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Oxford Scenic Cycle Tour- 2 persons minimum summer season

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Leave Oxford city & the crowds behind on this small-group tour and enjoy a 3 hour bike ride with scenic views. Cycle past traditional narrow boats, ducks, swans, and of course Oxford's famous teams of rowers out on the Thames river. There are two routes available, both of which include an optional garden pub stop. Fun for all ages but a good family activity too. Learn about the rowing races and the historical importance of trade along the river, and the various writers, including Lewis Carroll, whose story-telling is the result of days messing about with boats on the river.
  • Local guide
  • Bike rental (our normal stock of bikes will fit anyone from 1.3 metres or taller)
  • Children will automatically be given helmets. Adult Helmets only included if you request with notice
  • Children of height under 1.3m (4 foot 2), requires us to hire in bikes so advance notice is required
  • We do NOT visit inside colleges on any of the shorter cycle tours, so if you wish to see inside a college, please select the cycle and walk combined tour option. We also cannot guarantee entry into colleges, as it is subject to their being open eg graduation days is problematic.
  • Gratuities
  • We do not stock tandem bikes but we can hire in one tandem bike trailer only, if you give us adequate advance notice. This is why we charge you a booking fee for infants to cover that cost. Alternatively, we have one infants child back seat suitable for infants weighing under 17 pounds weight.
  • Any requests for infant seat, the parent must ride the bike with the one infant seat we can attach.
  • If you plan to bring children along, please provide ages and heights, at time of booking. Our stock of bikes includes two bikes only which will fit someone of height from 1.4m to 1.5 metres tall. We stock no bikes shorter than that, nor any bikes with tandem child seat on the back. Any such bike requests need to be made known to us, at least 24 hours in advance, as we need to hire in such bikes!
Departure Point

15-16 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3AS, UK Meet your guide wearing red lanyard next to the red sign OUTSIDE Oxford tourist info centre, 15 Broad street, OX1 3AS.

Return Details

15-16 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3AS, UK Meet your guide wearing red lanyard next to the red sign OUTSIDE Oxford tourist info centre, 15 Broad street, OX1 3AS.

  • Port Meadow, Oxford, United Kingdom
    Our route heads out of Oxford and leaves the crowds behind to enjoy a leisurely cycle to and beyond the Port Meadow and along the Thames path
    30 minutes
  • Iffley Village, Oxford, United Kingdom
    Our secondary alternative shorter route visits Iffley village. Our primary default longer route takes us to the Port Meadow and to Binsey hamlet
    45 minutes
  • Binsey Ln, Oxford OX2 0NG, UK
    Our primary default route goes to visit this quaint medieval church
    15 minutes
  • Balliol College, Oxford, United Kingdom
    We briefly introduce a range of colleges such as this one, on our route. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.
    5 minutes
  • Trinity College, Oxford, United Kingdom
    We briefly introduce a range of colleges such as this one, on our route. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.
    5 minutes
  • Exeter College, Oxford, United Kingdom
    We briefly introduce a range of colleges such as this one, on our route. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.
    5 minutes
  • Jesus College, Oxford, United Kingdom
    We briefly introduce a range of colleges such as this one, on our route. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.
  • Brasenose College, Oxford, United Kingdom
    We briefly introduce a range of colleges such as this one, on our route. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.
  • All Souls College, Oxford, United Kingdom
    We briefly introduce a range of colleges such as this one, on our route. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.
    5 minutes
  • University Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Oxford, United Kingdom
    We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.
  • Hertford College, Oxford, United Kingdom
    We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.
  • New College, Oxford, United Kingdom
    We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.
    5 minutes
  • Bridge of Sighs, Oxford, United Kingdom
    We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.
  • Radcliffe Camera, Oxford, United Kingdom
    We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.
    5 minutes
  • Bodleian Library, Oxford, United Kingdom
    We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.
    5 minutes
  • Wadham College, Oxford, United Kingdom
    We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.
    5 minutes
  • Keble College, Oxford, United Kingdom
    We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.
  • Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Oxford, United Kingdom
    We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route. We do not visit inside colleges though on this tour.
    5 minutes
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • You must be at least 1.3 metres (4 foot 2) to fit our normal stock of bikes. Anything smaller & we need to hire in smaller bikes which requires usually at least 24 hours notice.
  • MINIMUM 3 PERSONS REQUIRED TO BOOK ANY PUBLIC CYCLE TOURS
  • If you plan to bring children along, please provide ages and heights, at time of booking. Our stock of bikes includes two bikes only which will fit someone of height from 1.4m to 1.5 metres tall. We stock no bikes shorter than that, nor any bikes with tandem child seat on the back. Any such bike requests need to be made known to us, at least 24 hours in advance, as we need to hire in such bikes!
  • This tour may not be suitable for younger children. If you are shorter than the required height, a fold out bike is available but not recommended for children. The balance on these bikes takes some time to get used to
  • Please dress for all types of weather and bring water
  • Helmets are only offered to adults if you ask (at least 1 day in advance). There is no obligation in Oxford to wear a helmet on bikes. This tour will be avoiding busy roads. If you would like us to provide helmets, please mention if you want S, M, L adult-size
  • A minimum of 2 adults per booking is required- otherwise you could choose to pay for 2 persons
  • A maximum of 12 people per booking is set here but we can accommodate larger groups with significant advance notice given.
  • PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME:
  • Please arrive 5 minutes early for your tour at our meeting point. If you arrive more than 5 minutes later than the scheduled tour, then you will likely forfeit and lose your booking as it interrupts the guide and other customers, if we are trying to find you after a guide has started and left the meeting point.
  • INFO FOR DRIVERS AND PARKING:
  • If you are driving, then please allow extra 30-60 minutes over whatever time you think it will take you to get here. Oxford is NOT car friendly and it is congested roads and hard to find parking spaces....unless you park at the sign posted 'park and rides' on edge of town on any major road into the city and hop on their buses into city centre. The park and ride buses leave every 15 or every 30 minutes and take anything from 10 min to 30 min (depending on traffic) to reach city centre. So if you are going to drive, then please assume you should be aiming to park your car about one hour before your tour starts.
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
  • We actually recommend instead using the much faster and reliable train services but again please aim to arrive about an hour or earlier before your tour starts as trains can be delayed and the train and coach station are about 15 minutes walk from our meeting point. There is also the coach service from London called the Oxford Tube which leaves every half hour or more but it can take much longer than its advertised 105 minute journey time. It drops you off either at High street Oxford or Gloucester Green coach station. It's quicker to ask to get off on High street near Carfax tower, then it's a 10 minutes walk to Broad street.
  • THIS IS A LEISURELY RIDE and Oxford is very flat
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
slck0
03 Aug 2018
We did the combination walking tour - bike tour. I would recommend this because the walking tour gets you an overview of the town and university while the bike tour takes you out in the countryside. (You might be disappointed with the bike tour itself if you had your hopes on seeing the city.) We rode through a pasture to Binsey, home to a cool old church and St. Margaret's well, which is the model for Lewis Carroll’s ‘Treacle Well’ from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.We had a drink at The Perch and swung by a couple of C.S. Lewis spots (at our request) on the way back home. Our guide was Andrew and he was awesome. I felt like we hired a local friend for the afternoon. He was patient, informative, responsive, and fun. He knew his history and you can tell he loves the area. He was fun in conversation and we just enjoyed the whole thing - even the rain added to the experience.
655amy
11 Jun 2018
We had a lovely time on our bike tour of oxford. Alistsir was charming and sweet and terrific with my kids. He was very patient and basically biked at our pace. He shared his knowledge of oxford with us — and was both funny and interesting. I highly recommend this tour to families. We got to see the university, the town, and the countryside. It was wonderful. Thank you, Alastair!
This tour in England is organized by Visit Oxford Tours Ltd

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