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  • French, English, Spanish and German tours available.

  • Oxford History Guides are experienced in giving tours to young and elderly audiences, and everything in-between.

  • We are experienced and creative with tour development. We can adapt a tour to meet your requirements with originality and sensitivity or create a tour especially for your clientele.

  • We will will help you choose and reserve your restaurant for groups and where required negotiate a menu to meet your budget.

Let us do the walking and talking

Phone
+44 (0)7749316766

Example Tours

  • 90 minute Oxford Walking Tour

    Including - ‘Inside’ a college options.

    Through walking through the city’s architectural highlights we learn about:

    • Oxford’s origins

    • How the University started, What colleges do and how they differ and are different from the University.

    • University life today

    • Medieval, 17th century, Baroque and 19th century Architecture

    • The English Reformation

    • The English Civil War

    • Oxford literary figures and sites relating to them including JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis

    • Books in Oxford. The Bodleian Library

    Included: Orientation to the city, suggestions for lunch spots, recommended museums and tips.

  • 120 minute Oxford Walking Tour

    Including inside a college options.

    The 120 minute Oxford Walking Tour incudes a visit to one of the following colleges New College, Balliol College or Christchurch.

    Through walking through the city’s architectural highlights we learn about:

    • Oxford’s origins

    • How the University started, What colleges do and how they differ

    • Medieval, 17th century, Baroque and 19th century Architecture

    • The English Reformation

    • The English Civil War

    • Oxford literary figures and sites relating to them including JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis and JK Rowling

    • Books in Oxford. The Bodleian Library

    • Inside a Medieval College

    Included: Orientation in the city, suggestions for lunch spots, recommended museums and tips.

Please use the form below for an information pack

  • "The tour was well thought out and Sophie was an engaging guide with a mine of interesting information, much of it new to me even as someone who's lived in Oxford for the past 30 years. Definitely recommended."

    J Willams, Oxford

  • "Sophie offered us a tailor-made tour that perfectly met our expectations."

    Steve, Munich, Germany

  • "Wonderful tour about Oxford, very knowledgeable guide. We enjoyed every minute of it."

    Maria, USA

  • "Sophie is a congenial host with vast knowledge of the colleges and general Oxford area. Good communication and instruction for meet up. Would highly recommend her tour!"

    Andrew, New York, USA

  • "Fascinating tour by a wonderful guide!"

    Michael, USA

  • "Sophie is so knowledgeable! Oxford is a city of history, and she knows it so well. Her recommendation for our dinner after the tour was perfect! She also took care of me beforehand in suggesting other things to do before her tour. She’s the best. A pro’s pro!"

    Kori, USA

  • "My history tour with Sophie was informative and entertaining. The horror was made funny and the ridiculous serious. I was surprised by how much I didn't know and went away with new insights into, not only the university's history and traditions, but the history of England generally. I also got some good ideas for the rest of my stay in Oxford. Thank you!"

    James, UK

  • "This tour was a lovely introduction to Oxford University. As a recent transplant from the US, it was a great way to get my bearings of the area, visit a college, and learn about some fascinating local history. Whether we were gazing at gargoyles or admiring beautiful stained glass, Sophie was a true delight – very knowledgeable, thoughtful, and well-articulated. I highly recommend this experience!"

    Megan, USA

  • "Fascinating, thoughtfully constructed tour of Oxford University encompassing a thousand years of history. I've lived in Oxford for thirty years, yet in this tour learned new and intriguing nuggets about the city, discovered hidden gems in ancient stone buildings that I've been strolling past all these years."

    Maria, Oxford, UK

  • "Sophie is a superb, experienced and enriching guide. We are a retired US professional couple. We've hired individual local guides throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and Sophie tops our list! She spent hours with us in advance, curating our day in Oxford, then filled our tour with history, architecture, art, education, culture…and fun. The day was perfectly paced and suited to our needs. It was a graduation day, so like the happy students, we too tossed our hats in celebration. Brava Sophie!"

    K & A Krupsky, Chicago, USA