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21/12/2024

Lots of Christmas cheer from all of us at the Oxford Guild of Tour Guides! Here we are singing carols on a very rainy evening this week to raise money for ExVac charity, who help children in need every year. Thank you so much to eveyone who donated, helping us to raise over £100 for the charity!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

09/09/2024

Today marks the start of St Giles Fair. 🥳🍿🍭🎢🎠

This annual event has been taking place for the last 400 years and this year, some talented people have reproduced a Mini Fair inside St Giles church, worth having a look at ! 😊
It's a special anniversary. ✨🎂🥳

Are you planning to pay a visit to the fair ?
Which is your favourite ride ?
Tell us in comments below 👇

08/08/2024

As Oxford locals, and as guides, we haven't been able to show off the beautiful facade of chapel viewed from Broad Street as the gates were being repaired ...
They are now back ! 🎉👏🙂
Enjoy the view and come along on one of our tours to find out more about this college founded in 1555. 🙂

06/07/2024

Did you see the Jabberwock in Broad Street for Alice's Day today? 😍

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!"
wrote Lewis Carroll,
"The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!"

Today the Jabberwock clearly wasn't in a biting mood, but was enjoying dancing with children who'd braved the weather to take part in Alice-themed activities. 😀

05/07/2024

The oxen are coming to Oxford ! 😉😁
Ox Trail is starting tomorrow !

Have you met "Manu" ? 😍 You can find it here, in Old Schools Quad, designed by , who works at the

The name 'Manu' is because the design is based on a French medieval manuscript, "Le Roman d'Alexandre".

If you look closely enough, you'll see Sian's personal addition to it ! 😉
No, we won't spoil it, you'll have to come and see it for yourself 😀

04/05/2024

Monday 6th May 2024 marks the 70th anniversary of Roger Bannister's record- breaking first sub- 4 minute mile.
Over this weekend, you can come and view archives relating to Bannister's achievement in the Weston Library's Blackwell Hall.

On Monday, there will be a special race involving the local community, starting at 9:00 from St Aldates and finishing at the famous Iffley track. ☺️

You can find out more information here :
https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-03-11-oxford-university-mark-70th-anniversary-sir-bannister-s-four-minute-mile-local

Are you taking part in this ? 😃
Let us know in the comments.👇

01/05/2024

Who set their alarm ⏰ clock in time to attend the famous May Morning tradition of listening to the singing from the top of Magdalen College tower ?? 😀

These beautiful madrigals have been performed by students for hundreds of years...

These are then followed by traditional Morris dancing as well as Scottish country dancing in the streets of Oxford. 🥰🥳

Did you know that "Radcliffe Square" isn't only an area of Oxford but also the name of a Scottish country dance ? It was written by a former Oxford student, Todd Pierce.

You can see some dancers performing it in the first picture 📸.

We all hope you enjoyed the festivities 😀

31/03/2024

Happy Easter! 😄🐇

As the city receives bank holiday visitors and members of the Oxford Guild of Tour Guides hit the streets with their tours, we have had a bit of fun amongst our members trying to find a suitable name for a group of guides. We all know the collective noun for a group of goldfinches (a charm), then there's a flock of sheep, a herd of horses, a pod of dolphins; the list is amazing, using language imaginatively to describe such gatherings.

Here's what we came up with as a collective name for guides. What do you think about a gaggle - or a gabble - of guides? A glory of guides, a pride of guides - it rhymes! A murmuration of guides! An illumination of guides! What can you come up with? 🤔🤪

18/03/2024

Miniature cherry trees just coming into bloom, in the Front Quad of The Queen’s College. First signs of spring! 🤩💐

03/03/2024

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What do astrolabes, Einstein's blackboard, Lewis Carroll's photographic equipment and a flask of penicillin have in common? 😉🤔

Answer: you can see them all in , which is 100 today. 🥳🥳

Happy birthday to an amazing museum! 💙

Enjoy your visit today - or any day! 😊🥰

29/02/2024

This week, Torpids, one of the inter-collegiate boat races, was meant to take place on the River Thames.
It's been cancelled due to the high levels of the water...
Look at these pictures, it's pretty impressive ! 😲

Did you know that Torpids means "slow race" ?

24/02/2024

The Oxford Guild of Tour Guides recommends the stunning exhibition currently on display in the Weston Library on 'Chaucer, Here and Now'. Come and see the oldest extant manuscript of 'The Canterbury Tales', some beautifully illuminated versions, one showing a man writing who may be Chaucer himself, and representations of the 'Tales' from different periods, different countries and even in different media.

Did you know that one of Chaucer's pilgrims was an Oxford student, the 'clerk of Oxenforde', "still a student though/ One who had taken logic long ago." He's diligent and scholarly; "Whatever money from his friends he took/ He spent on learning or another book" is how he's described in the translation made by Nevill Coghill, a former Merton Professor of English Literature at Oxford University and member of The Inklings discussion group .

Chaucer was something of a polymath. He also wrote an instruction manual on how to use an astrolabe, a medieval navigation instrument. You can see an astrolabe similar to the one Chaucer described in the History of Science Museum in Oxford, among a wonderful collection of astrolabes from India, the Middle East and Europe, including one that belonged to Queen Elizabeth I - perfect for browsing after you've seen the Chaucer exhibition!

This is also a good opportunity for us to thank Marion Turner, curator of this exhibition for the fantastic private tour she gave us a few weeks ago 😃

20/02/2024

200 years ago today an Oxford geologist, Professor William Buckland, made a scientific breakthrough, becoming the first person to scientifically describe and name a dinosaur.

He used fossilised bones to identify 'Megalosaurus', meaning 'giant lizard' - a 9 metre long dinosaur from the Jurassic period. Previously some scientists believed that huge fossil bones proved that giants once existed.

Today you can see the fossils in Oxford's Museum of Natural History, in front of which, are casts of Megalosaurus footprints taken from fossilised prints found locally at Ardley Quarry. And the only 'giants' are the heads outside the Sheldonian Theatre on Broad Street!

12/02/2024

Today was a fabulous sunny ☀️ day in Oxford.
A perfect day for a little wander !

Valentine's day will soon be here and look at this gorgeous shop window from

Have you ever seen grounds flooded like that ?!
How impressive ! 😱
Oxford Guild of Tour Guides is the professional association of freelance guides who provide tours of Oxford and beyond.
All guides are qualified.

To book a tour with one of us, visit our website, link in bio 👉

30/01/2024

After 400 years, masonry can become loose. Today we have someone abseiling down the Tower of the Five Orders in Old Schools Quad to check the stonework'

29/01/2024

Yesterday, some members of the Oxford Guild of Tour Guides spent a fantastic afternoon walking around the Westminster area. 🤩

Thank you to the who got involved, particularly to Rachel, Graham and

We're very grateful for the training exchange and long may it last ! 😄
Oxford Guild of Tour Guides is the professional association of freelance guides who provide tours of Oxford and beyond.
All guides are qualified.

To book a tour with one of us, visit our website, link in bio 👉

02/01/2024

Happy New Year from all of us in the Oxford Guild of Tour Guides 🥳😍🎇

24/12/2023

All members in the Oxford Guild of Tour Guides wish you all the best for this festive period.

Happy Christmas ⛄🎁 🎄

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All guides are qualified.

To book a tour with one of us, visit our website, link in bio 👉

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If you were in Oxford city centre this morning, like Aaron, one of our guides, you may have spotted a procession, led by the Lord Mayor Mike Rowley leaving the Town Hall around 11:00.😊 He, and his fellow city councillors were on their way to inspect the city walls in the grounds of New College. This is a 600 year old tradition, which has been marked every three years since 1379. If you'd like to find out more about this interesting tradition, why don't you click this link : https://www.oxford.gov.uk/news/article/1564/lord-mayor-of-oxford-continues-600-year-old-tradition-by-inspecting-citys-historic-walls And also, come along on one of our professional guided tours. Website in bio 😉 #localtradition #oxford #oxfordcitywalls #newcollege #oxfordcitycouncil #lordmayor

The calm before the mayhem of tomorrow morning...🥳 Have you ever participated into May morning before ?? If not, wake up around 4am, head towards Magdalen Bridge for 5:30am at the latest before the events kick off at 6am. But what is it all about ?? 🤔 If you want to find out more about this tradition, why don't you join one of our fantastic guided tours and learn all about it ?! 😁 . . . . Oxford Guild of Tour Guides is the professional association of freelance guides who provide tours of Oxford and beyond. All guides are qualified. To book a tour with one of us, visit our website, link in bio 👉 @oxford_guild_of_tour_guides #maymorning #magdalencollegeoxford #privatetour #bookwithus #professionalguides #instituteoftouristguiding #oxfordwithaqualifiedguide #britainbesttouristguides

Wren at 300! 1723-2023 It is 300 years since the death of one of our greatest architects! 🙏 Educated at Oxford, he was a member of Wadham College in 1650. Multi talented, his interests to name a few included astronomy, anatomy, mathematics and architecture. He was the founder member of what became the Royal Society, and Professor of Astronomy at Oxford. If you have seen St. Paul’s Cathedral in London then you have seen his final building; come to Oxford to see his first. This is the graduation hall of the university – The Sheldonian Theatre. Marvel at its unusual shape - you might recognise Wren’s inspiration for this building. Walk around and see if you can find a little stone wren hiding in the hair of one of the boundary markers known as the Emperor’s Heads! A fun visual pun! 😉 Find what is known as the Wren door to see his initials carved at the top of the door. Students walk through this as they enter the building for their graduation ceremonies. . . . . . Oxford Guild of Tour Guides is the professional association of freelance guides who provide tours of Oxford and beyond. All guides are qualified. To book a tour with one of us, visit our website, link in bio 👉 @oxford_guild_of_tour_guides #christopherwren #anniversary #onthisday #300yearsago #sheldoniantheatre #newdestination #oxford #explore #joinus #guidedtour #professionalguide #famousarchitect

Happy International Tourist Guides day to all our fellow colleagues around the world ! 😉🎉 @bodleianlibraries @cotswold_and_oxford_tours @toursexploreoxford @walkingtoursofoxford @bbcoxford . . . . . . Oxford Guild of Tour Guides is the professional association of freelance guides who provide tours of Oxford and beyond. All guides are qualified. To book a tour with one of us, visit our website, link in bio 👉 @oxford_guild_of_tour_guides #internationaltouristguideday #21stfebruary #firstproperreel #weloveourjob #guidingispassion #passion #oxfordcity #bookwithus #oxfordguildoftourguides #instagramreels #sharethelove #letsbecreative #getintouchtoday

It is the 3rd day of 2023, and all members of the Oxford Guild of Tour Guides wish you a very happy New Year 🥳 Our diaries are open; get in touch today to book your private bespoke tour with one of our qualified guides. We are looking forward to meeting you and introducing you to the beautiful city of Oxford 😍 . . . . . . Oxford Guild of Tour Guides is the professional association of freelance guides who provide tours of Oxford and beyond. All guides are qualified. To book a tour with one of us, visit our website, link in bio 👉 @oxford_guild_of_tour_guides #happynewyear #2023 #oxford #guidedtour #qualifiedguide #giftideas

One of the perks of being a qualified Oxford guide and having an early start to the day ...☀️🤩 Having the space all to yourself before visitors get here on a sunny morning 😍 . . . . . Oxford Guild of Tour Guides is the professional association of freelance guides who provide tours of Oxford and beyond. All guides are qualified. To book a tour with one of us, visit our website, link in bio 👉 @oxford_guild_of_tour_guides #oxfordwithaqualifiedguide #discoveroxford #bodleianlibrary #tourism #explore #sunnyoxford #sunnydays #newdestination #oxfordlens #bookwithus #guidedtour

Welcome to English Tourism week! A fantastic week to learn about some of the country's best visitor destinations. 😁🎉 With travel restrictions lifted to come to England and passenger locator forms scrapped from today, tourism is likely to increase.🙏🤩 We thought it is a good opportunity for us to launch our new series of posts on books ! 📖📚 Among our knowledgeable colleagues, we have several authors of or contributors to amazing books on Oxford. Well, over the next few weeks, we will share with you a great range of books, from Oxford quizzes, ghosts stories, walks around Oxford, either well known or hidden, to the famous TV series on Inspector Morse ...! Watch this space !🔔 . . . Oxford Guild of Tour Guides is the professional association of freelance guides who provide tours of Oxford and beyond. All guides are qualified. To book a tour with one of us, visit our website, link in bio 👉 @oxford_guild_of_tour_guides #englishtourismweek2022 #englishtourismweek #oxfordwithaqualifiedguide #discoveroxford #radcliffesquareoxford #bodleianlibrary #tourism #explore #newdestination #oxfordlens #bookwithus #booklovers #newideas #bookpromotion

What a beautiful light on these buildings this morning! 🤩 Can you name the 5 locations you can spot in the video?! Come and join one of our informative guided tours with one of our professional and qualified guides and we will share fascinating facts and intriguing stories about them. 😃 . . . Oxford Guild of Tour Guides is the professional association of freelance guides who provide tours of Oxford and beyond. All guides are qualified. To book a tour with one of us, visit our website, link in bio 👉 @oxford_guild_of_tour_guides #oxfordwithaqualifiedguide #bookwithus #oxfordguildoftourguides #discoveroxford #bbcoxford #beautifuldays #sharethelove #oxford #oxfordlens #igersoxford #oxfordpop #guidedtour #expertguides

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Oxford Guild of Tour Guides is the professional association of freelance guides who provide tours of Oxford and beyond. All guides are experienced.

The best way to enjoy Oxford, the City, the University and the Colleges is to take a walking tour with a qualified guide. You will see the main sights, the historic buildings and hear about the people who have studied here as well as the ceremonies and traditions. Your guide can help you plan your visit in many different ways with advice about what to see and do or interesting places to eat and drink both in Oxford and the wider area.