A heady dose of intelligentsia at Oxford

Duration

8 hours

At a Glance

• 1 to 6 people per booking
• Includes pick-up and drop-off from Central London
• Offered in English

Overview

Discover the beautiful, world-famous university city of Oxford dubbed the City of Dreaming Spires by the poet Matthew Arnold, on this private day trip from London where you can fully explore the city that gave us the Inklings: Tolkien, Lewis Carroll and C.S Lewis, Narnia, Middle Earth and Alice in Wonderland!

On your private Oxford day trip you will:

• See historic Oxford Castle and prison, and learn how King Charles I and the Royalists took over Oxford during the English Civil War;
• Visit Oxford University, one of the world’s best-known universities and explore the array of 37 colleges, including New College, Christchurch, Merton, Brasenose, Exeter, Oriel and Pembroke;
• Stroll down Cornmarket Street, explore the covered market and Carfax Tower;
• Marvel at the Radcliffe Camera, and take photos at the iconic Bridge of Sighs, the Bodleian Library and Sheldonian Theatre;
• Learn about some of the illustrious professors and former students of Oxford, hear about daily life as a student here and the formal ceremonies such as matriculation and graduation.
• Pop into some of the popular pubs for a cheeky pint, such as the Turf Tavern (where Bill Clinton didn’t inhale) or the Eagle and Child, where the Inklings met;
• See how it came to be the university town that inspired Lewis Carroll's Wonderland, Tolkien's Middle Earth, and Lewis's Narnia and is one of the most popular filming locations for TV series like Morse and Lewis, and iconic movies like Harry Potter.

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