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The Inklings Oxford Writers Tour - Private Groups Daily
Oxford, South East England, England, United Kingdom
$275.79
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Overview
The Inklings Tour in Oxford highlights the literary legacy of CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien while showcasing the city's rich history and vibrant university life. This engaging 2.5-hour tour takes you to significant locations where these authors worked and socialized.
- 🏛️ Entry to Magdalen College worth £10 per adult is included, where CS Lewis taught and a beautiful deer park awaits.
- 📚 If Magdalen is closed, enjoy a visit to Exeter College for a £5 entry ticket, the alma mater of JRR Tolkien and home to honorary fellow JK Rowling.
- 🕍 Visit the University Church of St. Mary the Virgin, where CS Lewis preached, and see references to "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" outside.
- 🍻 Pass by The Oxford Hotel Spa, where CS Lewis first met Joy Gresham, and hear fascinating stories about their connection.
- 📖 Walk past the iconic Bodleian Library, a historical site where CS Lewis was once a student, enriching your understanding of Oxford's literary heritage.
- 🏛️ Guided by award-winning tour guides, you’ll learn about the Inklings and their impact on literature, backed by hundreds of 5-star ratings.
- 📅 Various start times are offered throughout the year to fit your schedule, ensuring a convenient experience.
- ♿ The tour is wheelchair accessible, with all areas and surfaces designed for easy navigation for everyone.
- 👶 Infants and small children can comfortably join in prams or strollers, making it family-friendly.
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Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
- Entry to Magdalen college worth £10 per adult included in ticket price
- On any dates, when Magdalen is closed, entry replaced to an alternative college except Xmas dates
- Tour is led by award winning guides with hundreds of existing 5 star ratings for this tour!
- Magdalen college will be open from 10am to 1pm only on Thursday September 24th 2026
- Magdalen 2026 closures includes Feb 24 and June 26, 27, 28 and Sep 25 and Oct 24
- On dates outside Christmas or outside university graduation dates, we visit an alternative college
- Magdalen is closed every year during Christmas typically from December 22 to 31
- On any other new 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.
- Only on dates when Magdalen is closed, do we instead only visit inside Exeter college with £5 entry ticket included. This is where JRR Tolkien studied. JK Rowling is also an honorary fellow of this college. (pass by)
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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)
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The Inklings Oxford Writers Tour - Private Groups Daily
Oxford, South East England, England, United Kingdom
$275.79
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
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!