Spencer’s Tours of Oxford
44 - 45 High Street, Oxford, OX1 4AP, GB
Rating: 4.3 ★ (160 ratings)
Details
From 44-45 High Street, a City Sightseeing Oxford open-top bus tour offers a fantastic introduction to the city's honey-coloured architecture and iconic landmarks in approximately one hour. With frequent departures, especially during summer, you can easily hop on and gain panoramic views of sights like Queen's College, Oxford Castle, and the historic Carfax junction. Tickets are available for 24 or 48 hours, allowing you the flexibility to hop off at any of the 20 stops to explore attractions such as the Ashmolean Museum or the Sheldonian Theatre in more detail. Audio commentary is available in multiple languages, ensuring you don't miss any of the fascinating history of Britain's oldest university city.
In the summer months, complement your bus tour with a "Stepping Through Oxford" walking tour, also departing from the High Street headquarters. These 45-minute guided walks, often included with your bus ticket, allow for a more intimate discovery of hidden courtyards, ancient colleges like Magdalen College, and architectural marvels such as the Radcliffe Camera and the Bodleian Library. Led by knowledgeable guides, these tours delve deeper into the stories and traditions of this world-famous university city, revealing details you might miss from the top deck. For booking information and to see various tour packages, including options that grant entry to Carfax Tower for stunning city views, visit citysightseeingoxford.com.
Location
Opening Hours
Monday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM; Tuesday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM; Wednesday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM; Thursday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM; Friday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM; Saturday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM; Sunday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Contact
+44 1865 790522
Comments
Here comes the unfortunate, saddening, and tragic reality of taking the Hop on Hop off bus in Oxford. My family and I were riding the bus and the driver was off putting to begin with. We didn’t allow that to dim our mood and still enjoyed the experience. About 20 minutes into our ride, another family came on the bus. The mother and grandparents settled into the open seats and the man with them peeped his head upstairs for a second and went back down. Moments later, the bus driver came upstairs and said that one of us needed to move our seats, demanded we do, and then proceeded to say the man downstairs that was with the family who sat next to us, didn’t want to sit with us and we needed to move so he could sit down. I have NEVER heard or seen that happen on a bus. This is a bus where you seat yourself and it’s open seating. So for this driver to demand 3 out of the 4 black women in our group to move, that saddened me. For her to continually say we need to move and make us feel unwanted and not valued is not what I expected from this.
This trip to Oxford was for one day during our trip to London. I was soooo beyond excited to see the city and experience it through Hop on Hop off. So, for this to happen I didn’t appreciate the experience as much as I could have. If you plan on taking this bus in Oxford BEWARE of the possible discrimination and disrespect from staff. You want to experience the city with no problems so beware!!!!!