Oxford: University and City Walking Tour Group Tour in English
ID: GYG29999-35441
Category:
Country: United Kingdom
Duration:
01:30 hours
Description
Explore the oldest colleges of Oxford, including New College, founded in 1379 and a location in the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie. Go inside quads, cloisters, dining halls and chapels, and learn about Oxford's legendary tutorial system.
Join a university-educated guide, with years of experience and local knowledge of Oxford City and colleges, and explore the dreamy spires of one of the oldest univerities in the world on a 90-minute walking tour.
Go inside some of the city’s most historic colleges, such as New College, founded in 1379 and more recently seen in the Harry Potter films and television productions of Inspector Morse and Lewis.
Visit Exeter College, founded in 1314, and another favorite on most tours. Stop by Hertford College, with its romantic façade and Bridge of Sighs, instantly recognizable from Brideshead Revisited. See the University Library and learn about the collegiate system unique to Oxford and Cambridge.
Discover famous alumni who studied and taught at the university, including the infamous Dr Spooner, whose portraits hang in New College Dining Hall and whose name is given to the playful linguistic phenomenon of spoonerisms.
Highlights
- See the dreamy spires of Oxford
- Tour the most historic colleges with a university-educated guide
- Discover locations from the Harry Potter movies and TV series Brideshead Revisited and Morse
- Learn about the collegiate system unique to Oxford and Cambridge
- Gaze at the Bridge of Sighs on the 13th-century Hertford College
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• All colleges and the library are subject to close at any time. In such cases, suitable alternative colleges will be visited instead.
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Trinity College Gates, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BH
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
