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Oxford Scenic Cycle Tour- 2 persons minimum summer season

Oxford, England
  • 2 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours (approx.)
  • Group discounts
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Immerse yourself in the charming English countryside on a 2-hour cycling tour from Oxford. In a small group limited to 15, you’ll cycle along the Thames River and pass narrow boats, ducks and swans, and traditional country pubs. Stop to learn about the area’s rich history and take photos in Christchurch and Binsey, home to medieval thatched cottages and a Norman chapel.
  • 2-hour bike tour of the Oxford countryside from Oxford
  • An active and friendly-friendly experience
  • Cycle past narrow boats, riverside pubs, and nature trails
  • Stop in Christchurch and Binsey to see a Norman chapel and medieval thatched cottages
  • Small-group tour limited to 15 people

What's Included

  • Bike rental (our normal stock of bikes will fit anyone from 1.5 metres or taller)
  • Local guide
  • Children will automatically be given helmets. Adult Helmets only included if you request with notice
  • Children of height under 1.5m (5 foot), requires us to hire in bikes so advance notice is required
    £125.00 per person
  • We do NOT visit inside colleges on any of the shorter cycle tours, so if you wish to see inside a college, please select the cycle and walk combined tour option. We also cannot guarantee entry into colleges, as it is subject to their being open eg graduation days is problematic.
  • Gratuities
  • We do not stock tandem bikes but we can hire in one tandem bike trailer only, if you give us adequate advance notice. This is why we charge you a booking fee for infants to cover that cost. Alternatively, we have one infants child back seat suitable for infants weighing under 17 pounds weight.
  • If you plan to bring children along, please provide ages and heights, at time of booking. Our stock of bikes includes two bikes only which will fit someone of height from 1.4m to 1.5 metres tall. We stock no bikes shorter than that, nor any bikes with tandem child seat on the back. Any such bike requests need to be made known to us, at least 24 hours in advance, as we need to hire in such bikes!
  • Children are charged at same cost as if an adult ticket

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • Oxford Station, Park End St, Oxford OX1 1HS, UK

    Meet your guide wearing red iloveoxford lanyard next to the large metal statue of an ox/cow, by the taxi collection concourse, which you will see as you exit Oxford train station main exit.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

1

Port Meadow

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

2

Iffley Village

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

3

St Margaret of Antioch, Church

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

4

Balliol College

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

5

Trinity College

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

6

Exeter College

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Jesus College (Pass By)

Brasenose College (Pass By)

7

All Souls College

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

University Church of St. Mary the Virgin (Pass By)

Hertford College (Pass By)

8

New College

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Bridge of Sighs (Pass By)

9

Radcliffe Camera

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

10

Bodleian Library

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

11

Wadham College

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Keble College (Pass By)

12

Oxford University Museum Of Natural History

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travelers can participate
  • You must be at least 1.5 metres (5 foot) to fit our normal stock of bikes. Anything smaller & we need to hire in smaller bikes which requires usually at least 24 hours notice.
  • MINIMUM 2 PERSONS REQUIRED TO BOOK ANY CYCLE TOURS
  • If you plan to bring children along, please provide ages and heights, at time of booking. Our stock of bikes includes two bikes only which will fit someone of height from 1.4m to 1.5 metres tall. We stock no bikes shorter than that, nor any bikes with tandem child seat on the back. Any such bike requests need to be made known to us, at least 24 hours in advance, as we need to hire in such bikes!
  • This tour may not be suitable for younger children. If you are shorter than the required height, a fold out bike is available but not recommended for children. The balance on these bikes takes some time to get used to
  • Please dress for all types of weather and bring water
  • Helmets are only offered to adults if you ask (at least 1 day in advance). There is no obligation in Oxford to wear a helmet on bikes. This tour will be avoiding busy roads. If you would like us to provide helmets, please mention if you want S, M, L adult-size
  • A minimum of 2 adults per booking is required- otherwise you could choose to pay for 2 persons
  • A maximum of 3 people per booking is set here but we can accommodate larger groups with significant advance notice given.
  • PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME:
  • Please arrive 5 minutes early for your tour at our meeting point. If you arrive more than 5 minutes later than the scheduled tour, then you will likely forfeit and lose your booking as it interrupts the guide and other customers, if we are trying to find you after a guide has started and left the meeting point.
  • INFO FOR DRIVERS AND PARKING:
  • If you are driving, then please allow extra 30-60 minutes over whatever time you think it will take you to get here. Oxford is NOT car friendly and it is congested roads and hard to find parking spaces....unless you park at the sign posted 'park and rides' on edge of town on any major road into the city and hop on their buses into city centre. The park and ride buses leave every 15 or every 30 minutes and take anything from 10 min to 30 min (depending on traffic) to reach city centre. So if you are going to drive, then please assume you should be aiming to park your car about one hour before your tour starts.
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
  • We actually recommend instead using the much faster and reliable train services but again please aim to arrive about an hour or earlier before your tour starts as trains can be delayed and the train and coach station are about 15 minutes walk from our meeting point. There is also the coach service from London called the Oxford Tube which leaves every half hour or more but it can take much longer than its advertised 105 minute journey time. It drops you off either at High street Oxford or Gloucester Green coach station. It's quicker to ask to get off on High street near Carfax tower, then it's a 10 minutes walk to Broad street.
  • THIS IS A LEISURELY RIDE and Oxford is very flat
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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