Wonders of Oxford: Famous Alumni
You will visit top attractions including the Radcliffe Camera, the Bodleian Library and beautiful, historic Oxford University colleges such as Magdalen and Balliol.
Highlights
See Oxford’s oldest and most spectacular buildings and discover more about the brilliant minds that have lived and studied there
Discover where Albert Einstein’s genius equations are captured forever on a chalkboard, and where Nobel Prize-winning scientist Dorothy Hodgkin made her greatest breakthroughs
See the exotic gardens that inspired Lewis Carroll to write Alice in Wonderland and the pub where J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis discussed Lord of the Rings and Narnia over a beer (or five)
Visit the beautiful, centuries-old library where Harry Potter was filmed
Find the secret spot where Oscar Wilde supposedly threw legendary parties after being kicked out of his college, and the hidden pub where Bill Clinton allegedly ‘did not inhale’
Storyline
Game route
Starting point The Eagle and Child pub, St Giles’ Street
The Eagle and Child, St Giles', Oxford OX1 3LU, UKFinish point Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum
Rose Ln, Oxford OX1 4AZ, UKPlaces you will visit
12
It will take you
71-101 mins
You will walk
5120 steps
Total distance
3.9 km
- Best during the day
- Instagrammable
- Best for couples
- Recommended activity for families
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