Harry Potter Walking Tour of Oxford Including New College

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Duration:1 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Location: Oxford, South East England

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Muggles welcome! Go inside New College and the Bodleian Library on a magical adventure into the medieval buildings of Oxford University. With a fun Oxford student guide, complete with a quiz, the odd prop, and terrible jokes and puns! Suitable for devout Harry Potter fans, along with those publicly unwilling to admit their devotion, and those with no prior interest but looking for a fun way to explore! The tour includes other famous books such as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the Hobbit, and Lord of the Rings - along with the history of Oxford University.

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Not quite Flourish and Blotts but as close as a muggle bookshop can be. Blackwells is the dream of every Ravenclaw, holding approximately holding 250,000 volumes, which translates to 3 miles of books! This is even more impressive knowing that their first store measured only 12 feet square, and held just 700 used books. Don't forget to have a look at the roof of the building from a distance. Don't worry the stone figure you'll see on top isn't someone petrified. It is a statue by Antony Gormley; one of a series of sculptures called “Another Time II”.
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One of the largest libraries in England and home to archaic medieval books on spells and wizards!
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Learn about how magic or occult sciences were studied at Oxford! These were not seen as completely separate from science until the end of the seventeenth century, so alchemy and astrology were researched here until then.
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Despite the name, it is one of the oldest Colleges at Oxford, built-in 1379. With its medieval cloisters and beautiful spaces it is easy to see why they decided to film multiple scenes for Harry Potter here!
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A truly iconic Oxford landmark! Learn about the underground passages students take and the rules librarians enforce. Not quite as intensely as Madam Pince though.
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An iconic door hidden to the side would be inspirational for another famous children's writer, CS Lewis for his famous Chronicles Of Narnia. Hear how he and Tolkien would meet weekly and take inspiration from the Oxford landscape
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The Bear Inn also known as The Bear is our Oxford equivalent of the Three Broomsticks, dating back to 1242. While butterbeer is not something you can order you are bound to be amazed by their tie collection and the stores behind it.
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Before diving into the wonders of Christ Church itself we will tell you about another magical connection: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland!
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The tour will end next to Christ Church with a description of how it inspired Hall at Hogwarts (but was actually not the real Hall as it was too small!) You can book direct with them to go inside at this point, or head back to the city center with the guide
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This dramatic site is not only one of the oldest parts of the University, but it was also used in various scenes when filming of Harry Potter was taking place in Oxford. Instantly recognisable as a Harry Potter site, with one of the best examples of medieval architecture in England.

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Posted By : shawnak2017
We enjoyed this tour very much. My only complaint would be that it is advertised as a Harry Potter tour and we had minimal references in our tour to Harry Potter. I learned more about the colleges and oxford than I did about harry potter filming locations. It would have been nice to learn a bit more about the Harry Potter part of the tour as that is why my kids picked it. Our guide was super friendly, we liked him alot.
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Posted On : 2024-07-09 16:49:16

Posted By : ZandRF
My grand daughter of 15 and myself had the most wonderful tour given by Tim. He was excellent in the way he told the stories with the skill of including the history of Oxford and the Colleges and Libraries. He had a wonderful way of delivering his talk and was very amusing. We were lucky to have him as our guide.
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Posted On : 2024-07-06 08:20:22

Posted By : lovelissmastin
Tym was an excellent guide! Super informative about both Harry Potter filming spots and the history of Oxford. Loved every minute of it…even in the rain!
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Posted On : 2024-07-06 07:05:43

Posted By : Daphne V
Extremely fun tour! The tour guy was late due to issues unknown, so someone else sprinted to cover our group’s shift. Our tour guide Tim was extremely funny and just pleasant and nice overall, constantly apologizing for the delay, but he made up for it with his jokes and stories. Perfectly saw all the spots shown in the movies, which is very nice because we didn’t needed to figure all of that out ourselves. But it didn’t only include Harry Potter, Tim also discussed the history of the libraries and some fun facts about famous people from Oxford. I highly recommend this tour.

The only thing I could recommend as improvement is a little more immersion in the Harry Potter world. The supposed quiz was not that elaborate, the tour guide didn’t wear anything related to the Harry Potter world. It would also be so fun for the kids to get trinkets or something like a Hogwarts certificate at the end that they are officially a wizard now for example. It’s a small investment which would really elevate the entire tour.
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Posted On : 2024-07-05 08:23:37

Posted By : Antonio_S
This tour was disappointing. We were very excited about it because our kids had recently watched the movies, and we thought this would be a great way to tour the city while keeping them entertained.

Our guide was a nice lady, but she spoke very softly and was hard to hear. You had to stay right next to her to listen.

The worst part was that the itinerary clearly stated we would be taken to Christ Church, but this didn't happen. Since the tickets to Christ Church were not included, I purchased them in advance.

When I inquired about this with the tour guide, she apologized and explained that the tour ended where we were. She asked for my booking reference so they could update the posting. Despite her politeness, I was disappointed. I asked for directions but couldn't find Christ Church due to poor signal.

Be aware: they don’t take you to Christ Church as advertised.
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Posted On : 2024-07-04 03:57:38

Posted By : S5239FIericap
Joseph did an excellent job giving us lots of wonderful information and answering all of our questions. We would highly recommend this tour!
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Posted On : 2024-07-02 13:01:30

Posted By : C6618FJnancyr
Great tour guide and experience. Not as much Harry Potter facts as we were expecting but to replace, we got loads of interesting facts and stories.
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Posted On : 2024-07-02 11:47:48

Posted By : N268IKnadinek
Tym was a great guide! He made the wizarding world film locations even more magical! And we saw so many of them. Also, Tym has a great sense of humor.
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Posted On : 2024-07-01 19:16:49

Posted By : 361trineg
Fantastic experience, a perfect mix of Oxford history and Harry Potter sites. Joe, the guide, was great. Recommend for all ages.
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Posted On : 2024-07-01 09:38:20

Posted By : Sally_L
Great experience. Did the tour with our family of four, including 2 young kids (6, 9) and everyone enjoyed it. Good mix of Oxford facts about the town and colleges; and Harry Potter landmarks.
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Posted On : 2024-06-30 02:59:32