Inspector Morse Filming Locations Walking Tour in Oxford

Very good guide and trip. The Colleges were all inaccessible due to the lockdown unfortunately or would have been 5 stars. No fault of the tour guide obviously, but we were not made aware of this.

Firstly the tour guide was late and had no identification despite what the website had said. Instead of greeting us the first thing he did was to demand to see our tickets. When I produced this he turned his back on me and began speaking to someone else and never saw my ticket. The tour itself was good and informative, he had much interesting knowledge about the history of Oxford. We had booked a tour of Inspector Morse filming sites. He spent more time talking about Harry Potter, we did not book a tour about a children’s film. This was bizarre. When we got to the part to visit the Randolph hotel he spent much time describing what poor condition the hotel was in despite the fact that he knew that 2 of our party were staying there. He even said to them that they should not pay more than £150 a night for this place, to which they replied that they had paid considerably more. Overall we enjoyed the tour but it was missold due to so much Harry Potter which we have no interest in whatsoever and would not have booked this. He also kept telling me which buildings to look at and actually told me off at one point for looking at another. He also asked me several times to try and knock down a lampost to show how strong it was. I have severe arthritis.

Peter was extremely knowledgable on this tour and not just on Morse but the history of Oxford . A very enjoyable tour and I would highly recommend.

From the get go, my Trip to the UK was always going to be special! It was to celebrate a Milestone Birthday, and being a huge Endeavor Fan, Oxford was on my Bucket List. Happy Birthday indeed! Straight away, I knew that my experience with Visit Oxford Tours, was going to be exceptional! Alasdair e-mailed me in advance with detailed information about our Tour, where to meet our Guide, and if I had any other interests other than Endeavour/Inspector Morse. I mentioned to him that it would be wonderful if some Harry Potter bits were thrown into the mix, and he indeed let our Tour Guide know that! We met our Tour Guide Tom, in front of the Oxford Visitor Centre which was easy enough to find and in a central location. After Introductions, and sharing with us a bit about the Tour, he pulled out laminated print outs on Endeavour boxes all ticked! and when it started raining, he graciously lent my Cousin his umbrella for the duration of our tour. It was then I knew we had an exceptional guide. Saying Tom is an exceptional guide, is an understatement. On a rather weather filled day, we hardly noticed it, as he skillfully and full of thought, brought the magic that is Oxford to life. Focusing mostly on Inspector Morse, which is the name of the Tour, he did have just as much knowledge on Endeavour. He took us to particular filming sites of the show, which made the fan in me very happy see attached pics ! We went toExeter college, The Covered Market, and The Bear. We went to the corner at Christchurch, Oriel, and Corpus Christi, that goes into the cobble-stoned region where there is a lot of Morse filming. We went to Merton College, then onto the 1950's building that doubles as the Wessex Bank in Morse. We went up Magpie Lane, the University Church, Radcliffe Square, where I stood in total awe of the Radcliffe Camera, and then onto the Divinity School, where the Harry Potter Fan in me was satiated. Then to the Bridge of Sighs and New College Lane where I took one of my fave pics of my whole trip, which also, according to Tom, is the haunted part of town and where several bits of Endeavour are filmed! Then we went to the Turf Pub, glanced at the Natural History Museum, and onto Keble College, setting for the snow covered episode of Home in Endeavour incidentally my most Fave episode. Towards the end of the tour, we headed to The Lamb and Flag, the Canterbury Quad of St Johns, and most appropriately, the Randolph Hotel any true Inspector Morse Fan knows what Im talking about! Although I am primarily an Endeavour Fan going into the Tour, Tom inspired me to revisit the original Inspector Morse Series, which I might add, is the mark of a good Tour Guide! And as we meandered our way to our various destinations, he would deftly extol upon us many Literary References which made me want to be more well read, Architectural Details, and overall general historical facts of the City of Dreaming Spires . I always knew I would love Oxford, but it was his Tour, along with the Pub Tour also from Visit Oxford Tours straight after, that helped me solidify a deep love for the city. Well done Tom, and many thanks for bringing it all to life for us! If you want a uniquely personal tour experience it was just me my Cousin for the whole of the Tour, I highly recommend it! Ask for Tom if you can, give my love to Oxford, and bring an Umbrella!

What a fantastic tour. Our guide Peter was both highly knowledgeable and entertaining in equal measures. He showed us lots of places not usually on a standard tour route, and then brought everything to life. He was able to share story after story, about Morse, Harry Potter and the life of this university city. Certainly left us feeling that we will need to visit the city again one day. Thank you Peter, for keeping us entertained and extending the tour long past the two hour time slot!

We were the only two on the Inspector Morse tour, so we had lots of time for questions. Our guide was quite knowledgeable, and we learned lots about Oxford in general, as well as the filming locations of Morse, Lewis and Endeavour. Michelle

If you wanted a tour of Morse's Oxford, this was not it. It was more a tour of the Oxford Colleges with Morse thrown in. It only lasted 1 hour and 45. We had wanted this tour to be all about Morse. We had done a tour of Rebus's Edinburgh which showed us places from the books, the police station, and his local.

It was just ok in terms of the Morse bits....The other side is that we got a lot of town knowledge from Peter in regard to Oxford and the University.

Tour was advertised to be no more than 4 people and we were 7. We didn't stop inside any of the pubs and really did not have access to many of the colleges and then just got inside past the porters. Supposed to meet at pub at end and solve a murder- guide did not offer to do this.

This is one of two tours we took in Oxford. Our guide Alisdair took just the two of us...very import point, they tours are limited to no more than half a dozen people at max all around Oxford. While I was a bigger fan of the series than my wife, you don't have to know anything about the show to enjoy the great sights, sounds and history of the town. We saw so many other tour groups with 20 or 30 people all going along trying to hear what a guide said or ask a question. This company and their tours are like have a friend in town who shows you everything you could ever want to see and learn. We enjoyed it soo much we did a pub tour that evening with another of their people, Peter, that was the highlight of our vacation. Visit Oxford Tours is the best and we look forward to coming back to see more of this great town with Peter, Alisdair, and Guy.