From London: Oxford by Rail & Harry Potter Highlights Tour

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Visit the City of Dreaming Spires, home to the prestigious Oxford University on a self-guided rail tour. Travel from London by train, then join a Harry Potter Highlights walking tour of the city.
The City of Dreaming Spires’ is home to the prestigious University of Oxford - the oldest university in the English-speaking world, and a must see city for Harry Potter fans.

Travel from London to Oxford by train in just under 90 minutes.

For all fans of Harry Potter, this is the perfect Oxford walking tour, with a specially trained guide.

Visit New College, its Cloisters and central courtyard were used as the backdrop for Hogwarts. New College is featured many times during Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Another famous filming location you will be able to see is the great oak tree that sits in the middle of the New College cloister courtyard. You will also visit the its Dining Hall, the oldest in Oxford.

See other key locations from the outside that inspired the Harry Potter Stories:

See Christ Church and the Divinity School (part of the world famous Bodleian Library) from the outside.

Christ Church Dining Hall, looks magnificent from the outside – you can see why it was the inspiration for Hogwarts Great Hall! Your Guide will show you pictures of the famous staircase and cloisters used in the filming of Harry Potter, explaining how CGI was used to ‘magically’ alter some of these locations in various scenes.

The Divinity School was a location in several of the Harry Potter films (do you remember the Dance School and the Infirmary?) It is the oldest teaching hall of the whole of the University of Oxford, dating back to 1427. You can enter The Old Schools Quadrangle it sits within, which houses the different schools including the ‘Schola Metaphysicae’. All are part of the world-famous Bodleian Libraries.

Venture through the ancient back streets to see the Great Hall (from the outside) at Christ Church, the inspiration for the Hogwarts Great Hall and Turl Street with its cobblestones which resembles Diagon Alley.

On conclusion of your tour your Guide will be able to advise you which magical sites you can go and see after your tour, to make the very most of the rest of your Harry Potter visit to Oxford!

FREE OPTIONAL EXTRA - Bicester Village

On your return why not stop off at Bicester Village, the UK’s most popular shopping destination, for a spot of retail therapy?

Open until late, there is time to enjoy exclusive discounts on more than 150 fashion and boutique brands before returning to London.

أبرز النقاط

  • Flexible roundtrip train travel direct from London
  • Free Wi-Fi on board the train
  • Harry Potter Highlights walking tour
  • New College entrance included
  • Enjoy a free stopover at Bicester Village on the return (optional)

لغات الإرشاد

معلومات هامة
Train travel is with Chiltern Railways.
Outbound: Depart London Marylebone after 9:00am on any direct train to Oxford. Journey time approximately 85 minutes.
Return: Depart Oxford on any direct train back to London Marylebone on the same day.
This is an unescorted day trip.
The 2-hour Harry Potter Highlights walking tour is live guided in English (and is a shared tour)
Full joining instructions and travel documents will be sent prior to departure.
Tour departs from London Marylebone Station. Your Electronic tickets and vouchers will be sent to you in advance of your travel date. Please do not wait to meet our staff at the train station as we do not conduct in-person departures.
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