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Departure Point Christchurch Meadow entrance. Details in confirmation. Duration 2 hours Languages Available Human tour guide - English Human tour guide - French Points of Interest Stop At: Corpus Christi College Merton Street Oxford ChristchurchArguably Oxford’s most prestigious college on an ancient sacred site. We will visit inside and see famous hall and Harry Potter staircase. Visit it’s enormous quad medieval cathedral and more Duration: 40 minutes Stop At: Merton College Merton Street Oxford Enjoy a fantastic view of Oxford’s spires including Magdalen College tour from the same river banks where the story of Alice in Wonderland was inspired. Duration: 5 minutes Stop At: Oriel College Oriel Square Oxford Corpus Christi's early 16th century architecture contains many moving and beautiful figures of animals including a pious pelican. Corpus Christi is set upon a cobbled street which is listed as a national treasure. Duration: Not Available Stop At: University Church of St. Mary the Virgin The High Street University of Oxford Oxford Merton is Oxford's third College. The original and beautiful 15th century frieze over the gatehouse is one of my favourite creations in the whole of Oxford and tells the tale of the founding of colleges in the universities earlier days. The flying buttresses of the chapel are richly decorated. Thomas Bodley founder of the Bodleian Library was a graduate from Merton college. Merton College's library is the oldest continuously surviving library in Oxford. Duration: 4 minutes Stop At: Brasenose College Radcliffe Square Oxford Oriel college is one of the Universities oldest Colleges and today famous for rowing. Its front Quad with Oriel windows is stunning. It is neighbours with Corpus Christi who famously host the annual tortoise race. Duration: Not Available Stop At: Radcliffe Camera Radcliffe Square Oxford The University Church was the University's first building. It is listed in the Doomsday Book. Ot is possible to climb its magnificent spire. Today we will admire its famous stained glass and learn how it inspired CS Lewis. Duration: 5 minutes Stop At: All Souls College High Street Oxford Founded in 1509 is named after a distinctive brass door knocker. Alumni include David Cameron Michael Palin and William Golding. Duration: Not Available Stop At: Bodleian Library Broad Street University Of Oxford Oxford Oxford's first science Library. Learn about one of Oxford's most extraordinary and generous benefactors the Royal Physician sir John Radcliffe Duration: 5 minutes Stop At: Clarendon Building Broad St. Oxford Founded in 1438 is Oxford’s most academically exclusive college. It is famous for its stunning Codrington Library and elegant baroque facade. Notable alumni include T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) and Sir Christopher Wren the architect of St Paul’s Cathedral. Duration: 1 minute Stop At: Bridge of Sighs New College Ln. Oxford Today the Bodlein Library has over 13 million books. We will admire the 17th century buildings and learn about the origins go the library and how it still works today. Duration: 5 minutes Stop At: Sheldonian Theatre Broad Street Oxford Oxford Clarendon Building designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor in the early 18th century to house the Oxford University Press (OUP) one of the world’s most prestigious publishing houses founded in the 16th century producing scholarly works including the renowned Oxford English Dictionary. Duration: 4 minutes Stop At: Sheldonian Theatre Broad Street Oxford Oxford Oxford's iconic bridge belonging to Hertford College. Although it looks like an old Venetian Bridge it was built in the twentieth century! It is also next to the house of Edmund Halley who had the comet named after him. Duration: 2 minutes Stop At: History of Science Museum Broad Street Oxford We will admire this 17th century home to the ceremonies of Oxford University. Believed to be the first building by Christopher Wren architect of St Paul's Cathedral in London was Professor of Astronomy at Oxford University. Duration: 5 minutes Stop At: Weston Library Bodleian Library Broad Street Bodleian Library Oxford The GreeksStriking adornment at the boundary between Broad Street and the Sheldonian Theatre. Known as the Greeks or the beards these Greek Heads symbolise Oxford’s connection to classical antiquity and its intellectual traditions. Duration: 2 minutes Stop At: Balliol College Broad Street Oxford The History of Science MuseumBuilt in1683 as a public museum. Wonderful example of restoration Baroque architecture. Today still a museum the building houses an exceptional collection of scientific instruments from the medieval period to the present day. Exhibits include early microscopes telescopes and famously Albert Einstein’s blackboard. Duration: 3 minutes Stop At: St Michael at the North Gate Cornmarket Street England OX1 3EY Completed in 1488 the Divinity School is