Harry Potter in Oxford Tour Divinity School entry Private Tour

Peter guiding at the Divinity school again

We get more adults than children but it's also a child friendly tour

Beware of young wizards out to prove a point!!

Dress up in our gowns for a great photo at the film sites!

Harry Potter in Oxford Tour Divinity School entry Private Tour

students group at Divinity school film site at the Bodleian

Duration1h 30m - 2h

Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before

TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted

LanguagesRussian, Chinese, Ukrainian, English, Italian, French, Dutch, Spanish

Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

As this is a private group tour, you have ample opportunities to investigate the Dark Arts and to identify where to source a magic potion, while testing your knowledge of all things Potter with your half blood private guide.

How does studying at Oxford University compare with studying at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? A fun tour for Muggles of all ages, the guide will cater the tour according to everyone's interests so it is also a tour that is fun for adults who happen to be interested in learning about Oxford University heritage.

Ponder how studying at Oxford University compares to being a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and learn a bit about Oxford's history.

Entry worth £3 per person the Divinity school is included in ticket. Tour duration is 90-120 minutes. Please see section for dates of any closures.

Notice:

Requests for any tours in a foreign language must be sent to us at least 2 days in advance!

Please see closures under Exclusions

Options

Private group English

English tour

Foreign language tour request

Foreign language tour: Minimum 4 tickets and minimum 2 days notice please to book a tour in any other language than English.

What's included

Entry inside Divinity School film site at Bodleian library- worth £3 per person, as & when open

This tour does NOT include entry to Christ church- we run that as a separate tour from July 5th.
On dates when Divinity school closed, tour running instead to New college at extra £10 per person
Requests for tours in foreign languages must be sent at least 2 days in advance!
Entry inside Duke Humfreys medieval library at the Bodleian is NOT INCLUDED & no guides may enter it
Divinity school is closed in 2026 on graduation or private hire date dates below in 2025...
October 17+18 +20 +30 +31 and November 1+ 6 + 7 +13 + 14 of 2026
Divinity school will be closed in 2027 on the following dates below...
Jan 23 , Feb 27, March 6, May 14 +15 +22 of 2027

What to expect

Bodleian Library
30m · Admission ticket not included

Entry worth £2.50 per person is included to the Divinity school film site at the Bodleian. This is where they filmed the infirmary & dance scenes. The medieval library upstairs is never open to guides.

If you wish to also visit Duke Humfreys medieval library at the Bodleian library, then you will need to purchase that instead from the Bodleian library website and they only only permit entry to adults or children aged over 11.

There is no age limit to enter the Divinity school film site and we carry gowns for you to wear for photos!
Radcliffe Camera
5m

We pass by this famous sight
University Church of St. Mary the Virgin
5m

Entry is free but currently the church only permits entry if very small sized groups.
Bridge of Sighs
5m · Admission ticket not included

This is one of several famous sights included on all our tours. It features in several movies eg X men, The Mummy etc!
Sheldonian Theatre
5m · Admission ticket not included

This is one of several famous sights included on all our tours.
New College
15m · Admission ticket not included

We also introduce what was filmed at New college too - for example, this is where Malfoy gets turned into a ferret!

This tour does not include entry to New college which costs £8 entry fee currently. However, you may ask the guide, if it's possible to pay yourselves for the cost to enter on the day to the college and thus to enter there during the tour too. Alternatively, we finish outside New college and you can visit there after the tour.

On any dates when Divinity school is closed, we replace entry in fact with entry to New college.
The Turf
5m

This tavern pub looks really like the Three Broomsticks pub and no wonder, as this is where Hagrid and friends used to drink, when they were filming next door.
University Church of St. Mary the Virgin
5m

We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you.
Oxford Covered Market
10m

We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you. We go in search of the Harry Potter chocolate cakes here!
Wadham College
Pass by

We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you. This is the college, which JK Rowling applied to study at.
Exeter College
5m · Admission ticket not included

We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you. This college is where Tolkien studied and it's also connected with JK Rowling!
Lincoln College
5m · Admission ticket not included

We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you. This college is where the writer of, 'Dr Seuss', was a student!
Jesus College
Pass by

We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you. This college is where....Jesus studied at Oxford!!
Balliol College
Pass by

We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you. This college is connected to Adam Smith and to Jane Austen's family!
Trinity College
Pass by

We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you.
Hertford College
Pass by

We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you.
Brasenose College
Pass by

We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you. This college is where a famous Slytherin called David Cameron studied...before he was sent to Azkaban!
All Souls College
Pass by

We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Meet your guide wearing red lanyard and or Hogwarts gown. 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

The tour ends near the start point on the corner of Broad street and the guides will give you a free Oxford map and directions to where you need to go 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
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME:
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.

Cancellation policy

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

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