Very beautiful place to see. We did the self guided tour which involved a head set and iPad type device. To go around the college and cathedral took about an hour. The Great Hall is used for meals so I think closed at those times. We went at 2pm and were able to go in.

Really wonderful experience. The self guided tours are £15 for students and last about 45 mins to 1 hour. ** Be aware that during certain days/times some of the buildings will be closed as this is still an active university. If you want to ensure that you’re able to see the great hall be careful when selecting your time slot. ** I booked sunday at 2pm and was able to enter every room on the tour. It will certainly be busy and filled with tourists so best of luck to those looking to take photos but totally worth it nonetheless.

We were on a self guided tour of Harry Potter locations in Oxford so knew Christ Church was a must. We got to see the stairs from some of the films aswell as the cloisters and the inspiration for the Great Hall whilst there. We had plenty of time to explore and would definitely return in future.

This audio tour is worth doing if you want to appreciate the history behind the grand buildings and have a glimpse at life “on the inside”. We’ll paced, good information, historic and modern. Worth your time and money.

I loved it. This is one of the more memorable colleges compared to all the others. The beautiful ceilings, courtyards, grounds....there is so much history attached to this place. And it's still living. Harry Potter fans will recognise the great hall which is still used as a cafeteria to the date. Ended up just hanging out here. Sitting and chatting by the lavender which was in full bloom.

Christ Church College is a must visit in Oxford, especially for Harry Potter fans. We booked a guided tour and regret it. Our tour guide, who never did tell us his name, clearly knew very little about Christ College. He carried a small tablet and read about the next stop as he led us from place to place. He was unable to answer questions and had difficulty explaining the reasons for some traditions (my husband almost broke in to explain Oxford University’s interesting relationship with Greenwich Mean Time when the tour guide got confused and couldn’t figure it out). Otherwise, highly recommend.

Tickets are released on a Friday for the week ahead so there’s a bit of a scramble if you want a particular tour - which we failed to get. Having failed on the website, I called the number given. I got no reply so left my number but no one got back to me. I managed to book the 30 minute tour which was good, but a complete whirlwind and you had to leave as soon as it was completed. I think I would have preferred the self tour. The actual college is beautiful and you can access the Thames from the grounds. We didn’t get to see much in our allotted 30 minutes but what we did see was very interesting.

There are so many grand buildings in the vast campus. It was a pleasure visiting those allowed on the tour and seeing the facades of many others. Over more than an hour and with the informative audioguide, highlights were the fabulous Great Dining Hall and the magnificent Cathedral. It was also interesting to see the No Peel carved on one of the doors. Sir Robert Peel was a supporter of the 1829 Catholic Emancipation Bill. But there was much opposition, as per this inscription.

What an amazing place! This college has got the tour thing right, with an audio guide that takes you round very efficiently and informatively. From the road it looks big, but that is just a tiny part of what awaits inside. The grounds are huge and so are the buildings, with magnificent architecture dating back hundreds of years. The chapel is the last major part of the tour and is breathtaking, including some rare medieval stained glass windows.

One of the landmark colleges of Oxford with lots of interesting things to see. I think some scenes from Harry Potter movies were filmed in the Dining Hall. The highlight for me was the college Cathedral. There was a guided tour and the guide was a graduate of Christ Church who gave us some very interesting and sometimes amusing facts about the things we were seeing. Some famous people are associated with the Cathedral, among them John Wesley who was ordained there.