Oxford Walking Tours

Oxford Walking Tours

Oxford Walking Tours
4.5
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
About
Oxford Walking Tours have been operating from the blue gates of Trinity College in Broad St for over 27 years. Tours go inside the Colleges including where Harry Potter was filmed. There is no need to pre-book, just turn up before the hour and pay the guide before or after the tour. Price includes all entry fees to Colleges. We also operate year round evening ghost tours and private/group tours anytime.
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

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Barbara H
5 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2024 • Friends
We loved the Ghost Tour. It was fascinating to get the history and the stories through the centuries as we walked the atmospheric old streets. The tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history of illustrious and notorious characters and the literary giants who had been in Oxford. His voice projection was excellent too, I caught every word, and the storytelling was compelling.
Written October 8, 2024
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Thank you for leaving this lovely review, it is very much appreciated. We take great pride in our story-telling and it is heartening to know that it had an impact!
Written November 11, 2024
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Sharon E
Jerusalem, Israel34 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2022
We participated in a night "ghost story tour" with Magnus as our guide.
The tour was comprehensive and the stories were well presented as Magnus is not only knowledgeable but also the consummate actor.
We were mostly adults aged >40 and the walk was not too challenging. My 18-year-old who joined us also enjoyed every moment.
Written October 5, 2022
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Alex J
8 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2023
Had an excellent, fascinating and highly entertaining ghost tour with Simon in early February 2023. Learnt an incredible amount of things about Oxford's gruesome past, and Simon is a brilliant guide who is clearly so knowledgeable and passionate about the subject matter. Some of the stories aren't for the faint hearted, but if you're looking for a spooky delve into the past then you will learn a lot about this incredible city's history.
Written February 6, 2023
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Jamie T
61 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2022 • Couples
Ghost tour

We did the evening ghost tour. We enjoyed it but there were a few niggles.

1. Did it actually start at 6.30 or earlier ? Ticket said 6.30, we arrived at 6.25 but tour seemed to be already in full flow.

2. For a ghost tour, it was very light on ghosts and ghost stories. It was more of a literature tour. Interesting but not really what was advertised.

3. The tour only lasted 1 hr 15 minutes - it was a bit short for the cost of the tour.

4. A real plus was it did take us to places we hadn't seen on our earlier walking tour so we did enjoy that.

Would we do again - probably not but maybe would be a different vibe on a dark night rather than in the middle of summer.
Written July 17, 2022
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Martin L
57 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2023
I did evening Ghost Tour with my 20 year daughter and it was fantastic. It was a lovely clear and cold night and Simon the guide took us to so many places that we either did know of, or didn't know of the stories behind the places. We covered about 4km, but it was al at a gentle pace with lots of stops to talk about history, facts and ghosts.

We really enjoyed this and would thoroughly recommend it to anyone.
Written January 15, 2023
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RosPenny
Henley-on-Thames, UK26 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2023 • Couples
Simon made this tour an excellent experience. He brought to life the gruesome tales in an engaging enthusiastic way despite having a cold.
The extra snippets about Films were interesting.
As dusk fell, it added an atmospheric experience. I’ll never walk down Magpie Lane at night!
Written September 28, 2023
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FDJulieT
Stoke-on-Trent, UK33 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2021 • Couples
Tonight we had a ghost tour with Simon. His knowledge and passion was exceptional. We learnt so much about Oxford and it’s history as-well as hearing spooky tales along the way too. How Simon relayed some of the stories I felt like I was transported back in time.

Highly recommended!
Written June 28, 2021
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Pink243
Berkshire, UK218 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2020 • Couples
We booked onto the 1.5 hour tour with Simon who was friendly, funny and extremely knowledgeable.

There were only 6 of us on the tour so we could ask any questions we had.

He took us around some of the city, along the city wall and to the various colleges. Although due to covid we couldn't go in the colleges, it didn't matter as Simon stood outside and explained about them.

Would definately recommend this tour and I can't wait to come back for the ghost tour another evening!
Written September 4, 2020
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zhe ling
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2020
Melanie is very nice and lovely. She told us lots about Morse, Lewis and Endeavor.
As I brought a boy with me, she also added some Harry Potter and Alice in Wonder in.
That was really interested my son. And she told us it was her first tour after lockdown.
It is a pity. But now they do small groups , fece coverings and also well social distance. So I think it is safe. By the way, Melanie's English is queit clear and easy understood. English is not our mother tongue, but even my 11-year-old boy can understand what she said.
We enjoy the tour and that is a gold memory!
Written July 14, 2020
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Ashley K
Caye Caulker, Belize25 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2024 • Solo
I had a lovely tour in the rain with Simon. He was extremely knowledgeable and pointed out the smaller details there’s no way I would have found. He’s a local, has spent a lot of time in and around Oxford, and very much made my day trip to this beautiful and historic town.
Written January 23, 2024
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