- Our Most Popular Tour!
- 2 hours
The best way to explore Oxford is on foot with your friendly and expert guide, who will share stories about this beautiful city and its famous university.
Quick Details
Rediscover the world of His Dark Materials and explore the setting of the new The Book of Dust series with a walk around Philip Pullman’s Oxford, led by a professional guide.
This 2-hour tour (on alternate Saturdays at 2pm), endorsed by the author himself, provides a fascinating insight into the stories and places that inspired his world-renowned books.
This tour will show you from the outside many of the key locations from Lyra’s Oxford and La Belle Sauvage, including the Bodley’s Library, The Covered Market, Jordan College and the Pitt Rivers Museum. It will provide a fascinating insight into the stories and places that inspired the world-renowned books.
Lyra’s stomping ground, and that of new character Malcolm, reaches beyond central Oxford. If you’d like to extend the experience, other places which could be visited before or after your tour could include:
Group Sizes
Group sizes are limited to 20 people for your safety and comfort.
Meeting Point
All Oxford Official Walking Tours meet at the Cool Britannia gift shop entrance on the corner of Turl Street and Broad Street (Broad Street Numbers 23-25, OX1 3DH). What3Words///Visit.Blues.Text
Your Guide will be holding an Oxford Official Walking Tours paddleboard.
For details on how to book this as a private tailor-made tour on this or a combination of themes, for yourself or family and friends: