The Inklings, JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis

£140 per group

Home to the first University in the English-speaking world, Oxford offers a treasure trove of history, art, architecture, literature, intellectual/scientific achievement, fierce Town and Gown rivalries, religious disputes, kings and queens and much else besides. A unique, magical place to explore in our company. 

Your guide is a recognised expert in all things ‘Inkling’ and the tour can take in the many sites and stories associated with this eclectic group of friends, including associated colleges, the University Church of St Mary, Divinity School, Narnia Doorway, East Gate Hotel, and the Eagle and Child.  Your tour focuses not only on C.S. Lewis and J.R.R Tolkien but also on some of the other Inklings such as Owen Barfield and the man who was a great influence on Lewis, Charles Williams.

Maximum of 6 people per guide. This tour is not available on Mondays.

Tour Bookable Five Days in Advance.

This tour can be booked a minimum of 4 Days in advance

The Narnia Door as part of the Inklings private walking tour of Oxford with Chris Peters. This has a face carved into the wood of the door.

Visiting The University and
Colleges

 

All tours are inclusive of entry fees to the University and Colleges, as applicable.  

 While we actively track when colleges are open, please appreciate that the University of Oxford and its Colleges do, from time to time, close all public access to their buildings and grounds due to exams, graduation ceremonies and other events.

All Tours meet/commence from The Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG, on the corner of Broad Street and Parks Road opposite The Clarendon Building. Situated in the heart of the Old University, and adjacent to Blackwell’s world-famous bookshop, the Weston offers excellent facilities, high-end café, and free exhibitions.   

If you are staying in a Central Oxford Hotel, we can also meet you in your hotel lobby. 

Tours usually start at 2pm daily, cover 1.5 miles, and last approximately 2 hours, but can also be so arranged to meet your wider itinerary.

We operate 7 days a week. We close 24th – 27th December .

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