About this experience
Explore the beautiful city of Oxford with an expert local guide. Our tours include entry into one of the historic colleges and cover the main city and university sights.
Highlights
- See the dreaming spires of Oxford, one of the oldest universities in the world
- Visit inside one of Oxford's most beautiful colleges
- Tour the most historic buildings with a university-educated guide
- Learn about the collegiate & tutorial system, unique to Oxford and Cambridge
- Discover locations from the Harry Potter movies, Brideshead Revisited, and Morse
What's included
- College admission
- Walking tour
- Guide
How to use
- Show Mobile Ticket
- At Redemption Counter
What to expect
⭐️ We are Oxford's oldest Tour Company, welcoming visitors for over 40 years ⭐️
Our famous 90-minute tours run hourly (11am - 4pm) from the gates of Trinity College on Broad Street. Widely praised as the best tours in Oxford, they have featured twice on the BBC and are recommended by America's TV travel expert, Rick Steves, in "Best of England".
All tours visit Oxford's major landmarks, including the Bodleian library, and go INSIDE one of the historic colleges.
Our university-educated guides are friendly and knowledgable. They will describe the history of Oxford, discuss life as a student here, explain the collegiate and tutorial system (unique to Oxford & Cambridge), and show you the 'dreaming spires' of Britain's oldest university.
Tours include entrance to one of Oxford's beautiful colleges, all with their own history, architecture, and traditions. Colleges we regularly visit include:
⭐️ New College, founded in 1379. A popular filming location, most recently seen in the Harry Potter movies, Inspector Morse, and His Dark Materials.
⭐️ Balliol College, founded c. 1263. Houses one of the University's most majestic dining halls (and is home to some of its most famous Prime Ministers)!
⭐️ Trinity College, founded in 1555 during England's counter-Reformation. Features a stunning chapel, sweeping lawns, and the medieval library of its 13th-century predecessor.
⭐️ University College, founded c. 1249. Has educated some of the world’s most famous people — including C.S. Lewis, Stephen Hawking, and Bill Clinton (whose favourite pub, an old gambling den, your guide may show you afterwards)!
In addition to college entry and a visit to the Bodleian library, all tours see Oxford's most iconic sights, such as:
⭐️ Divinity School (c. 1482). The oldest lecture hall and examination room in Oxford — and a Harry Potter filming location!
⭐️ Radcliffe Camera (1749). Oxford's most iconic building. The favoured library of students as they cram before intensive final exams.
⭐️ Sheldonian Theatre (1669). One of Sir Christopher Wren’s first buildings, prior to his reconstruction of St Paul's Cathedral.
⭐️ Hertford College (1874). With its romantic façade and 'Bridge of Sighs', instantly recognisable from Brideshead Revisited, Endeavour, Saltburn, and Wonka.
Please note that all tours operating in Oxford are subject to occasional, and sometimes unexpected, college and university closures. These are beyond our control, but our guides are used to handling such events and will ensure you see as much as possible on these days — including alternative colleges, if available.
Please get in touch if you have any questions about your trip — we are here to help!
Terms & conditions
• If you book a Private Tour (up to 25 people), admission fees to a college are optional. The cost depends on the size of your group and which college/s you wish to see. You can discuss this in advance by contacting us, or speak to your Private Guide on the day of the tour who can arrange it for you.
• All colleges, and the library, are subject to closure at any time. If this happens, alternative colleges will be visited (except in the rare cases that none are available - usually an issue on Christmas/New Year).