The Inklings Oxford Writers Tour - Private Groups Daily

Oxford, GB
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Excellent (79 reviews)

Highlights

Meeting Point

Meet your guide wearing red < lanyard next to our red sign, OUTSIDE Oxford Tourist Info centre, 15 Broad street, OX1 3AS

Meeting point

15-16 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3AS , United Kingdom

End point

End Point

The tour does not have a fixed end point but the city centre is compact and the guide will ensure you have a map and directions to where you want to get to next.

Meeting point

Oxford OX1 4AU , United Kingdom

End point

What to expect

1

Exeter College

Where and when open to visit, we will take you inside Exeter college with £3 entry ticket included. This is where JRR Tolkien studied. JK Rowling is also an honorary fellow of this college.

Duration 20 minutes
Admission Admission Included
2

Magdalen College

Entry worth £10 per person is included in the tour. This is where CS Lewis taught & it has a beautiful deer park with deer. If this college is not open, then instead we'll visit Merton college, where JRR Tolkien taught or Exeter college, where Tolkien studied.

Duration 60 minutes
Admission Admission Included
3

Merton College

We don't normally walk exactly past Merton college but as it's Tolkien's college, where he taught, if you wish us to walk past and introduce it too, just tell us, when you meet us.

4

University Church of St. Mary the Virgin

This church is where CS Lewis preached, so we visit inside here and also this is where outside the church, there are obvious references to the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Duration 10 minutes
5

Radcliffe Camera

We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.

6

Brasenose College

We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.

7

All Souls College

We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.

8

Hertford College

We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.

9

Lincoln College

We don't usually enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.

10

Jesus College

We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.

11

The Oxford Hotel Spa

We sometimes enter inside the Randolph hotel as this is where CS Lewis first met Joy Gresham - his future wife- but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.

Duration 5 minutes
12

Balliol College

We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.

13

Trinity College

We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.

14

St John's College

We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.

15

Bodleian Library

We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.

Duration 10 minutes
Admission Admission Not Included
16

Bridge of Sighs

We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.

17

Radcliffe Camera

We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.

18

University College

We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route. This is where CS Lewis was a student

19

St Edmund Hall

We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.

20

Oxford New Theatre

We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.

Additional 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
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    While children are welcome, this tour is not aimed at children's attention span or interests
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What our experts say

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    Start at the Tourist Info Centre.
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    Visit the University Church for CS Lewis' legacy.
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    Check opening times for Exeter College.
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    Enjoy a stroll through Magdalen's deer park.
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    Consider dining at The Eagle and Child pub.

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