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Walking Tours Summer 2019.indd 1-6 12/04/2019 10:38:25 Your Guide The Official The Inspector Morse Harry Potter and Philip Pullman’s New! Official Oxford Your Guide will hold a Green/Blue Badge and be University and Lewis & Endeavour Alice in Wonderland Oxford Official Tour Pub Tour - 1.5 hours BEST TOLD professional, friendly and knowledgeable, as well as STORY City Tour of 2018 Official Tour Official Oxford Tour - 2 hours + TWO FREE DRINKS entertaining! Oxford – 2 hours - 2 hours - 2 hours INCLUDED IN THE PRICE ● Many have specially trained to offer themed tours on Harry ● Potter, Lewis & Tolkien, Inspector Morse as well as Science, Take the Offical Oxford Pub Tour - an excellent way to enjoy Rediscover the world of ‘Lyra’s Oxford’ ‘’ Art and Religion and many other Oxford themes. Take this fun and informative guided walking tour of Oxford Tailor made for Morse, Lewis (Hathaway) and Endeavour Visit all the Harry Potter Oxford film locations and the home Oxford for an evening, with two drinks included in the ticket price! and ‘’. Able to answer your questions and offer inspiration of - a great introduction to Oxford and its key locations. fans - led by a professional Guide of Alice in Wonderland with a professional Guide ●● Starting at the Mitre Pub, one of Oxford’s - and England’s - where else to see after your tour, they will help you make ●● the most of your visit. Make the most of your time in historic Oxford – be shown Hugely fun and entertaining – even if you haven’t watched For all fans of Harry Potter and Alice, this is the tour to take ● Enjoy this walk around Philip Pullman’s Oxford - endorsed very first pubs, this tour is led by a qualified pub guide! ●● ●● ●● ● by the author himself around the University’s most iconic buildings by a all these famous British TV Detective series – it includes a visit to Christ Church & the Divinity School A great way to explore Oxford’s hidden alleys to discover professional Guide on this award-winning tour ●● ●● See inside an Oxford College where several episodes were ●● Climb the famous Harry Potter Staircase and look inside the ●● A fascinating insight into the stories and places that pubs which are several centuries old and still offering drinks ●● See the famous Radcliffe Camera, Bridge of Sighs, set plus be reminded of the storylines Great Dining Hall, inspiration for Hogwarts inspired his world-renowned books and hospitality! Sheldonian Theatre and the University Bodleian Library Visit key locations from Lyra’s Oxford and La Belle Sauvage Stopping on the way for a ‘quick drink’ at one pub and with its Old Schools Quadrangle ● Gain a glimpse into the intriguing world of academia as ● With links to the Alice stories everywhere, including Alice’s ●● ● ● depicted in Colin Dexter’s novels ● Shop nearby, Christ Church is a must see for Alice fans of all - Bodley’s Library, The Covered Market, Jordan College and ● finishing at another, your Guide will regale you with stories ● Uncover the stories hidden behind the College gates with a ages the Pitt Rivers Museum about this historical City and some of its famous drinkers - ● College visit included in your tour ●● Discover hidden pubs down the winding alleys where the who include Shakespeare, no less! familiar words were often heard: ‘Pint, Lewis?’ ●● View the beautifully carved 15th Century ceiling at the ●● Ask your Guide about more Lyra & Will locations in and ● Explore Oxford as the setting for famous fictional Divinity School outside the City centre Tickets MUST be purchased in advance online OR in person ● characters such as Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland, ●● Ask your expert Guide for more locations to see on Morse Inspector Morse and many more and Lewis’ pub trail in and outside Oxford, after your tour Tour Times Tour Times from the Visitor Information Centre (open until 5pm ). Enjoy stories about the real-life characters who have graced Tour Times 1.45pm Most Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays 1.15pm on 7th April, 18th May, 8th June, 10th July, 10th August, Guide Profile ●● PLEASE NOTE: This tour starts Outside the Mitre Pub on the Oxford – CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien, Lewis Carroll APRIL, MAY & SEPT - Weds 1:30pm, Fri 10:45am, 7th September, 26th October, 23rd November, 14th December Kate Billimore, President of the Oxford Guild of Tour Guides High St OX1 4AG ● Hear about life for the very first students and students Sat 10:45am & 1:30pm, Sun 1:30pm Green Badge Oxford Guide ● today – see why Oxford is called the City of Dreaming Spires! JUNE, JULY & AUG - Mon 1:30pm, Weds 1:30pm, Tour Times Hot summers - and April showers - make the guiding Tour Times Fri 10:45am, Sat 10:45am & 1:30pm, Sun 1:30pm Book your own Private Tour for Official CS Lewis 3pm one Sunday afternoon and 7pm one Wednesday experience delightfully varied! Add a huge range of guests’ APRIL, MAY & SEPT - Daily at: 10.45am, 11.15am, 1pm & 2pm evening each month. nationalities, ages, backgrounds and languages. Result? yourself or your group! and JRR Tolkien JUNE, JULY & AUG - Daily at: 10:45am, 11:15am, 1pm, 2pm & 2:30pm Every tour is unique. Perfect for conferences, group visits and days/nights out, all Tour of Oxford our featured tours (plus many more) can be booked just for - 2 hours Influential Women of I especially love those moments when wide-eyed guests Extra tours scheduled during school and bank holidays Official Harry Potter you or your group (1 - 100+ people). Oxford Official Tour gasp, seeing the countless “wow factors” that Oxford has to Highlights Tour of For all fans of CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien – led by a specially - 2 hours offer. That reflected joy is priceless. If only we could bottle it! Oxford - 1.5 hours New tours for this season include Oxford Ghostie Stories qualified Literary Guide in a specially small group and Official Oxford Pub Tours - just right for entertaining ● See the pubs where the ‘Inklings’ met to discuss On this tour with your qualified Guide learn more about the See some of the most famous and beautiful Harry Potter evenings out! ● their famous work: The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and film locations in Oxford The Chronicles of Narnia amazing women of Oxford: Our friendly and professional guides have a wealth of Learn about the Oxford Colleges connected with these Discover how these locations were transformed into film ● Malala Yousafia, Yvette Cooper, St Frideswide, Benazir ●● ● celebrated authors including Exeter, Merton, University and ● scenes with the help of your expert Guide knowledge enabling us to tailor a bespoke tour to suit your ● Bhutto, Jane Austen, Vera Brittain, Maggie Smith, Dorothy L Magdalen - and see inside one of them on your tour ● Go inside New College with its Chapel, medieval dining hall, interests. Sayers and Lucy Worsley – just some of the famous women ● cloisters and Great Oak Tree ● Visit the University Church where CS Lewis preached during who have lived or studied in Oxford! ● WW2 ● A 2-hour private walking tour for a group of up to 19 people Reformers, Politicians, Saints, World Leaders, Activists, Visit the Divinity School with its beautiful ceiling – the ● with an English-speaking guide costs from £140 plus ● ●● This tour runs one Saturday a month - book early to ● Actresses, Authors and Scientists – learn more about these setting for Hogwarts infirmary and dancing school entrance fees ● ● guarantee your place! women’s work ● Grand finale outside Christ Church – With option to buy (Foreign Language guides available for £10 extra) ● tickets to go inside Christ Church, if open, at the end of your Tour Times ● Hear how they’ve influenced the cultural, social and To create your perfect tour please contact the Official ● political climate both here in Britain and abroad tour 1.45pm on 18th May, 15th June, 6th July, 17th August, 21st Walking Tour Team on +44 1865 686 442 or email us on Come and explore the Oxford that nurtured and inspired ● This is one of our most popular tours as it is the chance September, 19th October, 16th November, 28th December ●● ● to explore some of Oxford’s oldest and most beautiful [email protected]. them with a visit inside a college included on your tour buildings Tour Times Tour Times: 1.45pm most Sundays ( when colleges open ) 1.15pm on Saturday - 6th July, 10th August and 28th September

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