Private Walking Tour in Oxford with a French Speaking Guide

Oxford, England
Duration1h 30m - 2h
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesFrench
Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

This tour lasting up to 2 hours can cater to your interests made known to us, when you book or when you meet us. For example, it can be more general tour focused on the city and university heritage or we can deliver a tour with special focus for Harry Potter fans, on the inspirations of JK Rowling and why she persuaded Warner Bros, to film the moves of Harry Potter in Oxford. The tour includes the cost of entry up to £3 per person to visit inside one of the colleges of the university or inside Divinity school Hogwarts infirmary film site at the Bodleian library. Any venues costing more, will cost extra. We are a team of currently just over 25 guides & we each lead our own specialist themed tours and we each speak different respective languages. Some of us are students or alumni of Oxford university.
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What's included

  • Entry inside either the Divinity school or at least one college is included up to £4 per person
  • We pay for the cost to enter one venue - St Johns or Balliol or Exeter or Oriel or Divinity school
  • Any college which costs over £4 per person is not included but option to pay extra on the day
  • Duke Humfreys Bodleian library is never open to private tours or guides or to children!
  • Christ church is never included in this tour- we run it as its own tour advertised on here
  • Divinity school or colleges may be closed on following graduation dates...
  • Known 2026 closure dates of the Hogwarts Divinity school film site includes....
  • Sep 10 + 14+ 15+ 16 + 17+ 20+ 21+ 22+ 23+ 24+ 25 + 26, Nov 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

  1. Oxford
    Pass by
    The tour introduces Oxford city and history events and heritage but also the university and its colleges, which each have their own unique traditions and famous alumni.

    For anyone who also has a young person who is considering whether to apply to study at Oxford university, we can also give advice on that.
  2. Bodleian Library
    10m · Admission ticket not included
    The only way to see inside Duke Humfreys library at the Bodleian library, is if you book onto the library's own guided tours via the Bodleian website.

    We do however introduce the history behind the library, from the outside. Plus for those of you, who are Harry Potter fans, the opportunity exists to either ask us to pay for you to enter inside the Divinity school or inside one of the colleges.
  3. Bridge of Sighs
    Pass by
    We introduce this famous sight and others, in passing.
  4. Radcliffe Camera
    Pass by
    We introduce this famous sight and others, in passing.
  5. University Church of St. Mary the Virgin
    5m · Admission ticket included
    We introduce this famous sight and others, in passing.

    Opportunity exists to go inside too, if you wish to. It is free entry.
  6. The Turf
    Pass by
    We introduce this famous sight and others, in passing.
  7. Balliol College
    15m · Admission ticket included
    We introduce each college in passing but this tour also covers the entry fee up to max £3 per person, to see inside one of the university colleges.

    Which college, we will see inside will depend on what's open that day and time of your tour plus your interests as made known to us.

    We usually visit Balliol, especially on morning tours.
  8. St John's College
    15m
    We introduce each college in passing but this tour also covers the entry fee up to max £3 per person, to see inside one of the university colleges.

    Which college, we will see inside will depend on what's open that day and time of your tour plus your interests as made known to us.

    This college is free entry.
  9. All Souls College
    5m
    We introduce each college in passing but this tour also covers the entry fee up to max £3 per person, to see inside one of the university colleges.

    Which college, we will see inside will depend on what's open that day and time of your tour plus your interests as made known to us.

    This college is free entry but only open limited days in the year.
  10. Oriel College
    10m · Admission ticket not included
    We introduce each college in passing but this tour also covers the entry fee up to max £3 per person, to see inside one of the university colleges.

    Which college, we will see inside will depend on what's open that day and time of your tour plus your interests as made known to us.

    This college is only open limited days in the year.
  11. Wadham College
    10m · Admission ticket included
    We introduce each college in passing but this tour also covers the entry fee up to max £3 per person, to see inside one of the university colleges.

    Which college, we will see inside will depend on what's open that day and time of your tour plus your interests as made known to us.

    We sometimes may visit this college eg on dates, when Balliol is closed.
  12. St Edmund Hall
    10m
    We introduce each college in passing but this tour also covers the entry fee up to max £3 per person, to see inside one of the university colleges.

    Which college, we will see inside will depend on what's open that day and time of your tour plus your interests as made known to us.

    This college is free entry but only open limited days in the year.
  13. New College
    5m · Admission ticket not included
    We only enter New college on this tour, if you are a big fan of Harry Potter and want to see the film site here from the Goblet of Fire. However, it takes maybe 40 minutes to visit and it costs £8 entry fee, so its entry is not covered as part of our tour.
  14. Trinity College
    2m · Admission ticket not included
    We introduce each college in passing but this tour also covers the entry fee up to max £3 per person, to see inside one of the university colleges.

    Which college, we will see inside will depend on what's open that day and time of your tour plus your interests as made known to us.
  15. Brasenose College
    Pass by
    We introduce each college in passing but this tour also covers the entry fee up to max £3 per person, to see inside one of the university colleges.

    Which college, we will see inside will depend on what's open that day and time of your tour plus your interests as made known to us.

    This college is never open to the public!
  16. Hertford College
    Pass by
    We introduce each college in passing but this tour also covers the entry fee up to max £3 per person, to see inside one of the university colleges.

    Which college, we will see inside will depend on what's open that day and time of your tour plus your interests as made known to us.

    This college is never open to the public.
  17. Lincoln College
    2m · Admission ticket not included
    We introduce each college in passing but this tour also covers the entry fee up to max £3 per person, to see inside one of the university colleges.

    Which college, we will see inside will depend on what's open that day and time of your tour plus your interests as made known to us.

    This college is never open to the public
  18. Jesus College
    2m · Admission ticket not included
    We introduce each college in passing but this tour also covers the entry fee up to max £3 per person, to see inside one of the university colleges.

    Which college, we will see inside will depend on what's open that day and time of your tour plus your interests as made known to us.

    This college is seldom open and costs £3 entry
  19. Exeter College
    15m · Admission ticket included
    We introduce each college in passing but this tour also covers the entry fee up to max £3 per person, to see inside one of the university colleges.

    Which college, we will see inside will depend on what's open that day and time of your tour plus your interests as made known to us.

    This college is £3 to enter and it has limited dates open in the year. Sometimes we visit this tour.

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

Wherever the tour ends in city centre, we will give you directions and a free map too and help point the way to where you need to get to. Oxford is a very compact city.

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Almost 100% of people who miss the tour because they arrive too late, miss it because they try to drive into Oxford traffic and to try to find the extremely limited car parking spaces. Please just don't drive into the city centre at all- there are park and ride signposted car parks on the city limits, which connect with the buses.
  • If you plan to drive here from London, I suggest minimum 3 hours+. The train from London Paddington to Oxford takes one hour and costs maybe £40 return. I strongly recommend the train, rather than driving.

Cancellation policy

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