90 Minute Classic Walking Tour of Oxford

Overview

Available languages

English

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THA Walking Tour Company of the Year in the South East 2025

Escape to Oxord has an enviable reputation for providing small, personable tours. Tours are restricted to around 10 people, allowing clients to relax, take in their surroundings, ask questions and take photographs. Daily tours commence at 11 am, 12 am and 2 pm. Oxford boasts the finest collection of historical buildings in the United Kingdom and our Classic Oxford Walking tour takes visitors on a 90 - 120 minute meander through 1000 years of architectural and social history. We visit a number of iconic university and college buildings, discuss their origins, architects and purpose, while providing a rich vein of social history of the town and university. Among the sights you will see are Christ Church, the 11th century University Church of St Mary, the famous Radcliffe Camera, Bridge of Sighs, and much more. Where possible we will take clients inside university and college buildings.

Group and private tours by arrangment.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Children are welcome, the tour is not suitable for infants and children under seven years.

Guides are able to provide information pertaining to onward transport, accommodation houses etc.

Dogs are not allowed on university and college property

What To Expect

Martyrs' Memorial

The meeting point. Tours commence from here at 11 am and 2 pm daily. This memorial celebrates the lives of three Anglican clerics burned at the stake for Heresy in the 16th century.

5 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Bodleian Library

We move into the Scholastic Quadrangle and discover how Oxford University's world-famous research library grew from the ashes of the reformation.

5 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

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90 Minute Guided Walking Tour in Oxford

Reviews

4.92

231 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

219

Excellent
Sophie S,
Dec 5, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Excellent! Very informative. Good sense of humour. Got to see all of the typical Oxford sights and a few hidden gems.
Super fun
Peter V,
Dec 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Very nice walk to explore Oxfords with a guide who brought it very well and conveyed a lot of information in a nice way
Nick, our guide, was...
Isabel v,
Nov 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Nick, our guide, was incredibly knowledgeable and genuinely kind. He went out of his way to make sure we had the best possible experience throughout our tour. His passion for Oxford shone through in every story he told, making the whole visit even more special. We couldn’t have asked for a better guide. I would recommend him without hesitation
Great tour!
Julie L,
Nov 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Great walking tour. Nick was very knowledgable & made the tour very interesting. I would recommend this tour if visiting Oxford.
Oxford College Tour
Fearless740159,
Nov 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Nick was a wonderful guide. Thoughtful, knowledgeable, and personable. Definitely made me want to come back to this area again and explore some more. Highly recommended.
Informative and full of beautiful buildings
kitteridgem,
Nov 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Nick was very knowledgeable and passionate about Oxford and all the related colleges -- the tour was almost exclusively about the school, so don't expect a whole-city tour. It was a great price for all this information, and despite the cold we enjoyed ourselves and learned a lot. Recommended (though maybe in warmer weather as we were out of doors the whole time).
Engaging, enthusiastic guide to a beautiful city
Jjksmfh,
Nov 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Andrew was such an interesting guide. He brought the history of Oxford to life and took us through many tiny doors into spectacular courtyards all around the city. Beautiful chapels, refectories, a buttery, a library, a meadow and lots more besides. He was enthusiastic, hugely knowledgable and very engaging. We loved it.
Terrific Way to Learn about Oxford
michaeljP5666WC,
Oct 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I echo what others have written about Andrew. He is a superb fount of information and insight about Oxford's rich history. Does he ever know his way around the different colleges! I learned a great deal and enjoyed bantering with him along the way (and taking memorable photos, of course). Can highly recommend!
Great and interesting experience
katrinaap85,
Oct 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Absolutely fantastic tour with Andrew; he showed us parts of Oxford I would’ve walked past and not given a second glance to that were filled with interesting facts and instagram-worthy views. Oxford has such a rich history and is filled with so many nooks and crannies that you wouldn’t know where to begin if you were just having a wander on your own, but Andrew guides you through the city like it’s the back of his hand, imparting fun fact facts and knowledge along the way. The tour includes going inside parts of Oxford University, the Divinity School which was used in some of the Harry Potter films, and a beautiful bookshop. Andrew has so much knowledge but tells it at a steady pace, meaning that you don’t get an overload of information all at once. Would happily go on the tour again and highly recommend it to everyone!
Excellent
Inspire25143052216,
Oct 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Nick was our guide. He was punctual at the agreed meeting place and we had a lovely tour of Oxford, so much information on history of Oxford, the buildings and colleges and saw places we would not have found on our own or noticed without his guidance. 90 minutes flew by and at the end we were left with some useful recommendations for lunch and other places to go and see for the rest of our stay. Highly recommend.