Harry Potter Walking Tour: Explore Oxford's Magical Sites and Famous Books

Embark on a magical Harry Potter walking tour in Oxford, exploring the enchanting sites and famous books. Join a fun guide, take a quiz, and discover the history of Oxford University.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Blackwell’s Bookshop - Not quite Flourish and Blotts but as close as a muggle bookshop can be. Blackwells is the dream of every Ravenclaw, holding approximately holding 250,000 volumes, which translates to 3 miles of books! This is even more impressive knowing that their first store measured only 12 feet square, and held just 700 used books. Don’t…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Non-magical folks are invited! Embark on a whimsical journey into the historic structures of Oxford University, including New College and the Bodleian Library. Experience an enjoyable trip with a witty Oxford student guide, equipped with a quiz, an assortment of props, and a plethora of corny jokes and puns. This tour is perfect for dedicated Harry…

Location
Oxford Tourist Information
Broad Street
Please ensure you are there 15 minute before the tour is set to start, and you can be check-in at the Oxford Tourist Information building. If this is not open for any reason, please wait outside.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Sarahtn1055re
Oct 9, 2024
Great tour! - We had a wonderful time on our tour! Will was a great tour guide - very informative and entertaining. We all enjoyed how he wove Oxford history with Harry Potter info. Thanks!
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Katjass
Oct 9, 2024
Lots of fun and information - Very nice and funny guide with lots of knowledge about Oxford, the university and ... of course ... everything related to Harry Potter. I enjoyed the time, got stuffed with information and thought that it had been at least 3 hours long. Thanks Olivia. You did a wonderful job!
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Harsh_t
Oct 9, 2024
Lovely Harry Potter Walking Tour - I liked the way the tour guide - Joe weaved his own experiences with the Harry Potter legacy and info.
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71kelleyg
Oct 6, 2024
Enjoyable, Informative, and Fun! - Such an enjoyable, informative experience! Our guide Tim was so nice and helpful, not to mention funny. My wife and I loved the Harry Potter Trivia as we went along (we were also happy that we won!). It was really amazing to actually be where several of the scenes from the HP movie were film and inspired by.
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Merypink2019
Oct 6, 2024
A wonderful tour whether you like Harry Potter or not - What an absolutely fantastic tour! Our guide was both friendly and highly knowledgeable, the amount of information given to us during the tour was exceptional - so much more than just Harry Potter. We three adults and our 11 and 13 year olds found the tour utterly fascinating. I wouldn't have known to go into most of these places if we'd just walked around ourselves. Very highly recommended.
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Trip65922493327
Oct 5, 2024
Potter sites and history too! - Interesting and entertaining tour of some of the key sites in Oxford that were used in the Harry Potter movies. Walk was easy and the guide (an Oxford scholar) provided a wealth of historical and literature connected knowledge (including Tolkien and CS Lewis, as well as JK Rowling). Thoroughly recommend as an intro to Oxford.
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Shoppergirl8
Oct 2, 2024
Intro to Oxford for Harry Potter Fans! - Liv was an amazing tour guide! Her passion for Harry Potter and knowledge of Oxford made this tour a wonderful experience! My Harry Potter expert son loved seeing filming locations, answering trivia questions and exploring the university. Highly recommend for an intro to Oxford via a Harry Potter lens.
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Franly7311tx
Oct 2, 2024
Great intro to Oxford! - Perfect intro to Oxford, with a Harry Potter flair. Not only saw filming locations for HP, but learned some history of the university, interesting facts about inspiration for other famous authors, and all from a student perspective.
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Molly_h
Oct 2, 2024
Very fun tour with more facts and fun than just Harry Potter. A great was to experience Oxford - Our family loved this tour, so informative and Olivia was so engaging and the children really enjoyed her interactions with them! The rainy weather did not stop us from enjoying the day! The only reason for one star off was at times it was very hard to hear Olivia and so we missed some of the information. On other tours we’ve been on, each parson had an ear piece and the tour guide could just talk at normal volume into their device and all participants could hear easily through ear piece. Would recommend for the tour company to use so all can hear well. Great for young kids (8,7 and 10month old with us).
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70stefaniei
Oct 5, 2024
One must see stop- - We were excited to come to Oxford for the day to see where some of the Harry Potter films were made. Will, our guide, was very nice. His style is more academic and less theatrical. The tour could have been shortened to an hour and just hit up the main spots. The end of the tour with the most recognizable area from the movies was great. Overall it was just okay and you could have gone to see the two filming locations on tour own.
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