90 Minute Classic Walking Tour of Oxford: Exploring 1000 Years of Architectural and Social History
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110 Ratings
Oxfordshire
Discover the rich architectural and social history of Oxford on a 90-minute walking tour. Explore iconic buildings like Christ Church and the Bodleian Library.
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Carfax Tower - Landmark 23m-high bell tower, once part of a 12th-century church, offering city views from the top.
What's Included
  • Guides can inform about transport, accommodations, and more.
Additional Information

Oxford fiercely protects its architectural legacy, home to potentially the most exceptional collection of historic structures in the United Kingdom and globally. The Classic Oxford Walking Tour provides a guided stroll of 90 - 120 minutes through architectural and societal history spanning a millennium. Our journey reveals not just iconic civic and university edifices in Oxford but also delves into their genesis, architects and construction intentions, supplemented by a rich narrative about the social history of the town and the university. Sights include but are not limited to Christ Church, the 11th-century University Church of St Mary the Virgin – the university’s inception point, the globally-renowned Radcliffe Camera, the Bodleian Library – the oldest academic library in the English-speaking world, Oxford’s Bridge of Sighs, and more. Whenever feasible, we guide our customers inside university and college buildings. (Personalised private tours can be accommodated).

Location
Martyrs' Memorial
Magdalen Street
Across the road from thecRandolph Hotel
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Linda_t
Apr 20, 2024
Fantastic tour - This was a fantastic experience getting to know about the history of Oxford. The tour guide was not only very knowledgeable but made it interesting because he was quite funny at times which made it a very pleasant walk. Would definitely recommend and would do again if we return to Oxford.
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7y6
Mar 28, 2024
A very interesting tour covering many sites - This was a comprehensive tour by a very knowledgeable tour guide; the tour was relaxed and friendly, and a small group so it was always possible to hear what was said and see clearly too, and the pace was manageable . The guide was flexible and accommodated requests for slight detours to see things of interests that people requested. Highly Recommended.
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Jen
Mar 24, 2024
Great Oxford Overview! - Really enjoyed the tour guide’s knowledge and interesting tidbits. Helped us understand more about the history of Oxford as a town/university and how it operates today. Liked that it was a small group so we could hear everything and ask questions.
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Brian_h
Mar 24, 2024
Wonderful Overview! - It was a quick but relatively comprehensive tour, punctuated with stories of how CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien were inspired by parts of Oxford, and tales of college hijinks and rivalries. All in, a great tour. Thank you, Andrew.
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Steph
Mar 23, 2024
Great walking tour - Really recommend the walking tour, lovely way to explore Oxford. Nick was very interesting and informative. Great to look round some of the beautiful colleges.
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Dunalistair
Mar 23, 2024
Oxford Walking Tour - The guide was excellent, we visited most of the key colleges in the city centre as well as other key historic sites in Oxford. He pitched the tour just right for us in terms of pace , level of information. We were a small group so he was able to take us inside a few of the college gardens/chapels. Would recommend.
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Stewart
Mar 12, 2024
A great intro to Oxford - We had a small group of four and the walk leader was very knowledgeable about Oxford and the Colleges. A great introduction to Oxford with tips on places to explore later.
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Simon_h
Mar 9, 2024
An Oxford must!!!! - Andrew was brilliant. Amazingly knowledgeable and a really great guide. The sights were truly amazing. I wanted to load photographs but the site keeps saying error whether I do it from my phone or computer. Thanks Andrew, it was great 👍🏻👍🏻😀
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Scenic48425674023
Feb 27, 2024
Great walk - Excellent walk. Knowledgeable, clear spoken and friendly guide. Highlight was entry into a college, Great Hall and chapel included. Recommended.
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Cristina_b
Mar 26, 2024
The tour was very good.... - The tour was very good. Have learned a lot about Oxford: buildings and history, lots of interesting facts. Our tour guide gave us a lit of insights.
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