City of Oxford walking tours

Daily tours available

90 – 120 minutes

Starts at the Weston Library steps

Available in English

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In partnership with the Oxford Guild of Tour Guides, we offer three walking tours: the City of Oxford walking tour, the Literary Oxford walking tour and the family walking tour.

Tours start on the steps of the Weston Library. After the walking tour, you will have access to the Divinity School.

For upcoming closures that may affect available tours, check our Plan your visit page. For more about tour tickets and booking, including how to book, availability and cancellations, visit our tour information page.

Please note: These tours include walking around Oxford city centre. If you or someone in your party has accessibility requirements, please contact us prior to your visit on tours@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.

City of Oxford walking tour

Daily
90 – 120 minutes
Starts at the Weston Library steps
Available in English
From £20 per person

Discover the vibrant history of the oldest university in the English-speaking world on the only official University of Oxford walking tour. Learn how Oxford grew from a small market town to become the city of dreaming spires.

Starting and ending at the Weston Library, you will see beyond the remarkable spaces of the Bodleian Library in this walking tour; taking in the historic streets of Oxford and following in the footsteps of famous authors, scientists, politicians and film stars.

Developed by the Bodleian Libraries, in partnership with the Oxford Guild of Tour Guides, our popular city of Oxford walking tour will take you on an entertaining journey that will reveal the secrets of this historic city.

As part of the tour you will see inside the oldest teaching room in the University: the Divinity School; as well as the exterior of the Bodleian Library, the Radcliffe Camera and the streets surrounding the central Bodleian site.

All our walking tours are conducted by accredited, qualified guides.

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Literary Oxford walking tour

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  90 – 120 minutes
  Starts at the Weston Library steps
  Available in English
From £20 per person

Oxford has been described as ‘a city steeped in storytelling’, its ‘dreaming spires’ home to countless writers over the years. The Literary Oxford tour explores this city of books, uncovering some well-known authors and some not so well-known.

There are fascinating stories to be told. From English classics to modern writers, Oxford has fired the imagination and produced extraordinary characters, real and fictional.

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