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The Inklings Oxford Writers Tour - Private Groups Daily
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The Inklings Oxford Writers Tour - Private Groups Daily

By Visit Oxford Tours
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Ages 18-69
Duration: 120–150 minutes
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Live guide: English
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  • Entry to Magdalen college worth £10 per adult included in ticket price
  • Entry to Exeter college worth £3, as and when it is open
  • Entry/Admission - Exeter College
  • Entry/Admission - Magdalen College
What's not included
  • On any dates when Magdalen college is closed, we will always forewarn you here....
  • Magdalen is closed in 2024 on June 21, Sep 27, Oct 6
  • We can never guarantee entry to Exeter college on any date. It is included only when open to public
  • Magdalen is closed from Dec 20 to Dec 31 of 2024
  • Exeter is typically also closed from about Dec 21 to January 3
  • Entry/Admission - Bodleian Library


Start:
  • 15-16 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3AS, UK
    Meet your guide wearing red < lanyard next to our red sign, OUTSIDE Oxford Tourist Info centre, 15 Broad street, OX1 3AS
End:
  • Magdalen College, Oxford OX1 4AU, UK
    The tour does not have a fixed end point but the city centre is compact and the guide will ensure you have a map and directions to where you want to get to next.

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Pushchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 22362P42

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Most travellers can participate
  • While children are welcome, this tour is not aimed at children's attention span or interests
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 22362P42

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  • 15-16 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3AS, UK
    Meet your guide wearing red < lanyard next to our red sign, OUTSIDE Oxford Tourist Info centre, 15 Broad street, OX1 3AS
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    Pass by
    Merton College
  • 3
    Pass by
    Radcliffe Camera
    Brasenose College
    All Souls College
    Hertford College
    Lincoln College
    Jesus College
  • 4
    Pass by
    Balliol College
    Trinity College
    St John's College
  • 5
    Pass by
    Bridge of Sighs
    Radcliffe Camera
    University College
    St Edmund Hall
    Oxford New Theatre
  • Oxford OX1 4AU, UK
    The tour does not have a fixed end point but the city centre is compact and the guide will ensure you have a map and directions to where you want to get to next.
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  • Michael M
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    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    A memorable tour we thoroughly enjoyed.
    We had a wonderful experience with Renata. Fun, informative and engaging. She was very knowledgeable about Oxford as well as the Morse, Lewis and Endeavour sites. I would definitely recommend this tour.
    Written 9 September 2024
  • 176marissas
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    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great experience, loved Roby
    Roby was a great tour guide and very knowledgeable ! My friend and I loved her fun facts about Oxford. She also took some great pictures for us and brought some fun Harry Potter props
    Written 19 August 2024
  • chrissaah
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Thanks Renata for a great Morse tour of Oxford!
    Renata did a wonderful job!! Not only did she give us so many Morse stories about the places we saw, but lots of extra history and features of the city. She also got us into one of the school courtyards! Thanks Renata for a great tour!
    Written 19 August 2024
  • 829mariachiaran
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Amazing!
    The tour was amazing... Especially for the patience and competence of our guide Roberta. I hope you can do this experience.
    Written 8 August 2024
  • michaelcU3688YH
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Superb tour and guide!
    Roby was an amazing guide! She was not only incredibly knowledgeable about the Harry Potter series & its Oxford influences, but also about Oxford itself. She was engaging & enthusiastic about sharing her knowledge & we found ourselves wrapped up in it all! Our family appreciated that she was attentive & friendly on top of being so well informed. Highly recommend this tour and Roby.
    Written 7 August 2024
  • stevenhH3051GE
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Morse, et. al. in Oxford: Do it, you'll like it.
    Our guide was extremely well versed on the Morse/Lewis/Endeavour series, and the various Oxford locations where these series were shot. A most enjoyable couple of hours.
    Written 1 August 2024
  • tricial0
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Wonderful!
    We had a wonderful time! Harry, our guide was excellent and kept us entertained. A highlight of our trip to Oxford! We highly recommend!
    Written 14 June 2024
  • tetianao887
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Oxford Insights: Inspiring tour with Joanna
    The city walking tour in Oxford is a fantastic way to explore the city! Our guide, Joanna, was incredibly knowledgeable and shared fascinating facts, insights, and stories that made the tour truly authentic, inspiring, and fulfilling. I took the morning slot to start the day, get the first understanding about the city’s life, history, and culture, and keep the rest of the time to enhance this experience by strolling and visiting other places. I highly appreciate Joanna’s energy and passion for making the day in Oxford so special.
    Written 26 May 2024
  • Journey01792273897
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Our tour experience
    Our guide Dimas was extremely nice! We learnt a lot, not only about harry potter but also about Narnia and the Lord of the Rings. And more insight on the authors themselves as well. Sadly we weren't able to visit the inside of the Library or Christ church (It was not included in the tour and you have to book well in advance for tickets). This tour did not disappoint! If you like to learn more about the background information of how the stories were created, than this is the tour for you!
    Written 15 May 2024
  • sarahaN5271PX
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Literally literary
    I did a private tour of the CS Lewis and Tolkein literary journey with Alastair earlier this week. He was very generous with his time and took me around quite a bit. We covered the University Church, Magdalene College, and did a fair bit of siteseeing, including the Turf Tavern. I am happy to recommend the tours to anyone who wants to anyone who visits Oxford
    Written 12 May 2024
  • Terri M
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Oxford pubs and facts
    Peter our tour guide was very informative and friendly. We learned so many interesting facts about Oxford and visited some very cool pubs.
    Written 10 March 2024
  • billlogan54
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Excellent Tour Guide
    Tom our tour guide was excellent with a wealth of knowledge in regards to history, architecture and Inspector Morse film locations and facts. A very pleasant and considerate manner during the full tour. Will highly recommend the tour and Tom.
    Written 2 March 2024
  • Travel529
    0 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Overhyped, nothing good.
    Overhyped, nothing extraordinary, don't waste your money and time. They just take you to see a hall and library (entrance only). You are not allowed to touch anything in library and they don't even show you entire library. The staff makes you stand at entry gates of library and just keep narrating history of university. Well you can read/ watch history online and see images. Wont recommend it to anyone.
    Written 1 February 2024
  • Adrian C
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great experience.
    Very nice Tour Guide. Pretty well informed and polite as well. Could answer any quastions. Definetly could recommend her.
    Written 28 January 2024
  • Companion52759968376
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    A different side to Oxford
    Micheel was an excellent informative guide. He showed me a side to Oxford that I hadn't seen before. And kept us all engaged with questions about the films.
    Written 26 January 2024
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MARY-LLOYD
Tinton Falls, NJ7 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2022
Excellent tour! We arrived earlier than our scheduled tour and the guide for another tour by this company gave us some suggestions on colleges/shops to see while we waited for our tour. We shared our guide Tom with another family of 3 from the USA which was fine. We had plenty of time to do and see all that we wanted in Oxford.
Written 30 August 2022
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Thank you!
Written 31 August 2022
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Sandra G
Dallas, TX11 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2023 • Business
Brought a group of grad students from the USA studying British authors, with special focus in Oxford on the Inklings. The tour was perfect for our group. We saw every essential site with a knowledgeable, enthusiastic guide (Peter). Will do it again.
Written 14 June 2023
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Hi Sandra, Thanks for the recommendation.
Written 15 June 2023
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Chris Pikk
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2022
Our tour guide was Michiel, and he was fantastic. He showed us where some of Lewis' and Tolkien's inspiration came from and told us beautiful stories about their life. Highly recommend this tour to any fans of Lewis and Tolkien. Michiel also had an excellent knowledge of other histories in Oxford, which was cool to hear, and we felt we could've easily spent more time touring.
Written 17 September 2022
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Thanks for such a super recommendation of your Inklings Oxford writers tour with Michiel who brings a depth of knowledge and interest to this topic. Sincerely, Alasdair
Written 19 September 2022
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Shaun B
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5.0 of 5 bubbles
Our family of 5, including 3 teens, cannot stop talking about this amazing tour guide! Having only one previous day, essentially, to spend in Oxford, it was best to spend 4.5h (yes, Michael went way over his time to take us around) on this tour. It’s pricey, but hey, you get what you pay for. Being a family that’s well educated in the classics we were still surprised by joy with all the juicy titbits of historical information & classical & contemporary perspectives Michael offered. Thank you so much, the tour with you, Michael is truly an unforgettable memory of our day in Oxford.
Written 22 June 2023
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Hi Shaun, Thanks for leaving such a super review of your tour led by Michiel. Sincerely, Alasdair
Written 23 June 2023
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Arwens H
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2023 • Couples
One of my goals for our long-awaited trip to England was to visit Oxford and take in some of the sights of Tolkien and Lewis. The Inklings Tour was perfect and our guide Michiel was peerless. He was patient with our questions, full of incredible information, an infectious enthusiasm, and a perfect gentleman with us two American tourists. He showed us fascinating structures all with his gentle and reverent demeanor, especially when in various worship spaces. We visited Addison's Walk in a quiet thoughtful air. And to see "orcs" on the stations of the cross was almost surreal!!! Stopping by the Turf Tavern was timely because we went back for some butterbeer after our tour was completed. Frankly, we could not have had a better guide for our experience. We even had enough time left to visit the grave site of Beren Luthien themselves!

Whenever I now wear my cap I bought in Oxford, it will always bring back the joy of those hours with my wife, talking about C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien with Michiel. And breathing in some of the history of Tolkien and Lewis!
Written 11 October 2023
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Thanks!!
Written 23 October 2023
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Karen F
11 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
This is an excellent tour! Peter, our guide could not have been more attentive and helpful, as well as extremely knowledgeable about all things Tolkien and Lewis and generous with his time. We learned a great deal about Oxford as well which rounded out the experience. I had a few concerns which the tour company addressed to my complete satisfaction. Peter had lots of suggestions of things to see, places to eat, and video links to other resources of interest. And he followed up with us afterwards to assist us further if we desired it. Highly recommend this tour.
Written 18 June 2023
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Hi Karen, Thanks for the recommendation for excellent customer service and for our recommendations in our communications with you. Sincerely, Alasdair
Written 19 June 2023
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Becky Szeyller
Dana Point, CA4 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2024 • Family
We appreciated our guide Tom accommodating us with a change in a shorter time we had to do the walking Inklings tour of Oxford. Tom’s knowledge of Tolkein & Lewis was very good. He worked well in pointing out sights that inspired stories, sermons and deep friendship with the Inklings. Thank you Tom, Becky & Jim Szeyller
Written 15 August 2024
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Many thanks!
Written 16 August 2024
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Alison C
North Little Rock, AR62 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2022
My parents and I went on the Inklings Oxford Tour with Tom and we really enjoyed it! It was just what we had hoped for, seeing where Tolkien and C.S. Lewis lived, worked and wrote. We especially loved seeing Magdalen College and the lamppost that inspired C.S. Lewis. We also went to several places later on that Tom recommended to us while we were on our tour, for which we were very grateful. We saw several other tours around Oxford that were much larger groups, which would have been hard for my parents, so I was so glad we were able to go with Tom as he patiently went at our pace.
Written 5 September 2022
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Hi Alison, Thank you!
Written 6 September 2022
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Kathy M
Sugar Land, TX.49 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2022
I went on the Inklings Oxford Writers Tour with Tom and had a fantastic experience. We saw Magdalen College that C.S. Lewis attended, did the Addison's walk, peeked in at Merton College, and saw many of the sites frequented by the Inklings. Tom was happy to answer all of our questions and shared tremendous insight into the lives of these writers. I never felt rushed or hurried along as he was very patient and took his time making sure we were getting what we wanted out of the experience. I also found him to be a very kind and sensitive person and appreciated that about him. He also recommended other sites in the area not included in the tour and was very helpful.
Written 3 August 2022
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Hi. Thanks for leaving such a super tour review experience for your Oxford writers tour. Sincerely, Alasdair
Written 4 August 2022
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Alex F
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2023 • Couples
Our tour guide, Michael, was amazing! He had so many interesting things to share that really made the tour come to life. I’m more of a Tolkein fan and my wife is more of a Lewis fan, and the tour was a good balance of sharing about both. I would definitely recommend this tour if you’re going to Oxford!
Written 12 May 2023
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Thanks!
Written 13 May 2023
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