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The Inklings Oxford Writers Tour - Private Groups Daily
Oxford, South East England, England, United Kingdom
$276.20
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they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
Our tour includes entry into CS Lewis's college called Magdalen college worth £9.50 per person plus as and when open, we also see inside Tolkien's college called Exeter, worth £3 per person..
This tour focuses on the Inklings' Oxford but also introduces the city history + university life. See inspiring sights relating to CS Lewis & JRR Tolkien on a 2 hour plus tour of the sights where they worked & relaxed, including the pubs they enjoyed. Locations visited include Magdalene or Merton college plus where and when open, we also visit Exeter college.
Various start times are offered by time of year.
This tour focuses on the Inklings' Oxford but also introduces the city history + university life. See inspiring sights relating to CS Lewis & JRR Tolkien on a 2 hour plus tour of the sights where they worked & relaxed, including the pubs they enjoyed. Locations visited include Magdalene or Merton college plus where and when open, we also visit Exeter college.
Various start times are offered by time of year.
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Language: English
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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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- Entry to Magdalen college worth £10 per adult included in ticket price
- Entry to Exeter college worth £3, as and when it is open
- Exeter is typically also closed from about Dec 21 to January 3
- Magdalen is closed from Dec 20 to Dec 31 of 2024
- We can never guarantee entry to Exeter college on any date. It is included only when open to public
- Magdalen is closed in 2024 on Sep 27, Oct 6
- On any dates when Magdalen college is closed, we will always forewarn you here....
Meeting point
Meet your guide wearing red lanyard. Meeting next to our black sign, OUTSIDE Oxford Tourist info centre, 15 Broad street, OX1 3AS. This is also next to the Oxfam shop which has a green sign above its shop.
Return details
The tour does not have a fixed end point but the city centre is compact and the guide will ensure you have a map and directions to where you want to get to next.
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Exeter CollegeWhere and when open to visit, we will take you inside Exeter college with £3 entry ticket included. This is where JRR Tolkien studied. JK Rowling is also an honorary fellow of this college.
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Magdalen CollegeEntry worth £10 per person is included in the tour. This is where CS Lewis taught & it has a beautiful deer park with deer. If this college is not open, then instead we'll visit Merton college, where JRR Tolkien taught or Exeter college, where Tolkien studied.
- We don't normally walk exactly past Merton college but as it's Tolkien's college, where he taught, if you wish us to walk past and introduce it too, just tell us, when you meet us. (pass by)
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University Church of St. Mary the VirginThis church is where CS Lewis preached, so we visit inside here and also this is where outside the church, there are obvious references to the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
- We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route. (pass by)
- We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route. (pass by)
- We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route. (pass by)
- We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route. (pass by)
- We don't usually enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route. (pass by)
- We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route. (pass by)
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The Oxford Hotel SpaWe sometimes enter inside the Randolph hotel as this is where CS Lewis first met Joy Gresham - his future wife- but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
- We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route. (pass by)
- We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route. (pass by)
- We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route. (pass by)
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Bodleian LibraryWe don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
- We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route. (pass by)
- We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route. (pass by)
- We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route. This is where CS Lewis was a student (pass by)
- We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route. (pass by)
- We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route. (pass by)
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The Inklings Oxford Writers Tour - Private Groups Daily
Oxford, South East England, England, United Kingdom
$276.20
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!