Private Walking Tour Oxford in Mandarin or Cantonese
Oxford
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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Wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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If you plan to drive here from London, I suggest minimum 3 hours+. The train from London Paddington to Oxford takes one hour and costs maybe £40 return. I strongly recommend the train, rather than driving.
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Almost 100% of people who miss the tour because they arrive too late, miss it because they try to drive into Oxford traffic and to try to find the extremely limited car parking spaces. Please just don't drive into the city centre at all- there are park and ride signposted car parks on the city limits, which connect with the buses.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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This tour lasting up to 2 hours can cater to your interests made known to us, when you book or when you meet us. For example, it can be more general tour focused on the city and university heritage or we can deliver a tour with special focus for Harry Potter fans, on the inspirations of JK Rowling and why she persuaded Warner Bros, to film the moves of Harry Potter in Oxford. The tour includes the cost of entry up to £3 per person to visit inside one of the colleges of the university or inside Divinity school Hogwarts infirmary film site at the Bodleian library. Any venues costing more, will cost extra. We are a team of currently just over 25 guides & we each lead our own specialist themed t...
Highlights
From 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours
Offered in Mandarin & Cantonese
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours
Offered in Mandarin & Cantonese
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Local Guide (Mandarin, Cantonese)
Entry inside either the Divinity school or at least one college is included up to £4 per person
We pay for the cost to enter one venue - St Johns or Balliol or Exeter or Oriel or Divinity school
Christ church is never included in this tour- we run it as its own tour advertised on here
Duke Humfreys Bodleian library is never open to private tours or guides or to children!
Any college which costs over £3 per person is not included but option to pay extra on the day
Divinity school may be closed on graduation dates. 2026 closures include the following dates:
Feb 24, Feb 28, March 6 after 12.00 closed, March 7, March 14, March 19, March 27 closed from 1pm
Meeting Points
Departure
15-16 Broad St
Meet your guide wearing red lanyard. Meeting next to our black sign, OUTSIDE Oxford Tourist info centre, 15 Broad street, OX1 3AS. This is also next to the Oxfam shop which has a green sign above its shop.
Return
56 Broad St
Wherever the tour ends in city centre, we will give you directions and a free map too and help point the way to where you need to get to. Oxford is a very compact city.
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Itinerary
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Oxford
The tour introduces Oxford city and history events and heritage but also the university and its colleges, which each have their own unique traditions and famous alumni.
For anyone who also has a young person who is considering whether to apply to study at Oxford university, we can also give advice on that.
2
Bodleian Library
The only way to see inside Duke Humfreys library at the Bodleian library, is if you book onto the library's own guided tours via the Bodleian website.
We do however introduce the history behind the library, from the outside. Plus for those of you, who are Harry Potter fans, the opportunity exists to either ask us to pay for you to enter inside the Divinity school or inside one of the colleges.
10 minutes
3
Bridge of Sighs
We introduce this famous sight and others, in passing.
4
Radcliffe Camera
We introduce this famous sight and others, in passing.
5
University Church of St. Mary the Virgin
We introduce this famous sight and others, in passing.
Opportunity exists to go inside too, if you wish to. It is free entry.
5 minutes
6
The Turf
We introduce this famous sight and others, in passing.
7
Balliol College
We introduce each college in passing but this tour also covers the entry fee up to max £3 per person, to see inside one of the university colleges.
Which college, we will see inside will depend on what's open that day and time of your tour plus your interests as made known to us.
We usually visit Balliol, especially on morning tours.
15 minutes
8
St John's College
We introduce each college in passing but this tour also covers the entry fee up to max £3 per person, to see inside one of the university colleges.
Which college, we will see inside will depend on what's open that day and time of your tour plus your interests as made known to us.
This college is free entry.
15 minutes
9
All Souls College
We introduce each college in passing but this tour also covers the entry fee up to max £3 per person, to see inside one of the university colleges.
Which college, we will see inside will depend on what's open that day and time of your tour plus your interests as made known to us.
This college is free entry but only open limited days in the year.
5 minutes
10
Oriel College
We introduce each college in passing but this tour also covers the entry fee up to max £3 per person, to see inside one of the university colleges.
Which college, we will see inside will depend on what's open that day and time of your tour plus your interests as made known to us.
This college is only open limited days in the year.
10 minutes
11
Wadham College
We introduce each college in passing but this tour also covers the entry fee up to max £3 per person, to see inside one of the university colleges.
Which college, we will see inside will depend on what's open that day and time of your tour plus your interests as made known to us.
We sometimes may visit this college eg on dates, when Balliol is closed.
10 minutes
12
St Edmund Hall
We introduce each college in passing but this tour also covers the entry fee up to max £3 per person, to see inside one of the university colleges.
Which college, we will see inside will depend on what's open that day and time of your tour plus your interests as made known to us.
This college is free entry but only open limited days in the year.
10 minutes
13
New College
We only enter New college on this tour, if you are a big fan of Harry Potter and want to see the film site here from the Goblet of Fire. However, it takes maybe 40 minutes to visit and it costs £8 entry fee, so its entry is not covered as part of our tour.
5 minutes
14
Trinity College
We introduce each college in passing but this tour also covers the entry fee up to max £3 per person, to see inside one of the university colleges.
Which college, we will see inside will depend on what's open that day and time of your tour plus your interests as made known to us.
2 minutes
15
Brasenose College
We introduce each college in passing but this tour also covers the entry fee up to max £3 per person, to see inside one of the university colleges.
Which college, we will see inside will depend on what's open that day and time of your tour plus your interests as made known to us.
This college is never open to the public!
16
Hertford College
We introduce each college in passing but this tour also covers the entry fee up to max £3 per person, to see inside one of the university colleges.
Which college, we will see inside will depend on what's open that day and time of your tour plus your interests as made known to us.
This college is never open to the public.
17
Lincoln College
We introduce each college in passing but this tour also covers the entry fee up to max £3 per person, to see inside one of the university colleges.
Which college, we will see inside will depend on what's open that day and time of your tour plus your interests as made known to us.
This college is never open to the public
2 minutes
18
Jesus College
We introduce each college in passing but this tour also covers the entry fee up to max £3 per person, to see inside one of the university colleges.
Which college, we will see inside will depend on what's open that day and time of your tour plus your interests as made known to us.
This college is seldom open and costs £3 entry
2 minutes
19
Exeter College
We introduce each college in passing but this tour also covers the entry fee up to max £3 per person, to see inside one of the university colleges.
Which college, we will see inside will depend on what's open that day and time of your tour plus your interests as made known to us.
This college is £3 to enter and it has limited dates open in the year. Sometimes we visit this tour.
Private Walking Tour Oxford in Mandarin or Cantonese
Oxford
About
This tour lasting up to 2 hours can cater to your interests made known to us, when you book or when you meet us. For example, it can be more general tour focused on the city and university heritage or we can deliver a tour with special focus for Harry Potter fans, on the inspirations of JK Rowling and why she persuaded Warner Bros, to film the moves of Harry Potter in Oxford. The tour includes the cost of entry up to £3 per person to visit inside one of the colleges of the university or inside Divinity school Hogwarts infirmary film site at the Bodleian library. Any venues costing more, will cost extra. We are a team of currently just over 25 guides & we each lead our own specialist themed t...
Highlights
From 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours
Offered in Mandarin & Cantonese
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours
Offered in Mandarin & Cantonese
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Local Guide (Mandarin, Cantonese)
Entry inside either the Divinity school or at least one college is included up to £4 per person
We pay for the cost to enter one venue - St Johns or Balliol or Exeter or Oriel or Divinity school
Christ church is never included in this tour- we run it as its own tour advertised on here
Duke Humfreys Bodleian library is never open to private tours or guides or to children!
Any college which costs over £3 per person is not included but option to pay extra on the day
Divinity school may be closed on graduation dates. 2026 closures include the following dates:
Feb 24, Feb 28, March 6 after 12.00 closed, March 7, March 14, March 19, March 27 closed from 1pm
Meeting Points
Departure
15-16 Broad St
Meet your guide wearing red lanyard. Meeting next to our black sign, OUTSIDE Oxford Tourist info centre, 15 Broad street, OX1 3AS. This is also next to the Oxfam shop which has a green sign above its shop.
Return
56 Broad St
Wherever the tour ends in city centre, we will give you directions and a free map too and help point the way to where you need to get to. Oxford is a very compact city.
