Three Hour Private Tour

If you are coming to Oxford for one day, you are going to want to see the best it has to offer. Our three hour private tour of Oxford ensures you get exactly that. Over the course of the tour, you will learn in detail the remarkable history of the University whilst exploring the Colleges, Libraries and grounds that express the antiquity of this institution. Your expert guide will be on hand to answer your questions and provide you with an expert commentary to accompany your trip.

Alongside this, we will include entrance to one of Oxford’s oldest Colleges and will take you into the treasury, which is home to some of the rarest books in the Universities Collection.

Suggested outline:

1st Hour

Introduction to Oxford and the University

Go inside one of the oldest Colleges at Oxford.

Student Life

Religion at Oxford University and the role of chapels

College pets and the University tortoise race

One of the largest single room bookshops in England

Sheldonian Theater

Going inside Divinity School The First Purpose Lecture Room at Oxford University also used in the filming of Harry Potter

Civil War and the King in Oxford

Bodleian Library

2nd Hour

Bridge of Sighs

Radcliffe Camera

All Souls – the most exclusive college at Oxford and it’s traditions

University Church of St Marys

C S Lewis & Tolkien

Quick Bathroom Break

3rd Hour

Christ Church 13 British Prime Ministers and the filming of Harry Potter

Toms Tower

Christ Church Meadows

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Merton College

Examinations Hall – this visually imposing building is famously where student go for their finals. We cover the outfits and the stressful process.

Burning of the Archbishops

If you are booking a private Oxford walking tour within the next two days or on a Saturday – please email us to make a reservation: bookings@footprints-tours.com