Oxford Bike Tour with Student Guide

Highlights

Choose between a morning or afternoon tour, and then make your way to the meeting point in central Oxford to join up with your guide and group. After listening to a short safety briefing, strap on your helmet and set off to explore the honey-hued city at a leisurely pace. Pedal along Oxford’s bike-friendly streets toward some of the 38 beautiful colleges that make up the prestigious University of Oxford, considered the oldest university in the English-speaking world. As you cycle, admire the timeworn buildings that throng the narrow roads and gain insight into the city’s past and present from your guide. In addition to the university buildings, you’ll also visit sites like Port Meadow, said to be the inspiration behind the Alice in Wonderland stories, and the Eagle and Child pub, where the Inklings writers' group, whose members included J. R. R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, often held meetings. After your 2-hour tour concludes, you can make use of the included full-day bike rental to continue exploring at your own pace, should you wish.

Summary

Choose between a morning or afternoon tour, and then make your way to the meeting point in central Oxford to join up with your guide and group. After listening to a short safety briefing, strap on your helmet and set off to explore the honey-hued city at a leisurely pace. Pedal along Oxford’s bike-friendly streets toward some of the 38 beautiful colleges that make up the prestigious University of Oxford, considered the oldest university in the English-speaking world. As you cycle, admire the timeworn buildings that throng the narrow roads and gain insight into the city’s past and present from your guide. In addition to the university buildings, you’ll also visit sites like Port Meadow, said to be the inspiration behind the Alice in Wonderland stories, and the Eagle and Child pub, where the Inklings writers' group, whose members included J. R. R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, often held meetings. After your 2-hour tour concludes, you can make use of the included full-day bike rental to continue exploring at your own pace, should you wish.

Tour info

Duration

2 hours

Why take this tour?

Explore the city of dreaming spires on two wheels on this 2-hour Oxford bike tour. Follow a guide through Oxford and take in top sites of interest like Magdalen College, the Oxford University Press building, the Pitt Rivers Museum, and Port Meadow. Reach hidden corners of the city with ease and hear of famous names including J. R. R Tolkien, Oscar Wilde, and Tony Blair who lived and worked here.

What’s included?

Guide
Full-day bike hire
Entry/Admission - Bodleian Library
Entry/Admission - Radcliffe Camera
Entry/Admission - All Souls College
Entry/Admission - Queen's College
Entry/Admission - Brasenose College
Entry/Admission - Hertford College
Entry/Admission - University College
Entry/Admission - St John's College
Entry/Admission - Magdalen College

Things to know

Before you book

Duration: 2h
Mobile tickets accepted
Instant confirmation

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.

Operator Website

Operated by:

Footprints Tours Oxford

About operator:

Footprints Tours is Oxford's most highly reviewed tour operator, and the only one run by students! Our famous Free Walking Tour is perhaps the most enjoyable way to acquaint yourself with our beautiful city: we also run tours of the University; pub tours, bike tours and day tours to other sites and cities around the country.