Oxford Official Walking and University Tour

An Oxford Official Walking Tour is the best way to explore the "City of dreaming spires". Led by one of our knowledgeable guides this award-winning University & City Tour is 2hours. You'll be able to walk by Oxford’s most popular sights, including its colleges*, the Bodleian Library, the Sheldonian Theatre, the Bridge of Sighs and many more!
This University & City Tour is the best way to learn about the traditions and secrets of Oxford, the University and its colleges. Be led down hidden lanes and alleyways, and let years of history unfold before you. Your guide will lead you past Oxford’s famous movie locations, including Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland and the Morse, Lewis & Endeavour TV series. You'll hear stories of the great academics and scientists who've studied here in our beautiful heritage city.

*Many Oxford University colleges remain closed therefore you will often only be able to see them from outside. The 1pm Tour includes a college visit (subject to availability)

Meeting Point

Cool Britannia

23-25 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3AX, UK

Outside Cool Britannia Gift Shop on the corner of Broad St and Turl St, What3Words ///visit.blues.text

What's included:

• Guided walking tour
• College Visit (subject to Availability)

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours

Trinity College

Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BH

One of the most famous Oxford Colleges, on the other side of the Broad St to the Meeting Point

2 minutes

Balliol College

Broad Street, , Oxford, OX1 3BJ

Hear about why this college claims to be the very oldest Oxford College

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Martyrs' Memorial

13 Magdalen Street, , Oxford, OX1 3AE

The cross in the cobbles in Broad Street, as well as the monument on St Giles dedicated to the martyred Bishops in the 1600's opposite the Randolph Hotel and The Ashmolean Musuem.

3 minutes

Sheldonian Theatre

Broad Street, , Oxford, OX1 3AZ

See the University ceremonial theatre with its stone heads outside

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Bodleian Library

Broad Street, University Of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3BG

See this world famous University Library from the outside

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Radcliffe Camera

Radcliffe Square, , Oxford, OX1 3BG

Walk round the square at the heart of the University to see the iconic domed Radcliffe Camera from the outside

10 minutes

University Church of St. Mary the Virgin

The High Street, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 4BJ

The University Church for University of Oxford where the original university library was housed and outside which Town and Gown conflicts raged in the middle ages.

Pass by without stopping

Carfax Tower

Corner of Carfax and Cornmarket, , Oxford, OX1

One of the oldest Saxon towers in Oxford

Pass by without stopping