As the city of Oxford starts to reopen and welcome back locals and visitors, Oxford Official Walking Tours, operated by Experience Oxfordshire, have a new addition to their programme – the Eccentric Oxford Tour. The brand new tour aims to delight both locals and staycationers this summer and showcase the city in a new and entertaining way.
The tours will start from 9 August and will be hosted and guided by local comedian and BBC script writer Richard O. Smith. Guests can expect an insightful and new spin on Oxford, and will learn and laugh about the city’s quirky traditions, rules, duels and riots, and how all of Britain’s great universities originated from Oxford’s pioneering model. The 90-minute tour will tell the story of Oxford’s eccentrics including explorers, pranksters, poets, prime ministers, pioneers, novelists, scientists, duellers, criminals and politicians.
Commenting on the new tour, Richard O. Smith said, “I am delighted to be working with Oxford Official Walking Tours on this exciting new tour of the city. The tour is guaranteed to have you chuckling and will show you the most important sights of Oxford in a new comedic light! I hope to entertain everyone on the tour and give them a memorable experience.”
The exclusive tour will initially run for the month of August only at 11am on Sunday mornings, and can be booked online at oxfordofficialwalkingtours.org. Visitors are encouraged to book as soon as possible to avoid disappointment as safety and distancing requirements mean the tours are limited to just 12 per group.
Hayley Beer-Gamage, CEO of Experience Oxfordshire said, “We are looking forward to welcoming visitors and locals back to Oxford safely. All of our official tours have received the VisitEngland We’re Good To Go accreditation which shows our commitment to high quality experiences whilst operating alongside government guidance. The team are really excited about this new addition to the programme which will offer a fantastic experience, and it will show that we are continually working hard to diversify our product and attract customers back to the city.”
