College only
Tour includes:
- Hall Stairs
- Great Hall
- Tom Quad
- Cloister
There will also be an opportunity for you to follow the visitor route in your own time after the tour. Check here for any closures of areas such as the Hall and Cathedral.
Guided tours
All tours are in English and suitable for ages 11+. All children under 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult.
If you have any accessibility requirements, please contact us in advance at tourism@chch.ox.ac.uk so that we can make arrangements for you to join the tour.
Highlights Guided Tours
Tickets will be released online each Friday for the following week. For example, on Friday 22 August tickets will be released for the week of Monday 25 August.
Additional tours may be added on an ad-hoc basis.
Tickets may also be purchased at our Visitor Centre, subject to availability.
40 minutes
40 minutes
Cathedral Only
Tour includes:
- Cathedral
- Cloister
There will also be an opportunity for you to follow the visitor route in your own time after the tour. Check here for any closures of areas such as the Hall and Cathedral.
60 minutes
College and Cathedral
Tour includes:
- Hall Stairs
- Great Hall
- Tom Quad
- Cloister
- Cathedral
There will also be an opportunity for you to follow the visitor route in your own time after the tour. Check here for any closures of areas such as the Hall and Cathedral.
Special Interest Guided Tours
60 minutes
Cathedral stained glass guided tour
This 60-minute tour offers a journey through the Cathedral's rich stained-glass heritage. Our tour includes windows from the early 14th century, painted glass from the 17th century, Victorian windows and the exquisite legacy left by the Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, and our newest windows by Patrick Reyntiens (St Francis, 2024) and Thomas Denny (Return of the Prodigal Son, 2025).
60 minutes
Cathedral architecture guided tour
This 60-minute tour offers a journey through centuries of architectural development, from the Norman construction of the Priory of St Frideswide in the 12th century, through the emergence of Gothic architecture, to the remodelling of the Cathedral by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the 19th century.
Book Tickets for the next tour here
60 minutes
Cathedral Monuments and Memorials Guided Tour
This 60-minute tour offers an introduction to some of the key figures who populate the Cathedral’s history in stone, in wood, or in brass, and often in Latin. Saints, knights, priors, noblewomen, bishops, and soldiers – discover who they were, and what legacy (in every sense) they left.
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