STUDENT TOURS & GROUP TRAVEL

Tour Details:

Welcome on a student tour to Oxford, Windsor & Eton. We will visit Windsor and Eton in the morning before travelling to Oxford at lunchtime where you will spend the afternoon. In the Oxford centre you will find a wide range of shops in the Westgate and Clarendon shopping centres and the old Victorian covered market. Or you can visit some free museums or Oxford Castle.

Student Top Attractions in Oxford, Windsor & Eton

Oxford

The ‘City of Dreaming Spires’ is home to one of the most famous and oldest universities in the world. For over 800 years it has been a home to royalty and scholars although people are known to have lived in the area for thousands of years. Its beautiful architecture, museums and young student population make the city a wonderful place to visit at any time of year. Even though Oxford is a very cosmopolitan city, it is dominated by its ancient university, with each college having its own sense of identity. With its mix of ancient and modern, there is plenty for the visitor to do.

University/Christchurch College: The University of Oxford is the second oldest surviving university in the world dating back to the 11^th century. There is no central campus; the university is all over the city centre consisting of 36 colleges and over 100 schools looking after 21,000 students. Perhaps the most well known college is Christchurch, this is the largest college in Oxford, and many of the scenes from the Harry Potter films were shot in various locations around the college grounds.

Oxford Castle:  The castle dates back to the 11^th century and although mainly a ruin it does still have its old keep. The castle’s main use was as a prison which remained so until as recently as 1996! Today you can visit it as a tourist attraction, find out about the people who worked there and also about some of the more notorious characters who were locked up inside.

Ashmolean Museum: is the world’s first university museum. The museum opened in 1683 but has since moved to its present building in 1845.  Over the last few years the museum has been extensively rebuilt with millions of pound spent on it. The main museum contains one of the finest collections Pre- Raphaelite paintings amongst other great collections as well as archaeological pieces from ancient Egypt and Greece.

Windsor & Eton

The town of Windsor is home to Windsor Castle; a royal home for over 900 years, the town contains many historic buildings and also Windsor Great Park, once a royal hunting ground which stretches for several miles south of Windsor Castle. Eton is a smaller town dominated by Eton College, the ancient public school which educates many of England’s establishment.

Windsor Castle is one of the three official residences of the Queen, when the Queen is at ‘home’ the royal standard flies from the top of the Round Tower. At all other times you will see the Union Flag. Windsor Museum comprises a collection of over 6,300 objects from the Bronze Age to the present day including maps, books, and paintings. Every other Saturday you will be able to see the Queen’s guard and band march through the centre of the town. 

Eton College is one of the oldest schools in the country dating back to 1440 and one of England’s most prestigious and expensive schools where Princes’ William and Harry were educated and Prime Ministers like David Cameron and Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.

What else to see

If you are a keen photographer, or you just like seeing things from a different angle, then why not climb the 13^th century tower of St. Mary the Virgin Church opposite the Radcliffe Camera. The church is known as the university church and is the oldest building associated with the university, for a small fee you can climb the steps of the tower for wonderful views of the college buildings.

Oxford has a great collection of museums; The Museum of the History of Science contains scientific instruments from medieval times up to the modern day. The Pitt-Rivers Museum houses the university’s archaeological and anthropological collections. The University Museum is the museum of natural history; it is situated next door to the Pitt-Rivers Museum.

Pre-tour planning: If you intend to travel to our central London meeting points by public transport, you can plan your journey in advance on the Transport for London website  - www.tfl.gov.uk

Timing

(All times are approximate and may vary on the day depending on circumstances and are given as a guideline)

Windsor & Eton arrival: 10:00
Departure: 12:00
Oxford arrival: 13:00
1 hour walking tour and free time until departure at 17:00
Return to other locations (such as London or Brighton): 19:00 - 20:00

This information shows example itineraries to use as a guideline, please note that the order we visit various attractions may change depending on circumstances or time of year.

Please follow the advice of your tour manager and make sure that you are at the various pick up points and departures at the correct times.