Oxford Walking Tour | A Walk Around England's Oldest University Town

In today's video, we take a day trip from London to one of England's most important cities. This video is an Oxford walking tour, home to the oldest university in the English-speaking world. MORE DAY TRIPS FROM LONDON VIDEOS - • City Trips from London
Oxford is an impressive city to walk through. Not only is it home to the oldest university in England, it also boasts a variety of architectural styles from the Middle Ages till today.
Ian, a tour guide with IAB Tours, joins Free Tours by Foot on a wonderful and relaxing stroll through this university town. We begin our tour just outside the old city walls at St. Michaels at the North Gate heading to the Ashmolean Museum and St. John’s College.
Next, we will take a stroll along Broad St. to see Baillol and University Colleges and the Sheldonian Theater.
We’ll then duck into a small alley tucked away off Honeywell St. where we will find a quaint hotel and a tavern that dates back roughly 700 years.
We then head back into the walled city to visit the beautiful Ratcliff Camera and the University Church of St. Mary the Virgin before taking a stroll around the Oxford Botanical Gardens and some beautiful meadows.
And finally, we take a walk on St. Aldates where we will see Christ Church, Oxford City Hall before ending the tour at Carfax Tower.
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[@heatherspinden2408]

Heiio. Thank you for a wonderful tour of Oxford. Actually Oxford is my home town. It is where i was born. Now i live in Hermiston Oregon USA.

[@birdie9680]

Only now watching this tour and it is lovely!! As always, amazing to watch and also very thought provoking!! I am from the U.S., and I LOVE the rich old world history of these tours!!! For those of us who greatly respect and appreciate it, but will probably never get to see it in person, thank you ALL soooo much for your hard work!!!!

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Glad you found this one!

[@eleanormilbak5511]

Thank you Ian for a very informative tour. Really enjoyed the history of such a historic area. Loved Oxford.

[@VinayKabra1105]

Thanks for the tour. Really enjoyed it and your good nature comes thru exceptionally well. Cheers

[@JazzyE2096]

I’ve lived in Oxford since I was 9 and you’ve shown me things on this tour I didn’t even notice about Oxford. Thank you so much 💜

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Thanks again for watching, Jasmin! If you know of anyone else who might also enjoy these videos, please share us with them. We would really appreciate that! Thank you.

[@minaskky]

Thank you ever so much ! What an interesting tour! My daugther and I will be going on a daytrip to Oxford in two weeks and this tour has given us ideas for the trip.

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Have fun and you are welcome! We have a post on things to do in Oxford that might prove helpful freetoursbyfoot.com/things-to-do-in-oxford/.

[@MrTorleon]

My goodness Ian, you have provided an absolutely splendid tour, and with full narration, have offered all the relevant historical information to what people are seeing - very, very well done ! As a retired alumnus and Fellow of Merton College - now living ( and thanks to Covid, somewhat marooned ) in New Zealand, I was particularly pleased that Merton was included in this tour - as it is often missed completely :( One of the best tours of Oxford - and as someone who lived in this little town, as an academic for over thirty years, I have soaked up every minute of this delightful and informative video - once again, very well done indeed :)

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Thanks for watching, Mr. Torleon! If you know of anyone else who might also enjoy these videos, please share us with them. We would really appreciate that! Thank you.

[@MrTorleon]

@@ToursbyFootLondon Oh, absolutely, I will, and I do :) Merton College was established in 1264, and for some additional history, is home to the oldest continuously functioning college library in the world ! I have genuinely appreciated your knowledge, and energy in producing this absolutely brilliant tour - TOP SHELF :)

[@Marie-mi5ws]

You sound so similar to Sir David Attenborough! Wow!, Wonderful tour, thank you!

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Wow, thank you! I'll be publishing a tour on Statford soon, so stay tuned.

[@daniellezykowska981]

Almost David has a really posh accent though!

[@marybristol7875]

We had two days in Oxford with our Viking Cruise. I had no idea how much we missed. Would love to go back. Wonderful tour.

[@josebenito15]

Great Video. I've been in Oxford at least three times. Such a wonderful place for spending a whole day and so easy to get there from London. Coach-Victoria Station. Greetings from Spain 🇪🇸

[@FallenAngel9979]

I adore Oxford. Lived there for 7 years and loved studying my history course at the Radcliffe Camera. The Turf Tavern was a fave place to go after studying! Oxford is a beautiful unique place. Going to move back there next year!

[@kuttikuttan]

Highly informative video.Though I visited Oxford, I was not aware of many historical facts like Shelly and his conection with University College .I missed Christ Church meadows because I didnt know it was just behind the Botanical Gardens.Thank you Ian for presenting a great video

[@oceanq]

Nice and relaxing. Thanks from Egypt 👍👍🤗🤗🤗

[@azmatalikhan1254]

Hi, It was my longest desire to see these beautiful places. I,ve read much about these colleges. I,m very impressed after watching all this . Magnificent style of architecture attracts everybody. I liked everything very much. Lastly , i appreciate your great effort. God bless you.

[@dadgadfolkmusic200]

I cannot thank you enough for this very entertaining and informative tour of Oxford. It brought back some beautiful memories.

[@ViN-kr3ri]

Excellent video Ian. I came to this after watching your recent outstanding Cambridge video. You really do your research. A lot of information. It must have taken a lot of preparation.

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

So glad you found our channel, Vi! Welcome :)

[@altheacromer3349]

Thanks for the history!

[@parmindersinghsidhu4734]

So beautiful i am glad they have kept the old architecture and not spoilt it with horrible modern buildings.

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

It's a beautiful little city, isn't it? We have one coming up for Stratford and Bath over the next month or two.

[@lewissmith3896]

I agree Parm.

[@happilyeverarts715]

wow! this is amazing- thank you so much :) I definitely want to go there. Those buildings just amaze me. Great job!

[@jinglejangleasmr]

This is fantastic! Thank you so much, Ian. Love this channel 🖤

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@elizestrydom2504]

Very informative and visual pleasing! I loved every moment and Ian was great!!

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Glad that you enjoyed the video, Elize. If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual tours kzbin.infovideos. There is more where this came from.

[@elihouse1994]

Its my birthday today. Really enjoyed the tour, thank you.

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Happy (belated) birthday!

[@thewalkingfer7168]

Nice Tour! cool..thank u for sharing. I enjoyed it 😀👍🇪🇸

[@Cromwelldunbar]

Excellent! Most excellent!

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Glad that you enjoyed the video. If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzbin.infovideos. There is more where this came from.

[@effie-montreal]

Thank you Ian for a wonderful tour around Oxford now I understand much better .....we will visit October 2023

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Glad that you enjoyed the video. If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual tours kzbin.infovideos. There is more where this came from.

[@richardrosen6453]

A really good effort Ian. You put everything into this. A very long walk around Oxford. I was exhausted just watching this video. What a pleasure - well done !

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Glad that you enjoyed this tour of Oxford, Richard. And thanks for subscribing. If you haven't done so already, hopefully, you can check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzbin.infovideos.

[@libusevaca]

thank you so much

[@traveledits_1]

Lovely vlog and Oxford looking lively through your capture! 🥰🔥👌

[@spikesgirl04]

I really enjoyed this tour! ❤️ Thank you!

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

We are going to publish a video of Stratford upon Avon with Ian soon.

[@spikesgirl04]

@@ToursbyFootLondon OMG I CAN’T WAIT!!!

[@Zero-mw2yj]

thank you Ian. this is very interesting. i enjoy this tour very much.

[@imranzazai7404]

Oxford is very interesting city.

[@rafd3593]

A most interesting tour, Ian. Thank you.

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Glad that you enjoyed the video, Rafael! If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual tours kzbin.infovideos. There is more where this came from.

[@rafd3593]

@@ToursbyFootLondon Thank you.

[@mancroft]

First-rate tour. Thank you, Ian.

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Thanks for watching!

[@mandycoulbeck8692]

great video i reaily enjoyed it

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Glad you enjoyed it, Mandy. Thanks for watching.

[@gloriafurrer7400]

Great tour!

[@drbrendentempest-mogg10]

Excellent presentation. Happy days when I attended Hertford College....long time ago!

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Thanks for watching! If you know of anyone else who might also enjoy this video, please share us with them. We would really appreciate that! Thank you.

[@EvaNemetKonc]

Thank you, Ian! Great video!

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Thanks for watching :)

[@leonorarobins3426]

Such a beautiful place!! Some day!♥️Thank you

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

And we have another video with Ian publishing soon. This time he leads us through Stratford upon Avon.

[@marlasinger8073]

...it was a pleasure..🥰🙏

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Thank you.

[@sula1529]

Ian thank you so much. Really looking forward to this 🙂🥰

[@ripmomcovid4678]

Thank you- it was lovely.

[@yungao1880]

I like this tour,so knowledgeable,thanks

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Delighted you enjoyed it

[@shafur3]

Thank You such a beautiful tour❣️

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

You are so welcome. We have another video from Ian to be published soon. This time of Stratford upon Avon.

[@veronicamcclure]

Thanks!

[@ROSCO608]

What a great tour, thank you and my compliments!

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Glad that you enjoyed the video. If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual tours kzbin.infovideos. There is more where this came from.

[@ROSCO608]

@@ToursbyFootLondon I have already. May I suggest a tour in Cambridge? That would be awesome! Cheers

[@jonathonedbrooke8767]

I'm really injoying your wonderful tour.. I've always been interested in knowing lots about Oxford and with this tour you have learned me a lot about it and I Thankyou because if it wasn't for you I would never have known anything about this wonderful place.. and please do lots more please... and you do sound like David Attenborough.WoW.you really do... keep your tours coming because I am really injoying and very interested in hearing about them... Thankyou so much.. Lisa..

[@williamfahey6066]

Wonderful Tour! I really enjoyed it. Thank you so much, Ian, Jeff

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Thanks for watching!

[@johndonohoe3778]

Thank you Ian. Fascinating tour.

[@veronicas1231]

Thanks for the tour .

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

You are welcome, Veronica. We have one of Statford upon avon coming up.

[@tokoreawithlove1895]

Thx so much for all the great videos my friend

[@mshelfer1]

Fantastic Tour thank you

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Our pleasure, Mike.

[@lisaharrington6488]

Very enjoyable tour. Thank you Ian!

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Glad you enjoyed it, Lisa. We have another video with Ian publishing soon. This time in Shakespeare Country.

[@hinmin12]

Awesome. So much history and information given in this video. Thanks.

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Glad you liked this one, Hina!

[@kenessex528]

Most enjoyable many thanks

[@katherinebransgrove2197]

Love your videos Ian and Sinead's! Can't wait to get some tours from you both in person when I next go to England.

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

We also hope to show you around London when you get here, Katherine! You can browse our tour selection here www.freetoursbyfoot.com/london-tours/. Bookmark us :)

[@shelleygreer5269]

What a lovely tour! While watching it, I thought it would be a great idea to create literary tours of this fantastic city, but I guess there are just too many authors associated with this city. JRR Tolkien has been my favorite author since I was nine (several decades ago), my name is Shelley because my parents didn't like the female names on either side of the family (I adore my namesake's poetry), and I am now an avid fan of Deborah Harkness. I can hardly wait to get to visit Oxford. I've been to England three times now... Cheers from Seattle!

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

So glad you liked this, Shelley! A Tolkien Tour is a great idea... We hope you get to see Oxford soon!

[@rayslavetochrist7311]

Really enjoyed this ty for sharing

[@Paseosguiados]

Thank you very much, very informative!

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Glad that you enjoyed the video. If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual tours kzbin.infovideos. There is more where this came from.

[@analiacroci]

Thank you Ian for sharing with us such a detailed and wonderful tour of Oxford :) - Cheers from Argentina!

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Glad that you enjoyed the video, Analia. If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzbin.infovideos. There is more where this came from.

[@user-qw3ls5hi9j]

Thank you so much! I really really enjoyed this trip, it was a breath taken experience 🙏👍💜

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Glad that you enjoyed the video. If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzbin.infovideos. There is more where this came from.

[@SAZTravel]

Helo mate, i've just discovered your channel and defo love your vlogs!! New friend here

[@daniellezykowska981]

Thank you so much this was amazing to me!

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

You're so welcome!

[@dianajames8620]

great intro to a lovely city... some of my family just moved to Oxford. Cant wait to share this with them.

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Thank you, Diana. Please do.

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

We also have a back catalogue of virtual London tours kzbin.infovideos. There is more where this came from.

[@murielanne57]

Very enjoyable!

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Glad that you enjoyed the video, Muriel. If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzbin.infovideos. We also offer videos of cities and spaces around the U.K. and Ireland.

[@mongyok1719]

Happy.​Happy​

[@erikacooper8348]

Thank you for the tour!

[@sharonmorris6668]

Thank you Ian, lovely tour and very informative.

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Glad you enjoyed it, Sharon. Ian also has a video in Stratford upon Avon kzbin.info/www/bejne/mH7CiHxvlN2SgMU.

[@alexandredossantos5068]

Thank you 🙏🏽. I appreciate. Could you make another videos showing more places and history.. Sucess

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

In Oxford do you mean?

[@veronicamcclure]

Saint Giles Road? That where the children's rhyme came from: something about " How many were on the road to Saint Giles"??

[@ginaheaton2203]

Next time I get to come to England I’m going to hire you.

[@midago7332]

Thanks

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Thanks for watching! We appreciate your support. If you're interested, we offer several other virtual walking tours in and around London: kzbin.info/aero/PLo-M-WVj_1AgLjslHccu7aSpvuX0twGZM

[@sipradattagupta1469]

excellent.Video WISH YOU CAN ALSO MAKE A TOUR CALLED' IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF`'Lewis' from the Morse Lewis episodes.

[@lizblows7101]

Thanks Ian, very informative

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Thanks again for watching, Liz!

[@lewissmith3896]

Wow.

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Glad that you enjoyed the video, Lewis. If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual tours kzbin.infovideos. There is more where this came from.

[@jrspiritcommunicator7611]

What a brilliant tour mate 👍, also does anyone else hear a lady hum at 18:07?

[@karentan611]

I just came across this and it is a very informative tour. The narrator sounded out of breath and tired. Hope he is doing okay.

[@dereksamueldani4762]

Cannot thank you enough.

[@MarkThomas-w5d]

My birth city

[@KLG-xx7yy]

Great tour! We have a day in oxford in August two questions if I may, where would you suggest we park? And how long would this tour take? Thanks 😊

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Glad that you enjoyed the video. If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual tours kzbin.infovideos. There is more where this came from. Give yourself a couple hours for the walk :) And there's parking at the rail station or at Workcester St!

[@KLG-xx7yy]

@Free Tours by Foot - London thank you so much 😊

[@sula1529]

What kind of camera do you use? Its not at all shaky? Or is their a group of equipment you need?

[@valkyrjahelreid5979]

My gods...was that a phone booth?!

[@ds1868]

For the tourists.

[@ileyburkett7814]

How many miles was this walk?

[@lilpenny1982]

Who's better in education and rowing? Oxford or Cambridge??

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

It's 86 to 81 wins in the Boat Race for Cambridge! Each can claim victory in education depending on the departments (mathematics, science, literature, etc) :)

[@iankerridge5720]

Actually, unless there's been a change in the last 40 years, Christchurch College is known as "The House", because in latin it is is Aedes Christi, or House of Christ

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Thanks for the extra info, Ian!

[@lilpenny1982]

Which university is the best? Oxford or Cambridge?

[@rafd3593]

Leeds!

[@Rafid.0]

Peak in bermuda 2077

[@jennifermurphy1585]

This may sound like a stupid question but is oxford unisex? Or all male? I mean I don't know

[@jennifermurphy1585]

Thank you very much, you just answered my question!!! Awesome tour!! Very informative

[@rezaulchowdhury9443]

World ranking University but infrastructure is not so charming and beautiful like other world ranking Universities,it should be renovated with modern technologies.

[@tom_yt5047]

Is A city not A town, just saying

[@ds1868]

University city not town.

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Of course Oxford is a city but it's got the feel of a town. No biggie.

[@IABTours]

As below, of course it is now. But the title is based on the fact that it had a university for over 4 centuries before it was designated as a city.

[@SKyswinger-cs6wd]

Beautiful ❤️,💚🥀🇵🇰

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sharonmorris6668]

Thanks!

[@ToursbyFootLondon]

Very much appreciate your kindness. We will let Ian know.