Private Tour
Reformation Oxford Christian History Tour private groups
Overview
Available languages
Mobile ticket
This tour focuses on introducing famous people and events from the Reformation era but also introduces other religious names from before and after the Reformation and Counter Reformation period.
You will also earn all about Oxford city & university history and traditions plus student life and how the university developed.
This tour can be booked at a range of start times but please note there are much more colleges open afternoons than mornings, so ideally preferable to book afternoon tour.
Requests for a tour in Dutch must be received at least 2 days in advance and the Dutch guide does not work weekends or Mondays.
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
A moderate amount of walking is involved.
Gratuities are optional.
We only visit New college on dates as & when New college is open. Otherwise we will visit other colleges.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Tour visits inside one or two historic local churches
Please note under 'Exclusions' below dates of graduation, university open days, Xmas holidays!
This tour visits inside either an Oxford college or inside Divinity School- a Harry Potter film site
This tour does NOT visit Christ church college nor the Bodleian medieval library
On 2025 graduation dates, we cannot always enter a college so see graduation dates below:
May 16 + 17 + 31, July 19 + 29, Aug 1 + 2 + 9, Sep 26 + 27, Nov 7+ 8+9+14 +15 of 2025
Colleges are usually all closed at Christmas from about December 21 until about January 2
Requests for a tour in Dutch require 2 days notice minimum & only on week days ending before 3pm!
What To Expect
University Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Which colleges or churches we may visit inside of can change lots from one day to the next and based on what time you may book the tour but we plan to visit inside at least two local churches and one college or more which have the most relevance to introducing the theme of this tour.
St. Michael At The North Gate
Which colleges or churches we may visit inside of can change lots from one day to the next and based on what time you may book the tour but we plan to visit inside at least two local churches and one college or more which have the most relevance to introducing the theme of this tour.
Options
Tour in English
Tour in English
Tour in Dutch
Tour in Dutch
Reviews
14 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Awesome
Global726002,
Aug 3, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was a fantastic tour of Oxford led by our guide Peter Bevlogen and with great humor he told us everything about Oxford and led us past Harry Potter film locations and gave us many tips for the rest of our trip. Our children (11 and 13 years old) loved it, I would recommend this tour to everyone!!
Great Harry Potter Tour of Oxford University!
forkbender999,
Feb 26, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Thank you Peter for a fabulous Harry Potter Tour of Oxford University. Your enthusiasm shone through and you made us forget all about the rotten weather. So much interesting information and Peter encouraged questions and always had the answer. We will certainly use your company again when we return in the future. Thanks again for an entertaining and informative tour. Well done!
A morning in Oxford
AGabrielaFG,
Jan 5, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour was great, Renata was our guide, she is very kind and make the visit very interesting and fun. Just take care about the meeting point to start because even when they give you an address you need to wait in the street, not in the real facilities of the location (the address is a location of another tours company, with no relationship with this)... and if you arrive early, there is nobody there to inform you anything...
Fantastic tour!
MereChristian2114,
Jan 2, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Renata was a fantastic tour guide! Absolutely an expert on all things Oxford, she answered our many questions and was just a most pleasant person to talk with as well. Will definitely book with her again if in Oxford!
Best Tour made special by our tour guide Peter T
sahana09,
Oct 31, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was a surprise present for our anniversary. My fiance and I went on the tour with Peter T. He was incredibly informative and knew all the spots to take photos. My fiance is a big fan of the books and films so he made sure she was not disappointed by the tour. We were given snacks during the trip and we felt very welcomed by Peter. The tour was made extra special by Peters tour guiding skills.
great tour with Sophie
Ancel M,
Sep 30, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I had a great tour with Sophie (I was alone with her so we can speak a lot about movies and others stuffs about Oxford). I loved to discover the different places (like the cloister in Harry Potter) and spoke with her about books and the life in different colleges.
Harry Potter and Co.
MartinD4634,
Aug 13, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great, very entertaining, impressive and educational tour. Children, teenagers and adults were very well entertained and informed.
Great tour to go on!
vicg60,
Jul 28, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had Peter as our guide who was brilliant and made the tour. Great knowledge of oxford and Harry Potter. He was very attentive and interacted with all members of the party. He is an asset to the company.
Harry Potter and much, much more...
B717BGclaudiav,
Jul 14, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had one short weekend in Oxford and we had signed up for a tour on Saturday morning. Peter met our group and got us ready, handing out Harry Potter capes and magic wands and getting us in the mood, but the beauty of this tour is that Peter was a walking encyclopedia of history, stories, movies, and current events. I now have a list of must-sees and long to get up to speed in my knowledge of British history... so that I can come again and feast on the incredible delights Oxford has to give.
Hardly recommended
Kikiblueeyes,
Jun 2, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We were guided by the local guide Chris and he is amazing. He knows so many facts, not only the hard one, even the funniest stories about the city and universaty. We enjoyned the trip and look forward to come back.
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