Inspector Morse Oxford Small Group Public Tour at 13.00

Guide Tom & Janet with Shaun Evans street scene

When they are filming, it's common to see such cars!

Peter guiding at the Divinity school again

Exeter college is also where Tolkien studied

Tour introduces Colin Dexter's creating of the Morse character & hands on involvement in the shows

Peter guiding usual small sized groups for Morse tours

Duration1h 45m - 2h

Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before

TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted

LanguagesEnglish

Group sizeUp to 15 travelers

Overview

Our Inspector Morse's Oxford tours are usually much smaller & thus more personalised than our competitor's.

See Inspector Morse's Oxford as well as Lewis and Endeavour filming locations on this approximately 2-hour private Oxford walking tour, as you explore the making of this famous character and the TV series. Gain insights into not just the detective but also what life is like to study and work at Oxford university, as you see some of the most famous Oxford sights.

Tour includes entry inside either Wadham, St Johns, Exeter or Balliol college- presuming at least one of these colleges is open.

Our primary guide, Tom, averages a 5 star review from 50% of all his clients who book this tour, as Tom has an incredible knowledge and passion for the subject.

What's included

Entry included to either Wadham, Exeter, Balliol or St Johns college- unless all are closed

GRADUATION DATES: we cannot always guarantee entry inside any colleges or venues
Colleges may be closed on graduation dates- see 2026 dates below...
Feb 28, March 7, May 15+ 16+ 23, July 18+ 28+ 31, Aug 1 + 8, Sep 25+ 26, Nov 6 + 7 + 13 + 14 of 2026
Colleges are usually all closed at Christmas from about December 21 until about January 2

What to expect

Radcliffe Camera
Pass by

We pass by such famous sights as this
Bridge of Sighs
Pass by

We pass by such famous sights as this
The Turf
Pass by

We pass by such famous sights as this well known Morse film site
Bodleian Library
15m · Admission ticket not included

We pass by such famous sights as this well known Morse film site.

No guides can ever enter the medieval library but you can book Bodleian library tours via the Bodleian website.
Hertford College
Pass by

We pass by such famous sights as this well known Morse film site
Brasenose College
Pass by

We pass by such famous sights as this well known Morse film site
All Souls College
Pass by

We pass by such famous sights as this well known Morse film site
Oxford Covered Market
5m

We pass by such famous sights as this well known Morse film site
The Bear Tavern
Pass by

We pass by such famous sights as this well known Morse film site
University Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Pass by

We pass by such famous sights as this well known Morse film site
Corpus Christi College
Pass by

We pass by such famous sights as this well known Morse film site
Wadham College
10m

We pass by such famous sights as this well known Morse film site
Exeter College
15m

We pass by such famous sights as this well known Morse film site
Lincoln College
Pass by

We pass by such famous sights as this well known Morse film site
Balliol College
Pass by

We pass by such famous sights as this well known Morse film site
Trinity College
Pass by

We pass by such famous sights as this well known Morse film site
St John's College
15m

We pass by such famous sights as this well known Morse film site
Wellness at The Randolph
10m

We pass by such famous sights as this well known Morse film site and we usually enter the hotel to see the pictures of all the famous actors from Morse on the wall.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Meet your guide wearing red lanyard. Meeting next to our black sign, OUTSIDE Oxford Tourist info centre, 15 Broad street, OX1 3AS. This is also next to the Oxfam shop which has a green sign above its shop.

End point

End point varies but we will always give you a free city map and offer directions to where you want to go to next.

Additional information

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Group size will be kept to max 15 persons but is rarely more than 5 persons
Please arrive 5 minutes early for your tour at our meeting point. If you arrive more than 5 minutes later than the scheduled tour, then you will likely forfeit and lose your booking as it interrupts the guide and other customers, if we are trying to find you after a guide has started and left the meeting point.
INFO FOR DRIVERS AND PARKING:
If you are driving, then please allow extra 30-60 minutes over whatever time you think it will take you to get here. Oxford is NOT car friendly and it is congested roads and hard to find parking spaces....unless you park at the sign posted 'park and rides' on edge of town on any major road into the city and hop on their buses into city centre. The park and ride buses leave every 15 or every 30 minutes and take anything from 10 min to 30 min (depending on traffic) to reach city centre. So if you are going to drive, then please assume you should be aiming to park your car about one hour before your tour starts.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
We actually recommend instead using the much faster and reliable train services but again please aim to arrive about an hour or earlier before your tour starts as trains can be delayed and the train and coach station are about 15 minutes walk from our meeting point. There is also the coach service from London called the Oxford Tube which leaves every half hour or more but it can take much longer than its advertised 105 minute journey time. It drops you off either at High street Oxford or Gloucester Green coach station. It's quicker to ask to get off on High street near Carfax tower, then it's a 10 minutes walk to Broad street.
Our marginally higher ticket price reflects the special quality of typically having smaller groups than our competitors- average numbers is 2-4 persons only.
Infants 5 and under can go on this tour free of charge but this tour is NOT aimed at children
During Xmas holiday period or on dates of university graduation dates, we may propose changing slightly the tour start time to 1pm or to 11am, if we think it will make it easier to get into colleges, during restricted opening times. We will advise at time of booking and seek your approval to make any changes to the start time.
Please note that as the university colleges are private institutions, we can't always guarantee entry to colleges but it is very rare that we cannot get entry into at least 1 or 2 colleges on the tour. Please take note of any advertised university graduation dates mentioned below, as those dates can have less options of colleges to visit.
GRADUATION DATES + XMAS + UNIVERSITY OPEN DAYS:
We cannot guarantee entry into colleges on graduation dates or during Xmas vacation period, so please consult 'Exclusions' section for details of any such dates.

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Reviews

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