Tolkien, Lewis and the Inklings Oxford Tour | 2 hours

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Tolkien, Lewis and the Inklings Oxford Tour
2 Adults x $250.98
$501.96
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$501.96
Tolkien, Lewis and the Inklings Oxford Tour
2 Adults x $252.90
$505.80
Approx Total
$505.80

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Admission fee if you want to go inside a college. Magdalen is £9.50 adults/£8.50 concessions.

Overview

Explore the lives of two of Oxford's greatest writers, and their friendship, with an award-winning guide. On this tour we will follow in the footsteps of JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis. We will see where they studied, taught, lived, worshipped, lectured, wrote and - most importantly - drank with their friends the Inklings. Out of these friendships and conversations emerged Aslan, Gandalf and many other much-loved characters and stories. Both men became extremely famous in their lifetimes, but never gave up their day-jobs of teaching in the English department. We will explore CS Lewis's conversion to Christianity and late-life marriage to Joy Gresham, and hear about Tolkien's student pranks and life-long deep love for trees. We will end at the beautiful college of Magdalen, where Lewis taught for nearly 30 years and the Inklings met every Thursday. If you want to go inside it, you will need to pay the entrance fee, which is £9.50 adults/£8.50 concessions.

Itinerary

  • Martyrs' Memorial

    We will walk up St Giles to see the Eagle and Child and Lamb and Flag - the Inklings' two favourite pubs. We will go into the Lamb and Flag and see where they used to sit and read to each other from their writings

    10 minutes

  • Keble College

    Where CS Lewis was stationed for his officer training before going off to fight in the First World War

    5 minutes

  • History of Science Museum

    The Old Ashmolean, where Tolkien had his very first job working on the Oxford English Dictionary

    5 minutes

  • Exeter College

    Where Tolkien was an undergraduate and suffered an attack of the 'Oxford sleepies'

    10 minutes

  • University Church of St. Mary the Virgin

    Where Lewis preached and worshipped

    10 minutes

  • University College

    Where Lewis's undergraduate studies were interrupted by war

    5 minutes

  • Merton College

    Where Tolkien was English Professor and finally completed the Lord of the Rings

    5 minutes

  • Examination Schools

    Where both Tolkien and Lewis lectured, close to the rooms where Tolkien lived at the end of his life, and the Eastgate Hotel where the two men used to meet, and where Lewis first met Joy Gresham

    5 minutes

  • University of Oxford Botanic Garden

    Where Tolkien used to visit a particular tree he loved

    5 minutes

  • Magdalen College

    We will go inside this college, where Lewis was a fellow for nearly 30 years and the Inklings met every Thursday evening. We will see the college buildings, cloisters, chapel, dining hall (if open), gardens and deer park.

    40 minutes

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Additional Info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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