Private guided tours of Oxford with a Blue Badge tourist guide

I will take you on a 2 hour walking tour of this famous university city, and tell you the history of the university from its mediaeval origins to the present day.

A visit to one of the colleges can usually be part of the tour.

The University and the city live side by side and depend on each other. Find out what it means to be Town or Gown. End the tour in Oxford's Covered Market, which has an atmosphere all of its own and where Town meets Gown over coffee.

A tour with a special interest theme . .

The colleges and other buildings will give you the framework for the University. But it is the people who give the University its character. So tours can have a personal theme such as its Scientists; or Writers; Women at Oxford; or Oxford’s Architecture and its Architects.
Follow the footsteps of the great detective Inspector Morse. Drink in the pubs where he found his inspiration (do not expect Lewis to pay). Feel the breath of Chief Superintendent Strange down the neck and never far behind. And much more. AND NOW: Meet Inspector Lewis and his assistant Sergeant Hathaway.	Join Harry Potter and other first year students on arrival at Hogwarts as they walk up the stairs leading to the dining hall.	Ghost Walk A 90 minute evening walking tour, to introduce you to Oxford's ghoulish past in the side streets of the city.

In the Rabbit Room at the Eagle and Child, J.R. Tolkien, C.S.Lewis and their circle met every Tuesday morning in the 1930s. And the rest is history. But why did they call themselves the Inklings?	Meet Lyra at Jordan College and follow her with Philip Pullman, author of the trilogy "His Dark Materials". Discover her parallel Oxford(s) as seen in the Golden Compass film.
A tailored stroll for conference delegates before dinner. Distance and details at your discretion.

Further afield ..
The Cotswolds and Stratford - The birthplace of Britain's most celebrated playwright William Shakespeare.	..and further	A Panoramic Tour of London from a coach or on foot, taking in the sights, sounds and sensations of England's vibrant capital city.