Guided tours of Oxford
We are the longest running independent tour company in Oxford.
Join us on a tour of Oxford and its historic colleges, exploring the beautiful city centre with an expert guide.
It’s easy to get lost in the city of dreaming spires. Make the most of your visit with a guided walking tour of Oxford. Our tours include a visit to one of the beautiful university colleges with one of our highly trained guides.
We are the longest running independent tour company in the city, offering walking tours of Oxford for over 40 years. We have been featured on two BBC TV programmes and are recommended by Rick Steves as the best Oxford tour in Best of England.
City and University highlights tour
Our City and University tour runs hourly from 11am-3pm and will take you into the heart of Oxford University, visiting some of the most beautiful colleges and the oldest English library anywhere in the world. Price includes college entry.
Themed tours
We run special themed tours, including student life tours, ghost tours, Harry Potter tours, Morse, Lewis and Endeavour tours, CS Lewis/JRR Tolkien tours and many more. Join us for a unique walking tour of Oxford that fits your interest.
Tour Oxford with us
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Our tours are the best tours for discovering Oxford - they take you inside the iconic university, including a visit to one of the historic colleges. The cost of college admission is included in the ticket price.
Tours run every day and often sell out - we recommend booking ahead!
City and University highlights tour
Tours run everyday｜1.5hrs
Join a walking tour of Oxford with one of our experienced guides. Our city and university tour runs daily and will take you into one of the oldest Oxford University colleges, exploring the historic dining hall, chapel and quadrangle. Discover the Bodleian Libraries, the iconic Radcliffe Camera, and the original University Church of St. Mary’s with an expert Oxford tour guide.
Learn about the complicated and sometimes bloody rivalry between the city and the university, spanning over a thousand years. Under the dreaming spires, your guide will explain the collegiate system of tutorials unique to Oxford and Cambridge, and the peculiar traditions, pranks and rituals that define student life. Stories highlight literary giants such as J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and Lewis Carroll, and bring you to many of the sites used for filming in Harry Potter, Inspector Morse, Wonka and Saltburn.
Oxford walking tours last 1½ hours and run daily, every hour from 11am–3pm.
All tours
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The best way to be introduced to the legendary city and our most popular walking tour. Runs daily, on the hour from 11am-4pm.
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Discover nearly a thousand years of blood, guts and hauntings as we share the scariest Oxford ghost stories. Starts at 6:30PM every day.
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Immerse yourself in the magical world of Hogwarts, visiting the main film sites used in the movies on this exclusive walking tour. We take you behind the scenes, into New College and the iconic Divinity School.
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Take a walking tour exploring one of the colleges that was used for filming all three series and learn about the back story of the original books.
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Unpack the tumultuous yet deep friendship between these two literary giants and discover the local places that inspired their writings.
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Interested in a small private tour, or need to book in a large group? Get in touch to schedule a tour that meets your needs. Multiple languages available.
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Private and group tours
We offer group tours and luxury private tours of Oxford which include a visit to the most historic and beautiful University colleges in the city. Pick the time and date that best suits your schedule and let us know what your particular interests are for your Oxford tour. We can provide a bespoke tour of Oxford just for your family or group. Our guides have extensive knowledge of the history and layout of the city and will know the best way to see all the main sights of Oxford.
A small private tour is the best tour of Oxford and will give you the full attention of a local knowledgeable guide and let you access more spaces across the city – small groups can often enter buildings on a tour that larger ones cannot.
However, fear not - we have special agreements in place with many colleges and can make arrangements to visit a specific Oxford college with your group. We can also organise multiple guides at once to accommodate larger groups on a tour.
All our themed tours are available for private or group bookings and we are happy to focus on specific areas of interest you may have, whether its Harry Potter, CS Lewis/JRR Tolkien, literature in general, architecture, film sites, politics or a specific college. We also provide French tours and Italian tours.
Whatever you choose, we will curate the perfect Oxford tour for you and tell you the hidden stories that reveal the heart of one of the oldest university cities in the world.
An Oxford walking tour is the best way to immerse yourself in the iconic city, with centuries of history, beautiful landmarks and a feast of captivating stories that bring the city to life. If you want to visit the historic university, you can join an Oxford University tour today. Our Oxford City and University Tours run daily and are the perfect way to get introduced to the beautiful city when you visit. If you want a more luxury tour of Oxford, simply book one of our private tours or send a special request for a bespoke tour with one of our expert guides.
Whether you're a history buff, literature lover, or simply seeking an unforgettable experience, our expert guides promise an insightful journey through Oxford's charming cobblestoned streets. We offer Oxford college tours, private tours, group tours, and a variety of themed tours which will captivate you as you wander through the gardens and pathways that inspired the writers of Alice in Wonderland, the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, Narnia, His Dark Materials, and Harry Potter. Don’t forget to join an Oxford Ghost Tour for an extra thrill!
Book a tour of Oxford today and discover the secrets hidden within the ancient walls of this historic gem. Tours can be arranged in multiple languages, we provide both Italian tours and French tours.