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    Meeting/Redemption Point

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      Public 11.45
      • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
        2h 30m
      • English

      Public tour at 11.45: Minimum 3 adults to book

      Language options: English
      Starting time: 10:45am
      Price details
      $66.74 x 3 Adults$200.22
      Total
      Price is $200.22

      What's included, what's not

      • What's includedWhat's included
        Please check 'Exclusions' below for dates of any partial closures eg the hall
      • What's includedWhat's included
        Tour is led by award winning guides with hundreds of existing 5 star ratings for this tour!
      • What's includedWhat's included
        Your ticket includes entry worth £10 to Magdalen college to see the hall, chapel, gardens, quad.
      • What's excludedWhat's excluded
        Magdalen is closed Sep 26 & Oct 5 of 2025. On these dates, the tour will visit alternative college.
      • What's excludedWhat's excluded
        Magdalen is usually closed for Xmas about Dec 22 to Dec 31- no entry possible on those dates!
      • What's excludedWhat's excluded
        On any dates that Magdalen is closed, we'll replace entry with Tolkien's Exeter college
      • What's excludedWhat's excluded
        This tour is not aimed at young children but if you wish to bring children, please inform us before

      Know before you book

      • 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
      • Please arrive 5 minutes early for your tour at our meeting point.

      Activity itinerary

      Radcliffe Camera
      We pass by & mention such famous sights
      Bridge of Sighs
      We pass by & mention such famous sights
      Bodleian Library
      • 15m
      • Admission ticket not included
      The tour introduces most major tourist sights and colleges on our route as we introduce specifically focused tour about CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien's work and their membership of the Inklings Writers club here in Oxford
      Hertford College (Pass by)
      The tour introduces most major tourist sights and colleges on our route as we introduce specifically focused tour about CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien's work and their membership of the Inklings Writers club here in Oxford
      All Souls College (Pass by)
      The tour introduces most major tourist sights and colleges on our route as we introduce specifically focused tour about CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien's work and their membership of the Inklings Writers club here in Oxford
      Brasenose College (Pass by)
      The tour introduces most major tourist sights and colleges on our route as we introduce specifically focused tour about CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien's work and their membership of the Inklings Writers club here in Oxford
      Balliol College (Pass by)
      The tour introduces most major tourist sights and colleges on our route as we introduce specifically focused tour about CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien's work and their membership of the Inklings Writers club here in Oxford
      Trinity College (Pass by)
      The tour introduces most major tourist sights and colleges on our route as we introduce specifically focused tour about CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien's work and their membership of the Inklings Writers club here in Oxford
      Corpus Christi College (Pass by)
      The tour introduces most major tourist sights and colleges on our route as we introduce specifically focused tour about CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien's work and their membership of the Inklings Writers club here in Oxford
      University College (Pass by)
      The tour introduces most major tourist sights and colleges on our route as we introduce specifically focused tour about CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien's work and their membership of the Inklings Writers club here in Oxford
      Jesus College (Pass by)
      The tour introduces most major tourist sights and colleges on our route as we introduce specifically focused tour about CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien's work and their membership of the Inklings Writers club here in Oxford
      Exeter College (Pass by)
      The tour introduces most major tourist sights and colleges on our route as we introduce specifically focused tour about CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien's work and their membership of the Inklings Writers club here in Oxford. On any dates that Magdalen college may be closed, we will instead visit inside Exeter college, worth £5 entry fee. Exeter college is where Tolkien studied.
      Oxford Covered Market (Pass by)
      The tour introduces most major tourist sights and colleges on our route as we introduce specifically focused tour about CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien's work and their membership of the Inklings Writers club here in Oxford
      Lincoln College
      • 5m
      • Admission ticket not included
      The tour introduces most major tourist sights and colleges on our route as we introduce specifically focused tour about CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien's work and their membership of the Inklings Writers club here in Oxford. We often stop at the entrance of exquisite Lincoln college to look at the entry area to the quadrangle and to spot the statue of John Wesley, who studied here, as did the writer of 'Dr Seuss' stories too.
      Magdalen College
      • 1h
      • Admission ticket included
      We spend one hour average inside Magdalen college on this tour and this is where CS Lewis taught. It has a medieval hall, a canteen where we can stop for a coffee to enjoy the punting boats passing us by outside. There is a deer park and Addisons walk, which is where CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien walked and talked. Plus there is a medieval hall and chapel plus impressive main quadrangle and the tower. The entry fee to Magdalen worth £10 is paid for you by the guide.
      University Church of St. Mary the Virgin
      • 15m
      We visit inside and outside here to introduce where CS Lewis preached and developed many of his books from sermons here. We also will see the Mr Tumnis and Aslan lookalike figures outside the church which are alleged to have inspired CS Lewis to write, 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'. We often also end the tour at this location.
      The Turf
      • 5m
      We often pass down the lane to see this famous pub or to see the Eagle and Child pub where the Inklings met over a drink to discuss their writing and life.

      Location

      Activity location

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        Radcliffe Camera
        • Radcliffe Square,
        • OX1 4AJ, Oxford, United Kingdom

      Meeting/Redemption Point

      • PEOPLEPEOPLE
        15-16 Broad St
        • 15-16 Broad Street
        • OX1 3AS, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

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