The Inklings Oxford Writers Tour - Private Groups Daily
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2 hours
- Tour is led by award winning guides with hundreds of existing 5 star ratings for this tour!
- On any dates, when Magdalen is closed, entry replaced to an alternative college except Xmas dates
- Entry to Magdalen college worth £10 per adult included in ticket price
- On any other new dates when Magdalen college is closed, we will always forewarn you here....
- Magdalen is closed every year during Christmas typically from December 22 to 31
- On dates outside Christmas or outside university graduation dates, we visit an alternative college
- Magdalen 2026 closures includes Feb 24 and June 26, 27, 28 and Sep 25 and Oct 24
- Magdalen college will be open from 10am to 1pm only on Thursday September 24th 2026
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
Our tour includes entry into CS Lewis's college called Magdalen college worth £10 per person, as and when open. See published dates below that Magdalen is closed. On such dates, we visit an alternative college- unless it's a graduation date or over Christmas vacation period mentioned also below, when most...
- Duration from 2 Hours to 2 Hours and 30 Minutes
- Private Tour
- 1
Exeter College
Only on dates when Magdalen is closed, do we instead only visit inside Exeter college with £5 entry ticket included. This is where JRR Tolkien studied. JK Rowling is also an honorary fellow of this college.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 2
Magdalen College
Entry worth £10 per person is included in the tour. This is where CS Lewis taught & it has a beautiful deer park with deer. If this college is not open, then instead we'll visit Merton college, where JRR Tolkien taught or Exeter college, where Tolkien studied.
- Duration 1 Hour•
- Admission Ticket Included
- 3
Merton College
We don't normally walk exactly past Merton college but as it's Tolkien's college, where he taught, if you wish us to walk past and introduce it too, just tell us, when you meet us.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 4
University Church of St. Mary the Virgin
This church is where CS Lewis preached, so we visit inside here and also this is where outside the church, there are obvious references to the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 5
Radcliffe Camera
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 6
Brasenose College
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 7
All Souls College
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 8
Hertford College
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 9
Lincoln College
We don't usually enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 10
Jesus College
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 11
The Oxford Hotel Spa
We sometimes enter inside the Randolph hotel as this is where CS Lewis first met Joy Gresham - his future wife- but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
- Duration 5 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 12
Balliol College
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 13
Trinity College
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 14
St John's College
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 15
Bodleian Library
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- Admission Ticket Not Included
- 16
Bridge of Sighs
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 17
Radcliffe Camera
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 18
University College
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route. This is where CS Lewis was a student
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 19
St Edmund Hall
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
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