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What customers say

Merinda  (Oxon)

As someone who knows Oxford quite well, having worked here for over 20 years, the  Visionaries and Egos tour was absolutely fascinating and packed with information I had little knowledge of. Caroline is a wonderful guide: entertaining, informative and clearly has a passion for her hometown. 

Frances and Peter (Gloucs)

Ewa (Spain)

I had the pleasure of attending one of Caroline's guided tours of beautiful Oxford this year. Caroline's knowledge of  the history of Oxford is impressive. She transmitted fascinationg information in a clear and dynamic way, and left us wanting to find out more. Highly recommended!

Jonathan (Oxon)

Miyoko  (Japan)

Fascinating! The tour began with the intriguing riddle-like title, 'Where's the University?', and from start to finish it kept the audience engaged and excited. The history of Oxford  University that Caroline shared was both clear and fascinating, and I am sure it will remain in my memory for many years to come. 

Tim and Jan (Winchester)

We so enjoyed our Town and Gown Wars  tour. Full of incredible facts and fascinating stories. Thank you for sharing your impressive knowledge of history with us. We will be booking further tours.

Erin (17) (Oxon)

Where's the University? was an amazing tour. I learnt so much. Would definitely recommend.

A great walk - fascinating insights with an authentic knowledgeable guide. Would definitely try one of the others walks.

Rubén (13) (Oxon)

Great locations and interesting explanations.

The Where's the University ? tour was both interesting and very informative.  Caroline's energy and enthusiasm for her subject was very apparent as was the obvious amount of work and research she has put in.

 Madeleine (Oxon)

The quirky historical stories really bring what you're seeing to life.

Kathryn (Oxford)

Helen (Oxford)

Thank you for our wonderful private tour this morning. Vera and I really enjoyed it. We both commented on how lovely it was to have the personal touches too.

Thank you so much for today's tour. I loved it and learnt so much. I thought it was as excellent mixture of fact and personal. Really well constructed with little cliff hangers every now and again. Brilliant.

Richard & Gill (Oxford)

Thanks for a great tour and all your fabulous knowledge of Oxford. It was a superb afternoon. 

If you are interested in doing one of my tours, please get in touch.

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Photographs: Jan Jarosz and David Pearson

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