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The Inklings Oxford Writers Tour - Private Groups Daily
(109) Reviews
Oxford
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Our tour includes entry into CS Lewis's college called Magdalen college worth £10 per person, as and when open. See published dates below that Magdalen is closed. On such dates, we visit an alternative college- unless it's a graduation date or over Christmas vacation period mentioned also below, when most colleges closed.
This tour focuses on the Inklings' Oxford but also introduces the city history + university life. See inspiring sights relating to CS Lewis & JRR Tolkien on an average 2.5 hour plus tour of the sights where they worked & relaxed, including the pubs they enjoyed. Locations visited include Magdalen college.
Various start times are offered by time of year.
Highlights
From 2 hours to 2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 2 hours to 2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Tour is led by award winning guides with hundreds of existing 5 star ratings for this tour!
On any dates, when Magdalen is closed, entry replaced to an alternative college except Xmas dates
Entry to Magdalen college worth £10 per adult included in ticket price
On any other new dates when Magdalen college is closed, we will always forewarn you here....
Magdalen is closed every year during Christmas typically from December 22 to 31
On dates outside Christmas or outside university graduation dates, we visit an alternative college
Magdalen 2026 closures includes Feb 24 and June 26, 27, 28 and Sep 25 and Oct 24
Magdalen college will be open from 10am to 1pm only on Thursday September 24th 2026
Meeting Points
Departure
15-16 Broad St
Meet your guide wearing red lanyard. Meeting next to our black sign, OUTSIDE Oxford Tourist info centre, 15 Broad street, OX1 3AS. This is also next to the Oxfam shop which has a green sign above its shop.
Return
Magdalen College
The tour does not have a fixed end point but the city centre is compact and the guide will ensure you have a map and directions to where you want to get to next.
The Inklings Oxford Writers Tour - Private Groups Daily
(109) Reviews
Oxford
About
Our tour includes entry into CS Lewis's college called Magdalen college worth £10 per person, as and when open. See published dates below that Magdalen is closed. On such dates, we visit an alternative college- unless it's a graduation date or over Christmas vacation period mentioned also below, when most colleges closed.
This tour focuses on the Inklings' Oxford but also introduces the city history + university life. See inspiring sights relating to CS Lewis & JRR Tolkien on an average 2.5 hour plus tour of the sights where they worked & relaxed, including the pubs they enjoyed. Locations visited include Magdalen college.
Various start times are offered by time of year.
Highlights
From 2 hours to 2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 2 hours to 2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Tour is led by award winning guides with hundreds of existing 5 star ratings for this tour!
On any dates, when Magdalen is closed, entry replaced to an alternative college except Xmas dates
Entry to Magdalen college worth £10 per adult included in ticket price
On any other new dates when Magdalen college is closed, we will always forewarn you here....
Magdalen is closed every year during Christmas typically from December 22 to 31
On dates outside Christmas or outside university graduation dates, we visit an alternative college
Magdalen 2026 closures includes Feb 24 and June 26, 27, 28 and Sep 25 and Oct 24
Magdalen college will be open from 10am to 1pm only on Thursday September 24th 2026
Meeting Points
Departure
15-16 Broad St
Meet your guide wearing red lanyard. Meeting next to our black sign, OUTSIDE Oxford Tourist info centre, 15 Broad street, OX1 3AS. This is also next to the Oxfam shop which has a green sign above its shop.
Return
Magdalen College
The tour does not have a fixed end point but the city centre is compact and the guide will ensure you have a map and directions to where you want to get to next.
Itinerary
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Exeter College
Only on dates when Magdalen is closed, do we instead only visit inside Exeter college with £5 entry ticket included. This is where JRR Tolkien studied. JK Rowling is also an honorary fellow of this college.
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Magdalen College
Entry worth £10 per person is included in the tour. This is where CS Lewis taught & it has a beautiful deer park with deer. If this college is not open, then instead we'll visit Merton college, where JRR Tolkien taught or Exeter college, where Tolkien studied.
1 hour
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Merton College
We don't normally walk exactly past Merton college but as it's Tolkien's college, where he taught, if you wish us to walk past and introduce it too, just tell us, when you meet us.
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University Church of St. Mary the Virgin
This church is where CS Lewis preached, so we visit inside here and also this is where outside the church, there are obvious references to the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
10 minutes
5
Radcliffe Camera
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
6
Brasenose College
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
7
All Souls College
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
8
Hertford College
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
9
Lincoln College
We don't usually enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
10
Jesus College
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
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The Oxford Hotel Spa
We sometimes enter inside the Randolph hotel as this is where CS Lewis first met Joy Gresham - his future wife- but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
5 minutes
12
Balliol College
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
13
Trinity College
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
14
St John's College
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
15
Bodleian Library
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
10 minutes
16
Bridge of Sighs
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
17
Radcliffe Camera
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
18
University College
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route. This is where CS Lewis was a student
19
St Edmund Hall
We don't enter inside this venue but we introduce these famous sights and walk past on the route.
