Oxford Walking and Punting Tour Experience

You get to combine our student/graduate-led 90-minute college walking tour and a 30-minute punting tour, encapsulating Oxford in a wonderful day out.
Meet your guideby the Red Post Box on Broad Street for your 90-minute Oxford University College walking tour and learn about the colourful story of the oldest English-speaking university in the world.

After your walking tour, you will be directed to the starting point of your 30-minute punting tour. As you set off south from the boathouse you will be chauffeured gently past Oxford’s famous Botanic Gardens, Magdalen College School fields, Christ Church Meadows where Lewis Carroll was teaching students in the mid-19th century when he wrote the famous Alice Through the Looking Glass and Alice in Wonderland. Then past St Hilda’s College gardens and back to the Boathouse.

Meeting Point

11-12 Broad St

11-12 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3AP, UK

Meet at the red post box at 11-12 Broad street (very near the Oxford Campus Stores). Your guide will be wearing an item of royal blue clothing, a jacket, cap, beanie, or polo shirt.

What's included:

• Learn about the Oxbridge application process from a graduate
• Oxford University Student or Graduate Guide
• Enjoy a chauffeured punting tour along the River Cherwell
• Learn about Oxford history and anecdotes
• Gain an insight into student life at an elite university
• Enter New College (WHEN YOU BOOK THIS OPTION)

What to expect:

Duration: between 2 hours, 30 minutes and 3 hours, 30 minutes

Theo's Café

12 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3AS, UK

Meet your Alumni Guide outside 12 Broad Street, by the red post box. They will be wearing a blue hat with the Alumni Tours logo on (or other item of Alumni Tours uniform), and will check you in for your tour

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Balliol College

Broad Street, , Oxford, OX1 3BJ

Gain an overview of one of the oldest universities in the world while admiring the first of many architecturally grand buildings.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Trinity College

Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BH

Take a look into some of the strange traditions that come with an old and prestigious university. From pranks to tortoises, student life certainly isn’t boring here!

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Sheldonian Theatre

Broad Street, , Oxford, OX1 3AZ

Learn about the 13 busts visible atop the pillars, and get an insiders’ correction of a common misconception.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The Divinity School

University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3BG, UK

Hear about the intricacies of the Oxford graduation ceremony, and, if possible, take a look inside the Divinity School which was famously used in the Harry Potter films.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Bodleian Library

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

A library with a long history, find out about some of the treasures kept among the 12 million books here.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Radcliffe Camera

Radcliffe Square, , Oxford, OX1 3BG

A dome that is famous for being one of the Oxford Dreaming Spires, and a Camera which has nothing to do with photography? Contradictions abound here, and your guide will make sure you don’t get lost in them!

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

All Souls College

High Street, Oxford, OX1 4AL

All Souls is a very prestigious college which requires an incredibly stringent examination to be completed by all prospective students. Your guide can give you examples of past questions; how do you think you would fare?

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

University Church of St. Mary the Virgin

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

The University Church is a great location to understand some of the tensions between so called ‘Town and Gown’, and of course is a stunning building to appreciate!

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Oriel College

Oriel Square, Oxford, OX1 4EW

A controversial piece of university history, learn why there have been protests against honouring one of the main funders of the College.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Christ Church Meadow

Oxford, OX1 1DP

One of the most famous sites in Oxford, there are many powerful figures associated with this college!

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Oxford Punting

Magdalen Bridge Boathouse, High St, Oxford OX1 4AU, UK

After experiencing the above (and more!) on the walking tour, have a short break and walk to Magdalen Bridge Boathouse, where a manager will meet you and direct you to the departure point for your punting tour!

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

University of Oxford Botanic Garden

Rose Lane, , Oxford, OX1 4AZ

Start your relaxing trip by being chauffeured past the UK’s oldest botanic garden, with the dreaming spires of Oxford peeking over the trees.

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Christ Church Meadow

Oxford, OX1 1DP

Continue your peaceful trip through the nature of Oxford by passing Christ Church Meadow, a large area owned by the College which allows access to many of the cities boathouses.

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St. Hilda's College

Cowley Place, Oxford, OX4 1DY

One of several extensive College Gardens, St Hilda’s boasts rich wildlife and seasonal colour year-round, perfect to appreciate on your serene trip along the River Cherwell!

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