Oxford by Rail with Harry Potter Highlights Walking Tour
Moderate
Non-guided
The City of Dreaming Spires’ is home to the prestigious University of Oxford - the oldest university in the English-speaking world, and a must-see city for Harry Potter fans, with an exclusive Harry Potter Highlights walking tour. For all fans of Harry Potter (especially children and their families), this is the perfect Oxford walking tour!
Departure Point
London Marylebone Station
Harry Potter Highlights Walking Tour
For all fans of Harry Potter (especially children and their families), this is the perfect Oxford walking tour!
Visit New College, its Cloisters and central courtyard were used as the backdrop for Hogwarts. New College is featured many times during Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Another famous filming location you will be able to see is the great oak tree that sits in the middle of the New College cloister courtyard.
See Christ Church and the Divinity School (part of the world-famous Bodleian Library) from the outside, with a specially trained guide.
Christ Church Dining Hall looks magnificent from the outside – you can see why it was the inspiration for Hogwarts Great Hall! Your Guide will show you pictures of the famous staircase and cloisters used in the filming of Harry Potter, explaining how CGI was used to ‘magically’ alter some of these locations in various scenes.
The Divinity School was a location in several of the Harry Potter films (do you remember the Dance School and the Infirmary?) It is the oldest teaching hall of the whole of the University of Oxford, dating back to 1427. You can enter The Old Schools Quadrangle, which houses the different schools, including the ‘Schola Metaphysicae’. All are part of the world-famous Bodleian Libraries.
Venture through the ancient back streets to see the Great Hall (from the outside) at Christ Church, the inspiration for the Hogwarts Great Hall and Turl Street with its cobblestones, which resembles Diagon Alley.
After your tour, your Guide will be able to advise you which magical sites you can go and see to make the very most of the rest of your Harry Potter visit to Oxford!
FREE OPTIONAL EXTRA - Bicester Village
On your return, why not stop off at Bicester Village, the UK’s most popular shopping destination, for a retail therapy spot?
Open until 8:00 pm Tuesdays and Fridays and 7:00 pm on Sundays, there is time to enjoy exclusive discounts on more than 150 fashion and boutique brands before returning to London.
Overnight Stay (optional)
Fancy spending more time in this beautiful city? Why not extend your trip and stay overnight in a centrally located hotel with breakfast included.
Days of operation
Operates Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays (excluding close out dates)
Train travel is with Chiltern Railways in standard class
This is an unescorted tour (except for the Harry Potter Highlights walking tour which is live guided in English)
Outbound: Depart London Marylebone after 9:00 am on any direct train to Oxford. Journey time approximately 85 minutes
Return: Depart Oxford on any direct train back to London Marylebone on the same day
Direct trains run approximately every 30 minutes in each direction
Full joining instructions and travel documents will be sent prior to departure
Train ticket is valid for a free stop off at Bicester Village on the return, making this the ideal opportunity to enjoy the UK’s most popular shopping destination
PACKAGE OPTIONS
Oxford by Rail Day Tour with Harry Potter Highlights Tour£89.00
Oxford by Rail Day Tour with Harry Potter Highlights Tour:
2-hour Harry Potter Highlights walking tour
New College entry
Flexible roundtrip train travel direct from London
Free Wi-Fi onboard the train
What's Included
2-hour Harry Potter Highlights walking tour
New College entrance
Free stopover at Bicester Village on the return (optional)
Flexible roundtrip train travel direct from London
Free Wi-Fi onboard the train
What's Excluded
Lunch
Hotel pick-up/drop-off
Tour Guide (except for the Harry Potter Highlights walking tour)
BOOK WITH CONFIDENCE
No Cancellation Fees
No Change Fees
No Booking Fees
Your Money is Protected - Free cancellation up to 7 days before the day of departure
Our team, including our guides and drivers, have been trained in our enhanced hygiene procedures; please refer to our Travel Health page for more information