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Oxford History Tours

An Oxford experience with a difference, for genuine history lovers

Exploring Oxford’s history with Oxford History Tours is fun and informative. Our itineraries are created to scratch below the surface of Oxford’s streets and iconic sites bringing you stimulating and lasting memories.

Our historically themed tours are created by Blue and Green Badge guides with a expertise in their historical niche. Tailor made tours are designed around your interests and include a bespoke entry ticket service and if you’d like, access to colleges, including some not usually open to the public.

When you have chosen your tour, time and date send a message and we will respond with a reservation link with which you can make a secure online reservation.

Enjoy the planning.

At the Oxford History Shop you can browse through a selection of books selected to complement your visit to Oxford.

When you are ready, we’ll make it real for you.

The real ‘Walk and Talk”. 

“As informative as it was entertaining”

Pick a theme or let us organise it all with you.

  • Private Historical Tours

    Historical tours by theme will take you deeper into an area of specific historical interest. Enjoy the specialist knowledge and insight of a qualified Green or Blue Badge guide, or published Oxford author. Let our experts bring history to life.

  • Tailor Made Tours

    Let me create a tour especially for you. We can mix and match the themes, colleges, and available guides.

    Or, ask me to create the experience you are looking for. I use my local knowledge to plan a bespoke visit tailored to your needs.

    Let me help you get the most out of what might be a ‘once in a lifetime’ visit to Oxford.

It’s my pleasure to match specialist guides with history enthusiasts.

Welcome to Oxford

Sophie

  • "An engaging guide with a mine of interesting information, much of it new to me even as someone who's lived in Oxford for the past 30 years. Definitely recommended."

    J Willams, Oxford

  • "Sophie offered us a tailor-made tour that perfectly met our expectations."

    Steve, Munich, Germany

  • "Wonderful tour about Oxford, very knowledgeable guide. We enjoyed every minute of it."

    Maria, USA

  • "Sophie is a congenial host with vast knowledge of the colleges and general Oxford area. Good communication and instruction for meet up. Would highly recommend her tour!"

    Andrew, New York, USA

  • "Fascinating tour by a wonderful guide!"

    Michael, USA

  • "My history tour with Sophie was informative and entertaining. The horror was made funny and the ridiculous serious. I was surprised by how much I didn't know and went away with new insights into, not only the university's history and traditions, but the history of England generally. I also got some good ideas for the rest of my stay in Oxford. Thank you!"

    James, UK

  • "This tour was a lovely introduction to Oxford University. As a recent transplant from the US, it was a great way to get my bearings of the area, visit a college, and learn about some fascinating local history. Whether we were gazing at gargoyles or admiring beautiful stained glass, Sophie was a true delight – very knowledgeable, thoughtful, and well-articulated. I highly recommend this experience!"

    Megan, USA

  • "Fascinating, thoughtfully constructed tour of Oxford University encompassing a thousand years of history. I've lived in Oxford for thirty years, yet in this tour learned new and intriguing nuggets about the city, discovered hidden gems in ancient stone buildings that I've been strolling past all these years."

    Maria, Oxford, UK

  • "Sophie is a superb, experienced and enriching guide. We are a retired US professional couple. We've hired individual local guides throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and Sophie tops our list! She spent hours with us in advance, curating our day in Oxford, then filled our tour with history, architecture, art, education, culture…and fun. The day was perfectly paced and suited to our needs. It was a graduation day, so like the happy students, we too tossed our hats in celebration. Brava Sophie!"

    K & A Krupsky, Chicago, USA

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