Walking Tours in Oxford

The best way to explore Oxford is on foot – so you’re advised to take a guided walking tour to orient yourself. Not all the tours are available all year round, some are only available on selected dates and most need to be booked in advance. You should check out the websites to avoid disappointment.

OFFICIAL GUIDED WALKING TOURS - Visit Website for Tour Details

The University and City Tour (& The University & City Tour with the Divinity School) :
The most popular introductory tour, taken by the majority of visitors.

Inspector Morse Tour:
Follow in the footsteps of author Colin Dexter’s “Inspector Morse” and his colleagues.

Family Tour:
This informal tour offers fun in Oxford for all the family, giving a light-hearted look at some of Oxford’s surprises and delights!

C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien Tour:
Share the environment in which authors J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, both University lecturers and friends, studied, worked and relaxed.

Civil War Tour:
Oxford was centre-stage and became a garrison town during the English Civil War when King Charles had his HQ at Christ Church.

Garden Tour:
From the city-centre Christ Church Meadows to the University’s Botanic Gardens, the city’s parks & gardens are beautiful throughout the year, spring bulbs, summer herbaceous borders, autumn leaves and crisp winter landscapes.

Gargoyles & Grotesques Tour:
Look upwards on this tour to see just some of the medieval and modern symbols, emblems, motifs, animals and demons clinging to the roofs and walls of Oxford’s buildings.

Jewish Heritage Tour:
From the traumas of medieval times through the 17th century and right up to the 20th century, learn about Jewish life in the city and Jewish contributions to the University.

Literary Tour:
Oxford has been the home or place of learning for many famous poets, novelists, critics and children's authors – this tour will help you explore that rich heritage.

Magic, Murder & Mayhem Tour:
An ‘alternative’ Oxford tour to find out about secret societies, alchemists, martyrs, traitors, rogues and criminals, as well as amulets, talismans and other magical items.

Oxford Children's Stories Tour:
Explore the Oxford places which inspired authors including Lewis Carroll, C.S. Lewis and Philip Pullman.

Oxford Film Sites Tour:
One of Britain's busiest and recognisable places for film & TV drama locations, with links to some of the big names in cinema history.

Oxford West End Tour:
This tour introduces you to one of the city’s lesser-known areas, the Western Quarter. With a history stretching from the Bronze Age through Roman, Anglo Saxon, Norman to the late 18th century, this is the area where beer was brewed and friars lived.

Pottering in Harry's Footsteps Tour:
Tour the locations where memorable Harry Potter scenes were shot.

Religion at Oxford Tour:
Explaining how religion and faith shaped the early university, you will follow in the footsteps of the Martyrs, the founders of Methodism, the Oxford Movement and Oxford's recent saints.

Science at Oxford Tour:
Learn about the illustrious history of the study of science at Oxford from the 14th to the 21st century.

Stained Glass Tour:
The city has some of the finest stained glass in the UK, from medieval to modern times.

The Jericho Tour:
Another less well-known area, Jericho, is the city’s first suburb and abounds with history and famous places, including Oxford University Press, St Barnabas Church and the Oxford Canal, as well as having strong literary connections.

Tudor Oxford Tour:
This tour will touch on the effects on Oxford of Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries, Queen Mary's persecution of Protestants for their faith, to Queen Elizabeth I's encouragement of university revival.

Famous Names:
Take a tour that lets you visit places associated with such Oxford luminaries as Sir Christopher Wren, Samuel Johnson, John Wesley and J.R.R. Tolkien.

When Alice met Harry Tour:
"Alice in Wonderland" was inspired by Alice Liddell, who spent her early years in Oxford and was a friend of Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll). Some of the scenes in the “Harry Potter” films were shot in the city

William Morris & Victorian Oxford Tour:
The Pre-Raphaelites were closely connected with Oxford. Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris studied here and together with Holman Hunt.

Women in Oxford Tour:
Learn about the remarkable contributions made by the many women connected with Oxford and how the earlier ones fought to become accepted as full members of the University.

PRIVATE TOURS - Visit Website for Details