Oxford Sightseeing River Cruise: Enjoy Traditional Afternoon Tea Aboard

Experience a delightful river cruise in Oxford, complete with a lavish traditional afternoon tea served on board. On this 1.5-hour journey, you’ll witness the key features of the stunning River Thames, including Christ Church Meadows and the University College Boat Houses, all while it meanders through this venerable university city.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

This relaxing 1.5-hour cruise starts in the afternoon from central Oxford and sails downstream from Folly Bridge taking in the best known reach of the River Thames in Oxford.
Traveling down the University Regatta Course passing Christ Church Meadows, the University College Boat Houses and other landmarks on the way to Iffley lock. This is often a busy…

What's Included
  • Afternoon tea
  • Driver/guide
  • Live commentary on board
  • Local taxes
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Infant meals not included
  • Any allergies or dietary requirements should contact us directly, as early as possible
  • Not recommended for travellers with severe food allergies
Location
The Folly Restaurant
Folly Bridge
Please 'check-in' at The Folly restaurant reception.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Davew635
Dec 26, 2024
A wonderful relaxing experience - We had an absolutely fantastic time on our Afternoon tea river cruise on the Thames. Our guide was extremely pleasant, knowledgeable about explaining sights along our journey. The tea itself is presented in a hamper, plentiful, all freshly made - even the scones were still warm! So glad we booked and would thoroughly recommend this trip.
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Fionacook55
Dec 12, 2024
Awesome experience - It was just amazing, with awesome views. So relaxing. The guide was wonderful. The afternoontea was delicious. Just the best trip.
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Richard
Nov 7, 2024
Autumnal Cruise - We had the boat to ourselves as no one else had booked. Enjoyed the cruise and running commentary whilst eating the afternoon tea.
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Mariekek533
Nov 2, 2024
Beautiful trip and delicious high tea - We had an almost private tour and skipper Nick showed us beautiful places. The high tea snacks and sandwiches were very tasty! The scones with cream and jam, were the best we had ever had! We were also allowed to get a beer at an English pub on the way and take it on Nick's boat. He would later return the glasses. Very successful as far as we are concerned!
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Vacationer727531
Oct 9, 2024
Oxford from the river with afternoon tea! - Peaceful, informative river cruise with lots of detail about Oxford rowing and history of the area and narrowboats, in a low boat sheltered from the rain with clear shades, with an expert, friendly skipper. Pretty, tasty afternoon tea.
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Katem8kate
Sep 15, 2024
Wonderful experience. Highly recommend! - I booked an afternoon tea river cruise as a surprise for a friend’s 50th birthday and what a fantastic time we all had!! The boat was beautifully laid out and the afternoon tea was delicious. Our driver was lovely and couldn’t fault the service we received from him. (We accidentally forgot to leave him a tip though which I do apologise for because he absolutely deserved one!). I would highly recommend this experience.
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Lizhi897bm
Sep 15, 2024
Excellent scones - Clayton House is excellent with a superb cafe, the volunteers are informative, knowledgeable and fun. But the scones in the cafe take the prize, oh my goodness every bite was heaven. I asked the chef for his recipe but it was untranslatable into lbs. and oz. So another visit is essential.
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K2230hykenr
Sep 10, 2024
Lovely Experience - Lovely experience and our guide was knowledgeable, engaging, and pleasant. Music in between commentary was appropriate and added to the experience. The tea, sandwiches and scones were delicious. Views of Oxford I.e Christs Church College, meadows, waterways, etc were beautiful. Highly recommend.
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524beckieg
Sep 10, 2024
An enjoyable experience - Really lovely boat ride. Our skipper was informative and funny but not too overbearing. The food wasn’t the best afternoon tea I’ve ever had but it was ok. Overall an enjoyable experience and well worth the money.
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Quest23671392495
Oct 14, 2024
APPAULING EXPERIENCE - We booked a boat trip for 10 of us on the 28th September 2024 ..it was Cancelled 24 hours before . And we had to make very last mintite Re arrangements.. There was no Empathy shown .. no offer of a Table at tge Folly which has been made worse knowing from reviews that others where offered great deals when their trips where cancelled . No gesture of good will ...Rude emails send .. and 9 days for a refund . We have been treated terribly and for some reason not given the same respect others clearly have when their boat trip cancelled . Which makes thos whole experience far far worse .
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