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Oxford: 2 hour Historical, literary and architectural highlights
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Oxford
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Wheelchair accessible only with prior notice
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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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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Oxford History Tours offer real history for genuine history lovers. Experience Oxford's rich history on a 90-minute walking tour led by an Institute of Tourist Guiding professional and Guild of Guides member. Explore the city's origins from Anglo-Saxon times, the evolution of the university, its stunning architecture, libraries, and the student life of today.
Stroll through Oxford's iconic sites, including:
Radcliffe Camera Divinity School Bridge of Sighs Bodleian Library Christopher Wren’s Sheldonian Theatre Medieval Colleges around every corner
Discover stories of patrons, artists, politicians, saints, scholars, rebels, and martyrs who shaped over 1,000 years of Oxford's history. Th...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English & French
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English & French
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Advice to explore Oxford 's colleges and museums and where to eat and shop.
Guided tour led by an experienced, licensed guide
Tips
Meeting Points
Departure
Martyrs' Memorial
Meet at Protestant Martyrs Memorial
Return
OX1 3EU
The tour can be adapted to have alternative finishing points.
Oxford: 2 hour Historical, literary and architectural highlights
(3) Reviews
Oxford
About
Oxford History Tours offer real history for genuine history lovers. Experience Oxford's rich history on a 90-minute walking tour led by an Institute of Tourist Guiding professional and Guild of Guides member. Explore the city's origins from Anglo-Saxon times, the evolution of the university, its stunning architecture, libraries, and the student life of today.
Stroll through Oxford's iconic sites, including:
Radcliffe Camera Divinity School Bridge of Sighs Bodleian Library Christopher Wren’s Sheldonian Theatre Medieval Colleges around every corner
Discover stories of patrons, artists, politicians, saints, scholars, rebels, and martyrs who shaped over 1,000 years of Oxford's history. Th...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English & French
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English & French
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Advice to explore Oxford 's colleges and museums and where to eat and shop.
Guided tour led by an experienced, licensed guide
Tips
Meeting Points
Departure
Martyrs' Memorial
Meet at Protestant Martyrs Memorial
Return
OX1 3EU
The tour can be adapted to have alternative finishing points.
Itinerary
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Martyrs' Memorial
Important Victorian monument to the Protestant martyrs of the 16th century.
3 minutes
2
St Michael at the North Gate
This Anglo Saxon Tower was part of the Medieval city gate and is probably the surviving oldest building in Oxford today. Many stories over the centuries
4 minutes
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Exeter College
Exeter's chapel was inspired by the Oxford Movement and modelled on Paris' St Chapelle. Graduates include Philip Pullman, JR Tolkien and Alan Bennett.
4 minutes
4
Lincoln College
Lincoln College's original face onto Turn Street tells a story about the University's origins and its relationship with the city. Lincoln College recently got it first Priminister Rushi Sunak, and was also home to the ~Methodist Wesley Brothers
3 minutes
5
University Church of St. Mary the Virgin
The University Church was the University's first building. It is listed in the Doomsday Book. Ot is possible to climb its magnificent spire. Today we will admire its famous stained glass and learn how it inspired CS Lewis.
7 minutes
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Bridge of Sighs
Oxford's iconic bridge belonging to Hertford College. Although it looks like an old Venetian Bridge, it was built in the twentieth century! It is also next to the house of Edmund Halley who had the comet named after him.
3 minutes
7
Sheldonian Theatre
We will admire this 17th century home to the ceremonies of Oxford University. It is believed to be the first building by Christopher Wren. The architect of St Paul's Cathedral in London was also Astronomer of Photography at Oxford University.
6 minutes
8
Bodleian Library
Today the Bodlein Library has over 13 million books. We will admire the 17th century buildings and learn about the origins go the library and how it still works today.
5 minutes
9
Radcliffe Camera
Oxford's first science Library. Learn about one of Oxford's most eccentric and generous benefactors, the Royal Physician sir John Radcliffe
5 minutes
10
Balliol College
We will step inside Oxford's second oldest college and see its internal quadrangle, the Capel with its glorious stained glass, as well as its dining hall with portraits that tell its interesting foundation story. Here we'll learn more about when women undergraduates started to have access to the University and its colleges.