Oxfordshire Trip Overview
This digital tour transports you to the streets of Oxford from the comfort and safety of your own home.
The lovely stone of Oxford colleges come alive in this online experience as you are led by one of our student guides through an interactive map of the city. Each ‘stop’ will raise conversations about Oxford’s imperial history, slave wealth, diversity, and historical memory. Participants will be asked to view the landscape of the city with a critical eye, while learning many of the hidden histories that lie beneath its cobblestones.
Stable internet connection required. The tour will require Zoom.
Additional Info
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Starts: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
This digital tour transports you to the streets of Oxford from the comfort and safety of your own home.
The lovely stone of Oxford colleges come alive in this online experience as you are led by one of our student guides through an interactive map of the city. Each ‘stop’ will raise conversations about Oxford’s imperial history, slave wealth, diversity, and historical memory. Participants will be asked to view the landscape of the city with a critical eye, while learning many of the hidden histories that lie beneath its cobblestones.
Stable internet connection required. The tour will require Zoom.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road South Kensington, London SW7 5BD England
The museum is the starting point for a number of colonial connections and will be the first stop on our tour. Admission dependent on COVID regulations.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Pitt Rivers Museum South Parks Road Suggested Time Taken 5 Adys, Oxford OX1 3PP England
Admission dependent on COVID regulations.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Rhodes House, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RG England
We will stand outside the Rhodes Hoouse and discuss the impact of the Rhodes scholarship program on the university.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: New College, Holywell Street, Oxford OX1 3BN England
We will explore the college connections to empire and how this fits into the larger networks of Oxford ‘old boys’ clubs
Duration: 10 minutes
