Welcome to Atlantis Tour Guides (the audio tour division of Tours by Foot). We are excited you chose to take our Self Guided Audio Tour of Oxford.
INSTRUCTIONS:
This is a self guided tour that you can take at any time. It is not date specific and you can listen to it as many times as you'd like.
Find the audio stops listed below. You can listen out of order if you chose but the verbal instructions to get between stops will follow our suggested map route.
Each stop has a Google Map link to ensure you can easily fine the next stop, but you can also use this embeddable Google Map.
You can also use the .pdf file of the written tour script with clickable links for ease of download.
You can use this map by clicking on the square in the upper right corner. It will then open your Google Maps app (you must have this app for the map to work) with the stops shown. You cannot download the self guided tour map, but if you'd like to use this map without data, be sure to leave this page open!
Jump to an option to use this tour data free...
TOUR DETAILS
- Time: About 1.5 Hours
- Start: Oxford Train Station
- End: Ashmolean Museum or The Eagle and Child
This historic city centre of Oxford walking tour introduces you to the oldest parts of this Anglo-Saxon town and the world-famous Oxford University.
You'll learn more about the various colleges and the famous alumni, and explore on foot the centuries-old buildings of Oxford.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN...
We suggest you save this page to your home screen, making it easy for you to return to this page between stops. You can do this via the Add To Homescreen Button on your device.
STOPS:
Click on the name to hear the audio for each stop. The audio file will open in a new tab. You can also find a Google Map link to assist if needed in getting to the stop.
- Introduction (Park End Street, OX1 1HS - map)
- STOP 2: Oxford Castle (44 - 46 Oxford Castle, OX1 1AY - map)
- STOP 3: Carfax Tower (Queen Street, OX1 1ET - map)
- STOP 4: The Covered Market (Market Street, OX1 3DZ - map)
- STOP 5: The Museum of Oxford (St. Aldate's, OX1 1BX - map)
- STOP 6: Christ Church College (St. Aldate's, OX1 1DP - map)
- STOP 7: Merton College (Merton Street, OX1 4JD - map)
- STOP 8: Corpus Christi and Oriel College (Merton Street, OX1 4JF - map)
- STOP 9: Radcliffe Square [St. Mary the Virgin and Radcliffe Camera] (Oxford, OX1 3BG - map)
- STOP 10: All Souls College (Oxford, OX1 4AL - map)
- STOP 11: Bodleian Library (Broad Street, OX1 3BG - map)
- STOP 12: The Bridge of Sighs (New College Lane, OX1 3BL - map)
- STOP 13: The Turf Tavern (4 Bath Place, OX1 3SU - map)
- STOP 14: The Clarendon Building (48 Broad Street, OX1 3AZ - map)
- STOP 15: Sheldonian Theatre (Broad Street, OX1 3AZ - map)
- STOP 16: Blackwell's Books and The History of Science Museum (48 - 51 Broad Street, OX1 3BQ - map)
- STOP 17: Trinity and Balliol College (Broad Street, OX1 3BH - map)
- STOP 18: St. Michael at the Northgate - (Cornmarket Street, OX1 3EY - map)
- STOP 19: The Martyrs Memorial - (13 Magdalen Street, OX1 3AE - map)
- STOP 20: Ashmolean Museum ( Beaumont Street, OX1 2PH - map)
- Conclusion [The Eagle and Child & The Inklings] ( 49 St. Giles', OX1 3LU - map)
Data Free Option
If you would like to listen to this data free, we suggest you download the .mp4 file below. This is an audio file that includes the entire tour in one go. You can download it depending on your device settings and it should appear in your Files.
The audio is one long file, but you will be given instructions to pause between stops.
Click here to open the AUDIO FILE OF ENTIRE TOUR.
Time Stamps for individual stops:
00:00 - Introduction
00:21 - The Ox
02:22 - Oxford Castle
03:07 - The Market
03:57 - Museum of Oxford
04:35 - Christ Church College
06:13 - Merton College
06:53 - Corpus Christi and Oriel College
08:03 - Radcliffe Square (St. Mary the Virgin and Radcliffe Camera)
09:32 - All Souls College
10:32 - Bodleian Library
11:52 - The Bridge of Sighs
12:26 - Turf Tavern
13:27 - The Clarendon Building
14:35 - The Sheldonian Theatre
15:19 - Blackwell's Books and the History of Science Museum
16:34 - Trinity and Balliol College
17:24 - St. Michael at the North Gate
18:06 - The Martrys Memorial
19:00 - Ashmolean Museum
19:40 - Conclusion (The Eagle and Child & The Inklings)
