The Pre Raphaelites Artists Oxford Private Tour
Learn from your local guide interesting facts about Pre-Raphaelite artists. The group sought a return to the abundant detail, intense colors, and complex compositions of Quattrocento Italian art. Also, discover the history of two artists that were part of this movement, William Morris and Edward Burne Jones.
Finally, visit Exeter College with its chapel and the Magi tapestry. A passageway from the Front Quadrangle leads through to the college's Fellows' Garden. Enjoy the best views of Oxford and spot Radcliffe Square, including All Souls College and the Radcliffe Camera.
Please note that entry to Exeter is included, as and when it's open. Its opening schedule varies lots by the time of year.
Discover the history of Oxford, the collegiate system, and the famous alumni who studied and taught at the university. There are 38 colleges at Oxford University, but the tour will be focused on Exeter College, which continues to welcome students of the fine arts nowadays.
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What's included in The Pre Raphaelites Artists Oxford Private Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
The Oxford Union
Entry is included, as and when the Oxford Union Victorian library is open. I always pre book entry, as soon as you book the tour but if you book at very short notice, this might not always be possible to get inside here. This is where William Morris and Ed Burne Jones and their circle of friends designed the walls and then ceiling. Entry fee worth £4 per person included. Sometimes the librarian agrees to also show us the Oxford Union's famous debating chamber, where many presidents and prime ministers plus famous intellectuals have debated.
Bodleian Library
We usually introduce the library on our route but we don't go inside and indeed guiding is not permitted inside
Bridge of SighsPass-by Only
We pass by here and many other famous sites and introduce such sites on the tour
Inclusions
- Entry worth £3 to Exeter college, as & when open
- On any dates when neither the Oxford Union, nor Exeter may be open, we'll visit Ashmolean musuem.
- Entry worth £4 to the Oxford Union library, as & when open. Advance booking necessary for us here.
- Entry to either Exeter college or to the Oxford Union will be subject to them being open or not.
- The further notice you book this tour, the more likelihood, I can pre-book entry to above venues.
- Exeter college & the Oxford Union are not open to the general public- thus I need to pre book entry!
- We cannot always guarantee entry to a college on graduation dates. 2025 graduations include....
- May 16 + 17 + 31, July 19 + 29, Aug 1 + 2 + 9, Sep 26 + 27, Nov 7+ 8+9+14 +15 of 2025
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please arrive 5 minutes early for your tour at our meeting point. If you arrive more than 5 minutes later than the scheduled tour, then you will likely forfeit and lose your booking as it interrupts the guide and other customers, if we are trying to find you after a guide has started and left the meeting point.
- INFO FOR DRIVERS AND PARKING:
- If you are driving, then please allow extra 30-60 minutes over whatever time you think it will take you to get here. Oxford is NOT car friendly and it is congested roads and hard to find parking spaces....unless you park at the sign posted 'park and rides' on edge of town on any major road into the city and hop on their buses into city centre. The park and ride buses leave every 15 or every 30 minutes and take anything from 10 min to 30 min (depending on traffic) to reach city centre. So if you are going to drive, then please assume you should be aiming to park your car about one hour before your tour starts.
- PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
- We actually recommend instead using the much faster and reliable train services but again please aim to arrive about an hour or earlier before your tour starts as trains can be delayed and the train and coach station are about 15 minutes walk from our meeting point. There is also the coach service from London called the Oxford Tube which leaves every half hour or more but it can take much longer than its advertised 105 minute journey time. It drops you off either at High street Oxford or Gloucester Green coach station. It's quicker to ask to get off on High street near Carfax tower, then it's a 10 minutes walk to Broad street.
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Meet your guide wearing red lanyard. Meeting next to our black sign, OUTSIDE Oxford Tourist info centre, 15 Broad street, OX1 3AS. This is also next to the Oxfam shop which has a green sign above its shop.
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Terms and Conditions Notice: 1) Please note that we cannot cancel activities on the day, just because of bad weather. Therefore, please dress for all weather. 2) If you have opted for cycling activity, please let us know your heights and if you wish helmets (helmets are not obligatory but we do always recommend anyone under 18 wears a helmet). 3) We do have public liability insurance but it is our policy that parents should always be responsible for the safety of any of their children aged under 18. If you are cycling, the guide will advise health and safety guidelines, when setting up the bikes for you. 4) Please note we don't stock parents' tandem bikes nor young children's bikes, so if you may require these, you will need to bring your own bikes or ask us if we can reserve a tandem bike from a bike shop for £20 additional fee, by advance notice only! In addition, our mountain bikes will comfortably fit anyone of between approximately 4 foot 9 (1.4m) to 6 foot 3 (1.9m) only. Apologies but if you are outside of this range, please instead ask us to book you onto the river cruise option...or bring your own bicycle along to join us.
