Oxford University and City Walking Tours

Upon booking you will receive an immediate confirmation of payment from VisitBritain. You will then receive a separate email from Experience Oxfordshire, Oxford Official Walking Tours within 2 to 3 working days confirming your tour date.

The booking will be registered under the cardholder's name. Your booking is made for a specific date and time. It is not transferable nor refundable.

Departure time and place

• Tours depart from the Experience Oxfordshire Visitor Information Centre, 15-16 Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3AS
• Tours depart at 10:45 
• Tours run all year except 25th & 26th December and 1st January
• Please note that this tour is subject to availability

How to get there

• Nearest train station: Oxford
• Located at approximately 12 minutes’ walk from Oxford Train station

Terms of entry

• Children must be accompanied by an adult (maximum 2 children per adult)
• Disabled access - Disabled access is possible for our Walking Tours, but please kindly advise the team in advance and the tour guide can make arrangements
• Please note that pushchairs may not be admitted to a college and may have to be left outside at your own risk
• Experience Oxfordshire and the Oxford Guild of Tour Guides do not accept liability for any damage or loss from any cause whatsoever in connection with this tour

Additional information

• There is a maximum of 19 people per tour

accessibility Information:

• Assistance Dogs welcome on the Tour.

• Please let us know when booking as a wheelchair user or as a visitor with any mobility issues, so that we can plan ahead to make the tour as accessible as possible for you. Also please give a description of whether you are able to walk a few paces and or climb a few steps. (Colleges as ancient buildings do have restrictions but with advance warning the Guide will do their best to include a College with easy accessibility). Alternatively if this is not possible at the tour time requested, we can suggest different tour times where we might be better able to provide accessible entrance to a College.

• Similarly the guides will endeavour to help with any sensory issues such as limited sight or hearing – again please give notice at the point of booking.

• Please be aware that the City Centre of Oxford does include unlevel paving and cobbled streets and alleyways and come prepared. Also that sometimes prams and pushchairs may have to be left at the College Porter’s Lodge for the duration of the College visit.

• Click here to see a map of Oxford with tour departure point

Reviews from TripAdvisor on the city of Oxford:

• “Had a beautiful day in Oxford. Took hundreds of pictures. Walked miles. There was just something to admire around at every corner. Would travel there again”