Harry Potter in Oxford Tour Divinity School entry Private Tour

Overview

As this is a private group tour, you have ample opportunities to investigate the Dark Arts and to identify where to source a magic potion, while testing your knowledge of all things Potter with your half blood private guide. How does studying at Oxford University compare with studying at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? A fun tour for Muggles of all ages, the guide will cater the tour according to everyone's interests so it is also a tour that is fun for adults who happen to be interested in learning about Oxford University heritage. Ponder how studying at Oxford University compares to being a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and learn a bit about Oxford's history. Entry worth £3 per person the Divinity school is included in ticket. Tour duration is 90-120 minutes. Please see section for dates of any closures. Notice: Requests for any tours in a foreign language must be sent to us at least 2 days in advance! Please see closures under Exclusions

Itinerary

1. Bodleian Library

   Entry worth £2.50 per person is included to the Divinity school film site at the Bodleian. This is where they filmed the infirmary & dance scenes. The medieval library upstairs is never open to guides. If you wish to also visit Duke Humfreys medieval library at the Bodleian library, then you will need to purchase that instead from the Bodleian library website and they only only permit entry to adults or children aged over 11. There is no age limit to enter the Divinity school film site and we carry gowns for you to wear for photos!

   · 30 min· Admission not included

2. Radcliffe Camera

   We pass by this famous sight

   · 5 min

3. University Church of St. Mary the Virgin

   Entry is free but currently the church only permits entry if very small sized groups.

   · 5 min

4. Bridge of Sighs

   This is one of several famous sights included on all our tours. It features in several movies eg X men, The Mummy etc!

   · 5 min· Admission not included

5. Sheldonian Theatre

   This is one of several famous sights included on all our tours.

   · 5 min· Admission not included

6. New College

   We also introduce what was filmed at New college too - for example, this is where Malfoy gets turned into a ferret! This tour does not include entry to New college which costs £8 entry fee currently. However, you may ask the guide, if it's possible to pay yourselves for the cost to enter on the day to the college and thus to enter there during the tour too. Alternatively, we finish outside New college and you can visit there after the tour. On any dates when Divinity school is closed, we replace entry in fact with entry to New college.

   · 15 min· Admission not included

7. The Turf

   This tavern pub looks really like the Three Broomsticks pub and no wonder, as this is where Hagrid and friends used to drink, when they were filming next door.

   · 5 min

8. University Church of St. Mary the Virgin

   We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you.

   · 5 min

9. Oxford Covered Market

   We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you. We go in search of the Harry Potter chocolate cakes here!

   · 10 min

10. Wadham College

    We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you. This is the college, which JK Rowling applied to study at.

    · Non-stop passage

11. Exeter College

    We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you. This college is where Tolkien studied and it's also connected with JK Rowling!

    · 5 min· Admission not included

12. Lincoln College

    We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you. This college is where the writer of, 'Dr Seuss', was a student!

    · 5 min· Admission not included

13. Jesus College

    We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you. This college is where....Jesus studied at Oxford!!

    · Non-stop passage

14. Balliol College

    We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you. This college is connected to Adam Smith and to Jane Austen's family!

    · Non-stop passage

15. We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you.

    · Non-stop passage

16. We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you.

    · Non-stop passage

17. We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you. This college is where a famous Slytherin called David Cameron studied...before he was sent to Azkaban!

    · Non-stop passage

18. We stop by this sight or college to introduce stories or to take photos, as suits you.

    · Non-stop passage

How to use your ticket

PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME: Please arrive 5 minutes early for your tour at our meeting point. If you arrive more than 5 minutes later than the scheduled tour, then you will likely forfeit and lose your booking as it interrupts the guide and other customers, if we are trying to find you after a guide has started and left the meeting point. INFO FOR DRIVERS AND PARKING: If you are driving, then please allow extra 30-60 minutes over whatever time you think it will take you to get here. Oxford is NOT car friendly and it is congested roads and hard to find parking spaces....unless you park at the sign posted 'park and rides' on edge of town on any major road into the city and hop on their buses into city centre. The park and ride buses leave every 15 or every 30 minutes and take anything from 10 min to 30 min (depending on traffic) to reach city centre. So if you are going to drive, then please assume you should be aiming to park your car about one hour before your tour starts.

Meeting and end point

What to know before you go

• 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
• PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME:
• Please arrive 5 minutes early for your tour at our meeting point. If you arrive more than 5 minutes later than the scheduled tour, then you will likely forfeit and lose your booking as it interrupts the guide and other customers, if we are trying to find you after a guide has started and left the meeting point.
• INFO FOR DRIVERS AND PARKING:
• If you are driving, then please allow extra 30-60 minutes over whatever time you think it will take you to get here. Oxford is NOT car friendly and it is congested roads and hard to find parking spaces....unless you park at the sign posted 'park and rides' on edge of town on any major road into the city and hop on their buses into city centre. The park and ride buses leave every 15 or every 30 minutes and take anything from 10 min to 30 min (depending on traffic) to reach city centre. So if you are going to drive, then please assume you should be aiming to park your car about one hour before your tour starts.

Travelers

Cancellation policy

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

• From 1 days before : 100% refunded
• From 0 days before : 0% refunded

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