Harry Potter PUBLIC Tour + Self Guided Christ church Daily 12.45

At a glance

Harry Potter PUBLIC Tour + Self Guided Christ church Daily 12.45 is a 3h small-group experience in Oxford, England, operated by Visit Oxford Tours. Travellers rate it 4.8 out of 5 across 84 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor. Prices start from $107.67 per person, and free cancellation is available. Included: Please check 'Exclusions' or 'Additional Info' for dates of any closures., Your ticket includes up to £30 in entry fees per person as part of your ticket from 2020 onwards.

Quick facts

Duration

3h

Group

Small group, up to 20 travellers

Languages

English

Pickup

Meet at the start point

Confirmation

Confirmed within 48 hours

Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Cancellation

Free cancellation (see policy)

Overview

Itinerary

1. Stop 1 · 1h

   Christchurch entry fee worth £17 or 18 per person is included in your ticket. Please note that entry to Christ church is self guided with audio guide as guiding is no longer permitted inside.
   The first two hours+ are a guided tour with the guide, followed by one hour self guided audio guide guaranteed pre booked entry ticket.
   
   Notice: even if Christ church website shows entry tickets are sold out, we still have VIP access to continue buying entry tickets up to 3 hours before the tour starts.

2. Stop 2 · 30m

   Your guide will take you inside the Divinity School film site at the Bodleian library, as & when it is open. This £3 entry fee is included in ticket price.
   
   NOTICE:
   
   We do NOT visit inside the Bodleian medieval library though as it is NOT accessible to any tour operator or guide, nor to any children aged under 11 years old.
   
   On any dates that Divinity school may be closed- see such dates published on this page for closures notice- the tour will instead visit New college film site. If New college is also listed as closed on such dates, then this tour will only include entry to Christ church.

3. Stop 3

   We pass by & mention such famous sights

4. Stop 4

   We pass by & mention such famous sights

5. Stop 5

   We will introduce New college Oxford university college from the outside only. This is where they filmed several scenes from the Goblet of Fire movie.
   
   If you wish to visit New college on your own after the tour ends, then you can just pay on the door without pre booking tickets to enter New college. Last entry to New college is about 4.30pm.
   
   Note also that New college is not open on Mondays during winter season mid October to mid March. During summer season, New college is open daily from 10.30am to last entry at 4.30pm & currently its entry tickets cost £8 per adult in 2023.

6. Stop 6 · 5m

   The Turf Tavern is often described as Oxford's 'Three Broomsticks pub', due to its quaint look and odd location hidden away an alleyway that looks surprisingly like Knockturn alleyway.
   
   We don't visit inside the Turf but so long as the tour group size is not too large, we walk past this pub to introduce it as this is where Robbie Coltrane who plays Hagrid, used to drink with the other adult actors, while filming next door at New college.

7. Stop 7

   We introduce various colleges and sights briefly, like this one, as we walk past it on our route.

8. Stop 8

   We introduce various colleges and sights briefly, like this one, as we walk past it on our route.
   
   All Souls is the most exclusive college in Oxford as it's only a college for research but we like to point out to children how its towers signpost a 'W'- thus possibly making it a secret call sign for where witches or wizards study in Oxford!

9. Stop 9

   We introduce various colleges and sights briefly, like this one, as we walk past it on our route.
   
   This is where the likes of a famous Slytherin master of dark arts called David Cameron studied! It's also where Michael Palin and William Golding studied too.

10. Stop 10

    We introduce various colleges and sights briefly, like this one, as we walk past it on our route.
    
    This college gave the title of, 'honorary lecturer' to JK Rowling and it's where one of Rowling's favourite authors studied- namely JRR Tolkien.

11. Stop 11

    We introduce various colleges and sights briefly, like this one, as we walk past it on our route.
    
    This is where Lawrence of Arabia studied....and maybe Jesus too!

12. Stop 12 · 5m

    We introduce various colleges and sights briefly, like this one, as we walk past it on our route. If the entrance is open, we usually stop here for 5 minutes to take photos from the entrance.
    
    This is where the current Slytherin Prime Minister studied but also where the write of Dr Seuss children's stories was a Rhodes scholar.

13. Stop 13 · 5m

    We introduce various colleges and sights briefly, like this one, as we walk past it on our route. We briefly visit here to see the Harry Potter chocolate cakes in the cake shop window and to see and hear about the connection between Alice in Wonderland and Oxford, with several Alice related characters on display.
    
    This is the oldest Covered market in England.

14. Stop 14

    We introduce various colleges and sights briefly, like this one, as we walk past it on our route.
    
    This college dating back to 1263 has produced 4 Slytherin Prime Ministers including...the Boris.
    
    Adam Smith was a member of this college.

15. Stop 15

    We introduce various colleges and sights briefly, like this one, as we walk past it on our route. This church we discuss from outside. Shakespeare in Oxford stories are discussed here and the tower dates back to 1040 AD!

16. Stop 16

    We introduce various colleges and sights briefly, like this one, as we walk past it on our route. We introduce Mr Tumnis figure and the street lamp outside the church here as it's said to have inspired CS Lewis.

17. Stop 17

    We introduce various colleges and sights briefly, like this one, as we walk past it on our route. This is where Tolkien taught.

Meeting point

Good to know

• 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
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• NOTICE:
• These tours MUST START ON TIME as we prebook fixed entry times!
• Please arrive 5 minutes early for your tour at our meeting point.
• IMPORTANT NOTICE IN CASE OF UNFORESEEN PARTIAL OF FULL CLOSURES:
• We do publish known Christchurch closures on this website page & we will advise of any closures at the time of booking or before the tour but occasionally some closures are last minute. In this event, our policy is either the guide can substitute entry for Christchurch to another college such as eg New college (also a Hogwarts film site). Alternatively, you may opt to reschedule your tour onto another date or to instead join one of our other tours running the same date such as the Oxford cycle tour of food tour (which cost approximately same)
• If you opt to book a foreign language tour, this may be possible if you give us adequate advance notice of at least 24 hours. If we cannot offer a tour in a foreign language, then you will be refunded or invited to join the tour in English with any cost difference refunded.

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Frequently asked questions