The best of Oxford: half-day tour

Spend half a day with a guide who knows and loves Oxford, to get a thorough overview of its extraordinary history, architecture and stories. Whether you are interested in the city's ancient origins, the rise of the university, the many fascinating personalities who have studied here or its famous film locations, this bespoke tour will take you off the beaten track, guide you amongst the dreaming spires and give you the inside story on this beautiful and eccentric city. You will: - see inside one of its most beautiful and historic colleges (New College or Magdalen if open) - experience some of the most stunning architecture in Britain - learn about the ancient university and its modern manifestation - hear many stories about the city's famous - and infamous - inhabitants - visit the oldest classroom in the world - hear about its connections with Tolkien, CS Lewis, Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter, Wonka and more

The itinerary is customisable to your interests, and will also depend which colleges are open. A sample itinerary is below: - St Michael's at the Northgate - a 1000-year old tower and the town gaol where bishops were imprisoned - Turl Street - gargoyles, grotesques and a riddle in stone - University Church - where the university began, with its stunning medieval spire - Radcliffe Square - Oxford's famous architectural centrepiece contains multiple important university and college buildings - Bodleian library - home to 13 million books - Divinity School with its incredible decorated ceiling - Bridge of Sighs - Oxford's most-photographed landmark - New College - one of the oldest colleges to still have its original buildings with a magnificent fourteenth-century dining hall and cloisters used to film Harry Potter, or Magdalen - beautiful medieval college, home to CS Lewis, Oscar Wilde and its own deer park!