Fun, fascinating, and friendly oxford walking tours. Come and explore oxford the city of dreaming spires by joining us on one of our walking tours through the heart of this ancient medieval city, home to one of. One of my favorite experiences in england was a memorable oxford walking tour we were able to take. Head out walking during the day, and relax in the evening with unbeatable settings, wonderful accommodation and stunning food just see trip advisor for the lamb. Oxford combined cycle and walking tour 2020 viator. Join our, updated for 2019, 2 hour walking tour of oxford. Selfguided walking tours to explore oxford, england follow these 8 expertdesigned selfguided walking tours to explore oxford, england on foot at your own pace. This selection of walking tours caters for all interests, whether youre an oxford veteran or these are your first steps in the illustrious city. This half day walking tour with pictures is a good way to get an idea of the famous university town. Thank you for requesting a private walking tour pack for an official guided walking tour of oxford, conducted by members of the oxford guild of guides, the official guides for oxford city. Guided tour by oxford graduate with a visit to one of the magnificent colleges in the heart of the old.
Walk up cornmarket street passing the oldest building in oxford thesaxon tower of st michael at the north gate2, continue onto magdalen street. Oxford walking tours have been operating from the blue gates of trinity college on broad street for over 30 years. If youre in the area, we highly recommend taking such a tour on foot when visiting oxford, england. I have gone on one with oxford walking tours on broad st. Guillemette is having a short break for a few months. All oxford official walking tours apart from the oxford pub tour meet outside the visitor information centre here at 1516 broad street oxford ox1 3as. Oxford university walking tour oxford, united kingdom. Taking you at a leisurely pace around the very heart of this beautiful, historic city and its world famous sites. Oxford walking tours with capitalization and the oxford walking tours logo are trade marks. Built 18381840, this greek revival structure is listed on the national register of historic places.
Or you can book a private tour, with your own guide for groups of up to 19 people, on a variety of themes including science, literary greats from cs lewis to tolkien through to alan bennet and stained glass windows of oxford. Discover the oxford you want to see, whether its the world of harry potter or the city of dreaming spires, on a walking tour that can be tailormade to your interests. Oxford official walking tours experience oxfordshire. Our university educated guides come with years of experience and local knowledge of the city and university. Oxford day tours from london a choice of itineraries. Delivered with a perfect blend of fact, stories, history and interesting anecdotes. Walking tour oxford, nc historic preservation commission. Many of oxfords famous landmarks and colleges are within a short distance of each other. We went on the guided ghost tour, which was highly enjoyable. Start this walking tour in the early afternoon so your arrival at magdalen college will be during visiting hours, 2. Join our fun and informative tour of oxford to see all the sites many visitors simply just dont find. Make sure you try to elicit the answers, with students guessing the answers, before you tell them.
Tripadvisor oxford university walking tour provided by. While visiting oxford on a tight schedule, it can be hard to decide which wonderful historic buildings to explore. Interesting facts, funny stories, personal insights. Selfguided walking tours to explore oxford, england. Oxford on the level a selfguided tour for people with. Premium free oxford walking tours linkedin slideshare. My name is iain, im a graduate of jesus college, and im an oxford walking tours guide with a wealth of authentic and personal stories about the city and the university, past and present. On the tour we went on with them we went inside several of the colleges, got to sit in one of the famous dining halls and saw the college chapels. Footprints tours was created to show you the best of british history, and not to bore you with stuffy, dry tours. The buildings on the tour may not be open and available to the general public. A typical tour bus visit will last 90120 minutes and involve a walking tour of the city with focus on the university colleges. At the end of the tour, we will offer you our free oxford map. Oxford o fficial guided walking tours booking pack 20.
Boston walking tour beacon hill, public garden, newbury street travel guide. Christ church mornings harry potter film site tour. Selfguided walking tour of oxford 3km walking route. Walk up cornmarket street passing the oldest building in oxford the saxon tower of st michael at the north gate 2, continue onto magdalen street cornmarket turns into magdalen to the martyrs memorial 3 across the street, on beaumont, you can see the ashmolean museum 4. Below well share with you the details, photos and even a map of the tour we took. Click on the picture of the walking map to open the free pdf file. The original free oxford walking tour from students at oxford university, provided by the highest rated tour company for tours of oxford.
The cathedral can be entered by a ramp built with the. We know the delivery is just as important as the details. You can combine your official oxford walking tour with a citysightseeing bus tour, or an oxford castle tour. Footprints tours offers 2 tours, a smallgroup tour for. Oxford official walking tours plan what to do in oxford with tickets for oxford official walking tours including visiting colleges of oxford university, as well as special interest harry potter, alice in wonderland and inspector morse tours. Scholars walking tour presently, we have largest number of 75 professionally trained group of oxford guides working for our tours. Oxford official university and city walking tour take this fun and informative award winning 2 hour tour of historic oxford led by a specialist oxford tour guide make the most of your time in oxford see the universitys most famous buildings. Further options are available for those who want to stay in a country cottage location or in a selection of hand. Your support will go a long way in helping tour operators worldwide get back on their. As its name suggests, this is a 2hour long walking tour that features knowledgeable, professional, and universityeducated guides from the city. Photos taken during a walking tour of oxford in october 2004. Explore the famous sights of historic oxford with your own green or blue badge guide. Route map for selfguided walking tour of oxford a 3. This smallgroup tour averages 24 people per group and includes a cycle tour into the countryside lasting approx 2 to 2 and half hours plus a walking tour.
Our tour guide, magnus, was a great source for so many. There is no need to prebook, just turn up before the hour and pay the guide before or after the tour. Much like the other oxford walking tours, admission to colleges and libraries are included for free. Private oxford walking tour provided by footprints tours. The tour introduces at least 9 colleges and describes college life, student traditions, famous literary, scientific, and political figures, and english history in oxford. Oxford city guide selfguided itineraries for oxford. For that reason, explore oxford tours walks around oxford, in the capable. The best way to explore oxford is by foot and we believe we offer the finest walking tour of oxford.
The 17 h century saw boyle, hooke and halley make their respective groundbreaking discoveries. Walking tour oxford is provides with a variety of tours that will cover all the main sites like oxford walking tours and oxford city tours of oxford universit. All walking tours of oxford guides are accredited members of the institute of tourist guiding itg and the oxford guild of tour guides see our blog for further information. Aldates, and queen street walk up cornmarket street passing the oldest building in oxford the saxon tower of st michael at the north gate 2, continue onto magdalen street cornmarket turns into magdalen to the martyrs memorial. Anyone who buys the cambridge tour pack also receives a valuable selection of discounts and offers at restaurants and bars around the city, courtesy of. Stay in the best 4 hotels in the cotswolds on your 3 day guided walking tour. Oxford walking tours have been operating from the blue gates of trinity college in broad st for over 27 years. Henry viii who in 1546 created christ church, uniquely combining a college with the cathedral of oxford. Tour times may vary and are posted at the departure point daily see map below.
Click on your right mouse button at touch displays long press to start the free pdf download and choose save target link the pdf map is perfectly suitable for printing and you may also store it locally on your smartphone or tablet. Harry potter walking tour of oxford including bodleian library. If oxford is a city you want to explore indepth, best just to take the train from londons paddington station or the oxford tube bus service that starts at london victoria. Oxford university walking tour with bodleian library and. Oxford walking tour questions throughout this tour, there will be quiz questions which are included to help you interact with the students during the walking tour. By running the tour as an open, free walking tour, engagement between.
Footprints tours authentic unique experiences around england. The tour gives you an insight into student life in this prestigious university and offers you indepth history of many of the famous colleges and sights such all souls college, trinity college, oriel college, hertford college, merton college, radcliffe camera. Find out about the oxford martyrs, the inklings and much more in this 30minute walk around some of oxfords grandest streets. The tour is given in english and spanish and is ran seven days a week. History buffsparticularly those short on timeshould look no further than this oxford walking tour, which offers a comprehensive overview of the hist read more 85 to 120 minutes. This beautiful city has many hidden treasures that cars and buses simply cant get to. By tthe 14 h century oxford was famous for the work of bacon and grosseteste, for developments in mathematics and tastronomy. Oxford is a magnificent place to explore on foot in fact thats the only way to see it properly. Oxford walking tour complete guide with photos and map. Please note that walking tours of oxford is a booking agent for these guides and a booking fee is charged. If youre looking for a shorter alternative, this 1. See inside oxford university, harry potter film site and the bodleian library on this authentic 2hour oxford student led tour. Oxford walking tours with your qualified blue badge guide guillemette cox i have lived in oxford for over 30 years and have passed the training schemes of the guild of guides organised by the british tourist board and the city of oxford and obtained my blue badge qualification in 1998.
Walking tours of oxford is proud to work with many wonderful guides. It will also link the excursion back to the lesson. There are many walking routes and many aspects of oxford to explore not just colleges and fine buildings, but also waterways, parkland, art, industry, science and a long, sometimes turbulent history. Scholars walk tour is the only walking tour operator in oxford, which that will take tourist inside the oldest, most beautiful colleges and school of divinity built in 1488 the first purpose built lecture room of oxford university.
Follow the informative guide around the city as you visit the famous sights and learn about the history of oxford the guides speak various languages and most are oxford. In fact, bikes are the locals favorite way to get around the city as the compact oxford is not very carfriendly. In this your, you will get a chance to explore oxford and see their most famous sites including some of. If its your first visit to oxford, you can start with the official university and city tour which runs daily from the oxford visitor information centre. Scholars walk tour guides provide the best walking tour experience to hundreds of tourist and students every week. Experience oxfordshire official walking tours, oxford. Start at carfax tower 1 corners of cornmarket street, high street, st. Tours go inside the colleges including where harry potter was filmed.
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