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Undiscovered Oxford: the Jericho Walking Tour
(2) Reviews
Oxford
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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.
Become our Lokal Curator
Are you ready to turn your hobbies into a business?
This is not like other Oxford walking tours. If you’re bored of the Bodleian, sick of the Sheldonian and tired of the towers… then this is the tour for you!
We want to help you scratch beneath the surface of Oxford, whether you’re visiting for the first time or have lived here for decades.
Our tour explores Jericho, a neighbourhood just a few minutes north of the city centre. Today it’s one of the most desirable areas in the country. But 150 years ago it was smoky, noisy, smelly and relentlessly productive.
You’ll hear stories of kings, politicians and rock stars - but our real focus will be on the factory workers, printers, publishers and hospital staff who worked, lived and died on the...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
There are no entrance charges to sites visited on this tour.
Meeting Points
Departure
1 Wellington Square
Meet at the corner of Wellington Square and St John’s Street.
Return
Walton Street Cycles
The tour finishes in the square in front of the old Radcliffe Infirmary building on Woodstock Road.
Itinerary
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Oxford Canal
We'll learn the story of the Oxford Canal, and why its arrival transformed the city.
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Port Meadow
Oxford's oldest monument, once home to Bronze Age settlers. We'll learn about its once-famous horse races and it's link with the creation of Alice in Wonderland.
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Jericho, Oxford
This walking tour begins in 1790, with the arrival of the canal, and follows Jericho’s story right through to the present day.
Undiscovered Oxford: the Jericho Walking Tour
(2) Reviews
Oxford
About
This is not like other Oxford walking tours. If you’re bored of the Bodleian, sick of the Sheldonian and tired of the towers… then this is the tour for you!
We want to help you scratch beneath the surface of Oxford, whether you’re visiting for the first time or have lived here for decades.
Our tour explores Jericho, a neighbourhood just a few minutes north of the city centre. Today it’s one of the most desirable areas in the country. But 150 years ago it was smoky, noisy, smelly and relentlessly productive.
You’ll hear stories of kings, politicians and rock stars - but our real focus will be on the factory workers, printers, publishers and hospital staff who worked, lived and died on the...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
There are no entrance charges to sites visited on this tour.
Meeting Points
Departure
1 Wellington Square
Meet at the corner of Wellington Square and St John’s Street.
Return
Walton Street Cycles
The tour finishes in the square in front of the old Radcliffe Infirmary building on Woodstock Road.
