Harry Potter PUBLIC Tour + Self Guided Christ church Daily 12.45
Overview
Available languages
3 hours
Mobile ticket
This tour includes from two hours guided tour followed by one hour guaranteed tickets self guided audio guide entry inside Christ church. Minimum numbers may apply to book during low season. If ticketing won't let you book less than 4 persons, just call us.
Find out how studying at Oxford University compares with Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? Two hour walking tour of Oxford Harry Potter film sites. Your ticket includes up to £27 per person entry fees.
Fun tour for Muggles of all ages. Guide will cater tour according to everyone's interests, introducing also Oxford heritage.
During the tour, you will also see inside the Divinity School film site at the Bodleian library. Entry worth £3 paid for. Please note we don't enter Duke Humfreys library- that can only be accessed by booking the Bodleian's own tours.
On dates when Divinity school closed, we will replace entry with New college film site- presuming it's open too. See notice below for any known closure dates....
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
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
NOTICE:
These tours MUST START ON TIME as we prebook fixed entry times!
Please arrive 5 minutes early for your tour at our meeting point.
IMPORTANT NOTICE IN CASE OF UNFORESEEN PARTIAL OF FULL CLOSURES:
We do publish known Christchurch closures on this website page & we will advise of any closures at the time of booking or before the tour but occasionally some closures are last minute. In this event, our policy is either the guide can substitute entry for Christchurch to another college such as eg New college (also a Hogwarts film site). Alternatively, you may opt to reschedule your tour onto another date or to instead join one of our other tours running the same date such as the Oxford cycle tour of food tour (which cost approximately same)
If you opt to book a foreign language tour, this may be possible if you give us adequate advance notice of at least 24 hours. If we cannot offer a tour in a foreign language, then you will be refunded or invited to join the tour in English with any cost difference refunded.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Please check 'Exclusions' or 'Additional Info' for dates of any closures.
Your ticket includes up to £27 in entry fees per person as part of your ticket from 2020 onwards
Duke Humfreys library at the Bodleian library is never open to guided tours & is not included!
On any dates when Divinity school is closed, we visit New college but at extra £10 cash cost person!
Divinity school usually closes for Xmas on Dec 24 and January 1st- actual dates not yet known
Christ church HALL ONLY closed on April 25 and October 10 of 2025
Divinity school is nearly always closed on graduation dates- see dates below...
May 16 + 17 + 31, July 19 + 29, Aug 1 + 2 + 9, Sep 26 + 27, Nov 7+ 8+9+14 +15 of 2025
What To Expect
Christ Church
Christchurch entry fee worth £17 or 18 per person is included in your ticket. Please note that entry to Christ church is self guided with audio guide as guiding is no longer permitted inside. The first two hours+ are a guided tour with the guide, followed by one hour self guided audio guide guaranteed pre booked entry ticket. Notice: even if Christ church website shows entry tickets are sold out, we still have VIP access to continue buying entry tickets up to 3 hours before the tour starts.
Bodleian Library
Your guide will take you inside the Divinity School film site at the Bodleian library, as & when it is open. This £3 entry fee is included in ticket price. NOTICE: We do NOT visit inside the Bodleian medieval library though as it is NOT accessible to any tour operator or guide, nor to any children aged under 11 years old. On any dates that Divinity school may be closed- see such dates published on this page for closures notice- the tour will instead visit New college film site. If New college is also listed as closed on such dates, then this tour will only include entry to Christ church.
Options
Afternoon MINIMUM 2 adults
Minimum 2 adults to book tour: £20 entry included to Christchurch + £3 to Divinity school (as & when Divinity school is open)
Reviews
80 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Absolutely Lovely
Jessica P,
Jun 9, 2025
- Viator
5.00Fantastic guide for historic and beautiful sites, worth it x100! The Harry Potter content is a great bonus and I would take this tour again in an instant
On a sunny Friday in Oxford
Ildiko J,
Jan 27, 2025
- Viator
5.00We loved this tour. The agenda was very well planned and we had enough time for everything. Our guide was super kind and provided a very comprehensive overview about history and how small bits and pieces are linked to J.K.Rowling and HP themes. The buildings we have seen and visited were fantastic.
Not worth the money
Jared W,
Jan 8, 2025
- Viator
2.00For a walking tour that charges 80 pounds per person, I expected more out of it. Unfortunately it was not as interesting as advertised and the entire tour was very bland. I took a Sandeman tour the next day in London and it was way more interesting and engaging (and much cheaper since it's tip based). The only benefit this tour provided was getting you tickets into Christ Church and Divinity School. However, you can just put in some efforts and do that yourself. I would not recommend this tour. Save yourself some money and tour the city yourself by doing some research.
Great tour guide but Harry Potter contents not enough for me
Bonnie R,
Oct 22, 2024
- Viator
5.00The tour guide was really great, however, I expected more about Harry Potter. I would’ve liked to hear more about the films or the making of the films or the character
Tour Divinity College 'room' and Christ Church College on your own.
Kurt K,
Oct 14, 2024
- Viator
3.00Tour started 15 minutes late as we were waiting for one additional guest. Guide did the best she could with the material she had to work with, friendly, always asked if we had questions. Very few highlights during the actual walking tour section - streets were busy - oldest Timber house identified, old pub were cast had breakfast, gargoyle look-alike of Donny, points of interest about other authors and a inspirational Corbel on a building. You do not enter the Bod Library on this tour, just a brief stop at one large room of the 'Divinity College' where hospital scene was filmed. Could not really take photos as too crowded. The portion of the tour that shows the Inspiration for the Dining Hall is at the end of the tour - self guided - at Christchurch College. Also difficult for photos but understandable. Unfortunately I say skip this tour. Not enough information really - a lot of 'could be' 'inspiration for' etc. just buy a ticket to see the Divinity College room on your own - along with other rooms from the University itself. Buy your own ticket for Christ Church College on your own as well. The in between walking portion, is just not worth it. (Not fault of Guide)
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