Shared Mandarin • Oxford Walking & Punting Tour & New College

Online reservations are recommended for this combined Oxford walking and punting experience. Choose between a 2.5 hour tour without extra college access or a 3.5 hour tour with additional college access. Begin with a guided walk through Oxford where pivotal moments in history come alive. Discover landmarks that inspired Narnia and influenced His Dark Materials, walk through meadows linked to Lewis Carroll, and admire outstanding Gothic and Baroque architecture. Oxford is a city filled with stories that shaped literature learning and culture across centuries.

The experience is enriched by the student perspective. Your guides are Oxford alumni or current students who share personal insights into university life alongside history and architecture. Learn about traditions social life and college rivalries while visiting famous locations such as Balliol College Trinity College the Sheldonian Theatre the Bridge of Sighs the Old Bodleian Library Radcliffe Square All Souls College St Marys Church Merton College Christ Church Meadows and the Christ Church south wall. After the walking tour continue to the river for a relaxing punting experience past the Botanic Gardens Magdalen College School fields Christ Church Meadows and St Hildas College gardens before returning to the boathouse.