The Isis and Iffley

We begin our day in the centre of Oxford at 10.30am for morning coffee, included in he tour price, in the oldest pub in Oxford. From the pub windows you can see Sir Christopher Wren's Sheldonian Theatre and a few steps takes us into the beautiful courtyard of the Bodleian Library where our explorations begin.

Our guide is going to take us into one of the Oxford Colleges for what is going to be a trip down memory lane or an introduction to the life of a student at Oford through the ages.

There's time to pop into the University Church which recently reopened after a massive two year programme of restoration – and it's looking rather splendid for it.

For lunch its back to the pub where we started our day for Fish & Chips included in the tour price. Individuals will be able to pay on the day for any drinks or desserts.

After lunch to Folly Bridge to cruise along a tranquil stretch of river to Iffley Lock past the university boat houses and Christ Church Meadows. Iffley Lock and the village are incredibly pretty. You just can't get a coach here. Sitting atop gentle Rose Hill is surely

one of the most beautiful churches in England. It's certainly one of our finest examples of Romanesque architecture: unusually little altered over the centuries it retains the original simplicity of Norman architecture and some quite spectacular figurative

carvings. And, my goodness, some beautiful stained glass windows. One by the neo-Romantic John Piper and an even more recent addition by artist and parishioner Roger Wagner.

The boat will drop us at Iffley Lock and come back for us an hour later to cruise back to Folly Bridge where we can buy hot drinks or if you fancy it a shandy or a G&T before the coach comes to collect us at 4.45pm to head home.

Price includes morning coffee and biscuits in Oxford, tour of Oxford, Fish & Chips lunch, boat tour of Iffley and luxury coach travel.
Please note that tickets/trips purchased are non refundable, but can be transferred to alternate passengers.