Tours for individuals
30 minutes
This tour includes the Divinity School, a masterpiece of Gothic architecture, and Duke Humfrey’s library, the most ancient and atmospheric heart of the library.
What you'll see: 15th-century Divinity School and Duke Humfrey's medieval library.
Tour duration
30 minutes
Starting location
Divinity School
Tour language
English
Price
£8 per person
Group size
Up to 13 people
Minimum age
All adults and children over
the age of 11
Monday – Saturday*:
12.30pm, 3pm, 3.30pm,
4pm, 4.30pm
12.30pm, 3pm, 3.30pm,
4pm, 4.30pm
Sunday*:
12.30pm, 2.15pm, 2.45pm,
3.15pm, 4pm, 4.30pm
60 minutes
An extension of the 30 minute tour, where you'll also get to see the interior of the buildings that form the historic heart of the University.
What you'll see: 15th-century Divinity School, Convocation House, Chancellor's Court and Duke Humfrey's Library.
Tour duration
60 minutes
Starting location
Divinity School
Tour language
English
Price
£12 per person
Group size
Up to 13 people
Minimum age
All adults and children over
the age of 11
Monday – Saturday*:
10.30am, 11.30am, 1pm
2pm
10.30am, 11.30am, 1pm
2pm
Sunday*:
11.30am, 2pm, 3pm
90 minutes
This tour offers the opportunity to visit both the Bodleian Library's wonderful historic rooms as well as a modern reading room.
What you'll see: Radcliffe Camera, Divinity School, Convocation House, Chancellors Court and Duke Humfrey's Library.
Tour duration
90 minutes
Starting location
Divinity School
Tour language
English
Price
£18 per person
Group size
Up to 13 people
Minimum age
All adults and children over
the age of 11
Wednesday and Saturday*:
9.15am
9.15am
Sunday*:
11.15am, 1.15pm
Audio tour
Follow the history of the Bodleian Library from its birth through to the present with an audio tour describing the spectacular architecture.
What you'll see: External quadrangles and the 15th-century Divinity School.
Tour duration
40 minutes
Starting location
Divinity School
Tour language
English, French, German
Spanish and Mandarin
Price
£4 per person
£10 Family tickets
Group size
Up to 35 people
Minimum age
All adults and children
Monday – Sunday*:
9am – 4pm
9am – 4pm
Divinity School entry
This splendid medieval room is the oldest teaching hall and earliest examination hall of the University.
What you'll see: 15th-century Divinity School
Visit duration
10 minutes
Starting location
Divinity School
Tour language
English
Price
£2.50 per person
Group size
Up to 25 people
Minimum age
All adults and children
Monday – Saturday*:
9am – 5pm
9am – 5pm
Sunday*:
11am, 5pm
History trail
Follow the self-guided trail as our first librarian, 16th-century scholar Thomas Bodley, takes your family on an adventure
around the Bodleian Libraries and teaches you about the history of this world-famous site.
Tour duration
40 minutes
Starting location
Divinity School
Tour language
English
Price
Free admission
Group size
No limit
Minimum age
Aimed at families with
children aged 5 to 11
Monday – Saturday*:
9am – 5pm
9am – 5pm
Sunday*:
11am – 5pm
Purchase on the day at the Great Gate ticket office.
Photo gallery
Catering for groups
Make your visit even more special and enjoy morning pastries or afternoon teas before or after your tour at the Weston Library café.
Souvenir guide book
A guide book is available to accompany your visit featuring colour images of the library.
