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Small and Exclusive Oxford Highlights Tour

Recommended by 99% of travelers
Oxford, England
  • 1 hour 45 minutes (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Explore the university city of Oxford on a tour that showcases its highlights in just a couple of hours. The walking tour introduces you to many of Oxford's famous colleges and university buildings as you stroll around the city with a guide. Get recommendations for things to do and see in the city in your own time, and hear insider tips for Oxford's many restaurants.
  • Oxford city and university college walking tour
  • Walk past the Bodleian Library, Sheldonian Theatre, and more
  • Hear fun facts about Harry Potter and Oxford from a local guide

What's Included

  • Local Blue Badge guide - Fully Qualified and member of The Institute of Tourist Guiding
  • Small Group Tour - limited numbers
  • Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • Christ Church War Memorial Garden
    84 St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1RA, UK

    On St Aldates, you will see the entrance into Christ Church meadows. We meet there at the gates, on St Aldates and directly opposite Cafe Independent.

End point

  • Oxford, UK

    Each tour is unique and there is no fixed ending point but we will complete the tour in central Oxford. Usually around Broad Street.

Itinerary

1

Christ Church

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included

2

Christ Church Meadow

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

3

University Church of St. Mary the Virgin

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

4

Radcliffe Camera

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included

5

Bodleian Library

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included

6

Sheldonian Theatre

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included

7

Clarendon Building

2 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included

8

Bridge of Sighs

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included

9

Oxford

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.9
based on 79 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Definitely a must do tour

LINDA_T, Jul 2024
Rebecca was fabulous and we had the best time while learning so much about Oxford . Highly recommend this tour. Definitely a must do on your trip to Oxford

Stunning tour of Oxford

Hazel_E, May 2024
We enjoyed fascinating stories and anecdotes from Rebecca. She showed us so much of Oxford in a relaxed and informative way. We were so fortunate to have a group of just 4 of us so our all our questions were answered. Rebecca is lovely company and has a great knowledge and enthusiasm for Oxford. Thank you.

Excellent Tour of Oxford

robert_d, Apr 2024
Rebecca our tour guide was great. Really loved her knowledge of Oxford and explanation of each college. The history of Oxford is amazing and will bring another family next time to experience it.

Excellent tour for teens and adults

deidre_b, Jun 2023
This tour was perfect for those who want an overview of Oxford but are short on time. Heidi was an excellent, engaging guide. Our whole family enjoyed this tour. Great for teenagers. We learned interesting facts we didn't know, and our guide took time to point out places of note pertaining to people we did know and want to learn more about, like Lewis, Tolkien and Carroll. Overall fantastic day

Lovely City - fab tour

Kirstin_T, Jul 2021
Excellent tour - we were very lucky to be the only ones on the tour, which selfishly was fantastic! We learnt so much. We would highly recommend Heidi she is personable, knowledgeable and bubbly! Thank you

Response from Host, Jul 2021

Thank you very much for your 5 star review, I am so glad you enjoyed our 'Simply Oxford Tour' - we do tend to keep tours small - often at least half the size of other groups in Oxford so these tours do represent outstanding value for money! Thank you again and with very best wishes Heidi

Great tour

Teresa_W, Jun 2021
Great tour, the tour guide was very informative and made the tour very interesting, due to covid most buildings of interest were closed but that didn't stop us enjoying our time spent on this tour.

Perfect Oxford experience

Phil_E, Jun 2021
A very enjoyable and informative tour. Heidi is a superb guide and I would strongly recommend this tour to all visitors. The pace of the tour is comfortable and yet we seemed to cover a lot of ground and topics whilst absorbing the beautiful architecture of Oxford. Plenty of opportunities to ask questions. The experience was enhanced by the effective audio equipment. On reflection I wish I’d booked direct as I was unaware that Tripadvisor took a large commission.

Excellent tour - highly recommend

Della_T, May 2021
Heidi our tour guide was absolutely excellent and we had the best tour of Oxford! Would recommend the tour to anyone - learnt so much we would not have known and definitely worth the spend. Della

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