Oxford: Official CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien Walking Tour | 2 hours

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Oxford: Official CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien Walking Tour
2 Adults x $40.16
$80.32
Approx Total
$80.32
Oxford: Official CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien Walking Tour
2 Adults x $40.53
$81.06
Approx Total
$81.06

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Guided walking tour

Overview

Visiting Oxford on foot is the best way to see it, especially if you are a fan of Oxford’s most well known writers, the founder members of The Inklings. Join this 2-hour CS Lewis and Tolkien Tour and learn more about these writers’ lives and work. Both Oxford University alumni Lewis and Tolkien are respectively known for the Narnia series and The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy. During the tour you will be able to see Exeter College, where Tolkien studied and the University Church where Lewis preached in WW2 and hear about the colleges where they taught. Moreover, you’ll walk past the Eagle & Child pub, where The Inklings used to meet every Tuesday, to talk about their work. Discover more about their unique writing styles and their influence. This is definitely a jump back in time and it will give you a glimpse of how Oxford used to be in the early 20th century, and of course earlier. Being the City of Dreaming Spires, the architecture is still stunning to this day!

Itinerary

  • Exeter College (Pass By)

    You will see Exeter College (from the outside) where Tolkien lived and studied

  • Bodleian Library

    From the outside see the famous Libraries including the Weston Library which houses some of Tolkien's and CS Lewis' orginal works

    5 minutes

  • University Church of St. Mary the Virgin

    Where C.S. Lewis preached some of his wartime sermons

    5 minutes

  • Radcliffe Camera

    Walk around this iconic building and as you cross the Radcliffe Square, look out for the famous lamposts and Mr Tufnell carving

    10 minutes

  • Merton College (Pass By)

    From the outside see where JRR Tolkien worked

  • N/A

    Look out for the Eagle &Child and Lamb & Flag Pubs where the Inklings used to meet

    5 minutes

  • Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology (Pass By)

    See this splendid building housing collections which have inspired many writers through the ages

Sample Menu

Additional Info

  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Strollers and buggies may need to be left at the Porter's Lodge during the college visit
  • Wheelchair accessible college visits can be arranged if customers contact us in advance on 01865 686 441 please

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April 25100% refund
April 26No refund

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  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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4.8

39 reviews

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Showing 1-5 of 36 reviews with 5 stars

Great tour in Oxford

Published on Jan, 2025

My family and I had a great time on the CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien tour. It was an easy walk and the guide was very insightful, my entire family enjoyed it.

Worth doing even in the rain

Published on Dec, 2024

Ajai was friendly, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic. We appreciated how he was able to draw current life parallels to the complicated friendship between Lewis and Tolkien. He also had good suggestions for further touring of Oxford.

Many thanks for this informative trek around Oxford, Tim!

Published on Oct, 2024

We really enjoyed this tour! Tim was friendly, relaxed, communicative and very knowledgeable about Lewis and Tolkien. He told us stories about them and walked us around Oxford to see places where the two academics had lived, studied, worked and socialised. I appreciated that Tim discussed with us at the start where we would go and told us his objectives for the tour. Five stars are well deserved and I would strongly recommend this walking tour.

Thank you for the tour

Published on Oct, 2024

Our guide Ajai gave our group a very enjoyable and informative tour around the streets of Oxford. I particularly enjoyed learning of the life experiences of the author that were subsequently pulled into their work and the parting quotes our guide concluded the tour with. Due to the time of year we were unable to view the interior of a site or two so if you wish to get the full exploration of the tour I would suggest booking within the school holiday times.

5 Star All The Way!

Published on Oct, 2024

Our May '24 private walking tour was five star all the way! Michiel, our engaging guide took time to get to know us, our knowledge of Lewis and Tolkien, as well as our focal interests on the tour. He personalized our experience with a subtle, engaging sense of humor and his encyclopedic knowledge of the main characters and the history of Oxford. It was awe inspiring to see the same sights and walk the same paths of Lewis and Tolkien while Michiel explained aspects of their lives, their friendship and some of the local inspirations for their works . We were able to see and experience so much more and more in-depth than we could ever have on our own. This was a tour of a lifetime! M & T

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