A Guide to the City of Dreaming Spires: A Self-Guided Audio Tour of Oxford | 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours

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A Guide to the City of Dreaming Spires: A Self-Guided Audio Tour of Oxford
2 Adults x $11.99
$23.98
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$23.98
A Guide to the City of Dreaming Spires: A Self-Guided Audio Tour of Oxford
2 Adults x $11.99
$23.98
Approx Total
$23.98

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
  • VoiceMap app for Android and iOS
  • Lifetime access to this tour in English
  • Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
  • Smartphone and headphones
  • Transportation
  • Food and drink

Overview

Are you looking for a way to see Oxford without joining a tour group? Explore at your own pace with this affordable walking tour. • Discover why Oxford’s time is 5 minutes behind the rest of the country and find out why students are forbidden from jumping into the River Cherwell • Hear from producer Ian Grover, a licensed tour guide who’s produced a number of popular VoiceMap tours • Do it all in 90 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.

Itinerary

  • N/A (Pass By)

    This leisurely walking tour takes you around the beautiful city where you'll hear the stories behind the spires.

  • Carfax Tower (Pass By)

    This easy stroll takes you from Carfax Tower, around the historical city centre where the majority of the colleges are situated, to finish on Magdalen Street next to the Martyrs’ Memorial.

  • Alice’s Shop (Pass By)

    The tour passes by Alice's Shop. You'll hear how this Alice in Wonderland themed store came to be and why the beloved story is so connected to the city.

  • N/A (Pass By)

    While you walk, you'll hear why Great Tom, the bell above the entrance to Christ Church College, chimes 101 times at 9.05pm.

  • Magdalen College (Pass By)

    This self-guided audio tour takes you past Magdelen College. You'll hear about the college while you walk.

  • Examination Schools (Pass By)

    The tour takes you past the Examination Schools where you'll hear about a unique Oxford tradition.

  • N/A (Pass By)

    The tour takes you past the Grand Cafe, the site of the very first coffee house in England. You'll hear the history of this charming cafe while you walk.

  • Bridge of Sighs (Pass By)

    You'll pass by the splendid looking Bridge of Sighs, one of the most photographed and instagrammable sights in Oxford.

  • N/A (Pass By)

    The tour takes you through Radcliffe Square. You'll hear about it's star, the Radcliffe Camera as you walk.

  • Bodleian Library (Pass By)

    The tour passes by the Bodleian Library, the main research library for the whole of the university, and it's the second largest library in the country after the British Library. All together the Bodleian libraries hold over 13 million printed items.

  • Sheldonian Theatre (Pass By)

    The tour passes by the Sheldonian Theatre, a focal point of the University of Oxford. It's the university's Ceremonial Hall, and it's used for Matriculation Ceremonies for new students to enrol them on the university's register.

  • Balliol College (Pass By)

    The tour takes you pass the Balliol College which first started as a community of scholars in 1263.

  • Martyrs' Memorial (Pass By)

    This easy stroll takes you from Carfax Tower, around the historical city centre where the majority of the colleges are situated, to finish on Magdalen Street next to the Martyrs’ Memorial.

Sample Menu

Additional Info

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Non Refundable

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
Reviews

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Fantastic tour of an ancient city

Published on Feb, 2024

My tour guide Angelica was great! She took us inside Trinity College and told us all about Oxford life as a student.

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