit locations large tours can’t get to, and experience historical villages and towns like Chipping Camden, Lower Slaughter, Bibury, and more, with plenty of time to explore each location.

Learn about Oxford’s long history and its world-famous university on this private walking tour with a Blue Badge-certified guide. Go beyond the guidebooks to get the inside scoop on life in the city, and hear anecdotes you won't hear elsewhere. Listen to fascinating stories as you walk around the city and colleges, admire landmarks such as Radcliffe Camera and the Bodleian Library, and enjoy guaranteed skip-the-line entry to Christ Church College.

Explore the Northern Cotswolds the way it was meant to be seen... rugged, unhurried, and full of character. All aboard a vintage Series 2A Land Rover. This guided tour takes you beyond the busy tourist spots and into quiet backroads, fantastic viewpoints, and picture postcard hamlets that most visitors miss. With local insight and a vehicle built for the countryside, you’ll enjoy an intimate, relaxed experience that feels more like an adventure than a tour. For a distinctive and unique way to discover the Cotswolds, this is an experience that for sure stands out fro the rest - and is one you are certainly going to remember.

Explore Bourton-on-the-Water, the Slaughters, Chipping Campden, and hidden Cotswold gems with a friendly local guide in a luxury Mercedes V-Class. Discover the North Cotswolds on a relaxed private day tour with a friendly local guide, travelling in your own premium Mercedes V-Class. We’ll visit some of the places you’ve come to the Cotswolds to see, including Bourton-on-the-Water, the Slaughters and Chipping Campden, while also leaving the main tourist trail to explore quieter villages, country lanes and the surrounding countryside. I’m Simon, your guide. I live locally and come from a farming background, so along the way I’ll share the stories behind the villages, farms, landscape and people that make this part of England special.

This tour is perfect for any fan of Downton Abbey as it takes in more of the filming locations than most other day tours. With entry to Cogges Manor Farm and Highclere Castle's house, grounds and Egypt exhibit included in the cost of the tour, as well as Bampton, Swinbrook, and Shilton this is the ultimate one-day Downton Abbey experience. Starting and finishing, Oxford the tour makes it easy for you to explore the world of Downton Abbey as well as the history, and filming experiences of the locations that you will visit. With an expert guide with years of experience in delivering Downton Abbey tours who is also incredibly passionate about the series, all of your questions will be answered by the time you return to your accomodation. While on the tour, you will also learn some behind-the-scenes secrets of how the series was filmed and, if you are lucky, meet some of the people who live in the places Downton Abbey also calls home.

Join me for a highly exclusive special edition of my five-star reviewed small-group tour. We’ll travel through the local countryside in my Mercedes V-Class, visiting Diddly Squat Farm Shop, The Farmer’s Dog, Hawkstone Brewery, familiar filming locations and some of the Cotswold villages and countryside that most visitors would never discover on their own. Later in the day, we’ll head to a traditional local pub, where a private room has been booked exclusively for our small group. Dilwyn Evans himself will join us there for a relaxed drink and informal conversation. Guests will have between one hour and an hour and a half with Dilwyn, with plenty of time to ask questions, hear about his life and experiences as a vet and take photographs with him. This is not a rushed public appearance or a brief meet-and-greet. It is a private, relaxed and highly exclusive experience limited to seven guests and available only through Chipping Norton Tours.