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Private Half-Day Guided Tour in Oxford
Oxford, South East England, England, United Kingdom
$447.48
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Overview
Spend half a day with an award-winning guide who knows and loves Oxford, to get a thorough overview of its extraordinary history, architecture, and stories. Whether you are interested in the city's ancient origins, the rise of the university, the many fascinating personalities who have studied here, or its famous film locations, this bespoke tour will take you off the beaten track, guide you amongst the dreaming spires, and give you the inside story of this beautiful and eccentric city. You will see inside one of Oxford's most fascinating colleges, including its chapel and dining hall. You will visit the oldest classroom in the world and learn not just about the ancient university but how it works today. And you will hear many stories about the city's famous - and infamous – inhabitants, including its connections with Tolkien, CS Lewis, Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter and Wonka. The timings include a coffee break and walking times between stops.
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Private Half-Day Guided Tour in Oxford
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 4 hours
Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants. Bookings can not be made for the same day. Please read our TnC’s.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
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- All Fees and Taxes
- Guide and Language In-person: English
- Entrance tickets to Divinity School and a college (£5-£10 per person)
Meeting point
In the courtyard in front of the main museum entrance.
Return details
This tour will end at Christ Church Visitors Centre, Poplar Walk, Oxford OX1 1SS, UK
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Martyrs' MemorialA reminder of one of the darkest episodes in Oxford's history.
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St. Michael At The North GateA 1000-year old tower and the town gaol where bishops were imprisoned, on the ancient market street of Cornmarket
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Turl StreetYou will encounter three colleges, along with gargoyles, grotesques and a riddle in stone.
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Broad StreetHome to Britain's oldest museum, the largest room in the world selling books, and three Oxford colleges
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Christopher Wren's masterpiece, where the university holds its ceremonies, guarded by the extraordinary 'Emperors' Heads'
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Bodleian LibraryHome to 13 million books! We can go inside the Divinity School (£2.50 each) with its incredible fifteenth century decorated ceiling, and hear about the various Harry Potter scenes filmed here.
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Radcliffe CameraRadcliffe Square, Oxford's famous architectural centrepiece, contains multiple important university and college buildings including Brasenose and All Souls
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University Church of St. Mary the VirginWhere the university began, with its stunning medieval spire and fascinating interior. If you like, we can climb the tower for the best views of Oxford.
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Bridge of SighsPerhaps Oxford's most-photographed landmark, it appears in many TV shows and movies
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New CollegeWe can go into this or a different college, depending on availability (£2-7 per person), and see the glorious chapel, dining hall, quad, gardens and cloisters
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St Edmund HallView the oldest college in the world to have taken undergraduates and decipher the chronogram over the door
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High StreetOne of the world's greatest streets, lined with colleges and wonderful architecture
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Merton CollegeFounded in 1263, Merton is the oldest college that still has its original buildings - and counted JRR Tolkien as one of its professors
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Christ Church MeadowWe will view Oxford's grandest college - Christ Church, learn of its most famous inhabitant - Alice in Wonderland, and hear about the first community founded here in around 700AD by Oxford's patron saint, St Frideswide
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Private Half-Day Guided Tour in Oxford
Oxford, South East England, England, United Kingdom
$447.48
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10 000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!