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Oxford CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien Walking Tour
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Important Information
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Specialized infant seats are available
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Service animals allowed
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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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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.
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Visiting Oxford on foot is the best way to see it, especially if you are a fan of Oxford’s most well known writers, the founder members of The Inklings.
Join this 2-hour CS Lewis and Tolkien Tour and learn more about these writers’ lives and work. Both Oxford University alumni Lewis and Tolkien are respectively known for the Narnia series and The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
During the tour you will be able to see Exeter College, where Tolkien studied and the University Church where Lewis preached in WW2 and hear about the colleges where they taught. Moreover, you’ll walk past the Eagle & Child pub, where The Inklings used to meet every Tuesday, to talk about their work. Dis...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Guided walking tour
No College entrances are included
Meeting Points
Departure
23-25 Broad St
Outside entrance Cool Britannia Gift Shop on corner of Broad St and Turl St, OX1 3DH What3Words ///visit.blues.text
Visiting Oxford on foot is the best way to see it, especially if you are a fan of Oxford’s most well known writers, the founder members of The Inklings.
Join this 2-hour CS Lewis and Tolkien Tour and learn more about these writers’ lives and work. Both Oxford University alumni Lewis and Tolkien are respectively known for the Narnia series and The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
During the tour you will be able to see Exeter College, where Tolkien studied and the University Church where Lewis preached in WW2 and hear about the colleges where they taught. Moreover, you’ll walk past the Eagle & Child pub, where The Inklings used to meet every Tuesday, to talk about their work. Dis...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Guided walking tour
No College entrances are included
Meeting Points
Departure
23-25 Broad St
Outside entrance Cool Britannia Gift Shop on corner of Broad St and Turl St, OX1 3DH What3Words ///visit.blues.text
Return
Itinerary
1
Exeter College
You will see Exeter College (from the outside) where Tolkien lived and studied
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Bodleian Library
From the outside see the famous Libraries including the Weston Library which houses some of Tolkien's and CS Lewis' orginal works
5 minutes
3
University Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Where C.S. Lewis preached some of his wartime sermons
5 minutes
4
Radcliffe Camera
Walk around this iconic building and as you cross the Radcliffe Square, look out for the famous lamposts and Mr Tufnell carving
10 minutes
5
Merton College
From the outside see where JRR Tolkien worked
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St Giles'
Look out for the Eagle &Child and Lamb & Flag Pubs where the Inklings used to meet
5 minutes
7
Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
See this splendid building housing collections which have inspired many writers through the ages
