Oxfordshire Trip Overview
Our tour includes entry into Magdalen college worth £8 per person + Exeter college worth £3 per person.
This tour focuses on the Inklings’ Oxford but also introduces the city history + university life. See inspiring sights relating to CS Lewis & JRR Tolkien on a 2 hour+ tour of the sights where they worked & relaxed, including the pubs they enjoyed. Locations visited include Magdalene or Merton college plus where and when open, we also visit Exeter college.
Various start times are offered but please note that Magdalen is not open mornings outside of summer season.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 to 3 hours
Starts: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Our tour includes entry into Magdalen college worth £8 per person + Exeter college worth £3 per person.
This tour focuses on the Inklings’ Oxford but also introduces the city history + university life. See inspiring sights relating to CS Lewis & JRR Tolkien on a 2 hour+ tour of the sights where they worked & relaxed, including the pubs they enjoyed. Locations visited include Magdalene or Merton college plus where and when open, we also visit Exeter college.
Various start times are offered but please note that Magdalen is not open mornings outside of summer season.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Exeter College, Turl Street, Oxford OX1 3DP England
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
Stop At: Magdalen College, High Street, Oxford OX1 4AU England
Entry worth £8 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: 1 hour
Stop At: Merton College, Merton Street, Oxford OX1 4JD England
We only visit Merton college, if & when Magdalen is closed, as Merton has more limited opening. If we visit Merton, then the £3 entry fee is included in your ticket. Merton is where JRR Tolkien taught.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Bodleian Library Bodleian Library Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BG England
We don’t normally enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
Pass By: Radcliffe Camera, Radcliffe Square, Oxford OX1 4AJ England
We don’t enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
Pass By: Brasenose College, Radcliffe Square, Oxford OX1 4AJ England
We don’t enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
Pass By: All Souls College, High Street, Oxford OX1 4AL England
We don’t enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
Pass By: Hertford College, Catte Street, Oxford OX1 3BW England
We don’t enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
Pass By: Lincoln College, Turl Street, Oxford OX1 3DR England
We don’t usually enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
Pass By: Jesus College, Turl Street, Oxford OX1 3DW England
We don’t enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
Stop At: The Oxford Hotel Spa, Godstow Road The Oxford Hotel, Oxford OX2 8AL England
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
