The alma mater of 48 Nobel Prize winners, 26 British prime ministers, 28 foreign presidents, along with the most esteemed poets and authors of our times such as Oscar Wilde, Oxford is arguably the most famous university in the world. Established earlier than Cambridge and alike its peer further north, it is the main highlight in town but there are plenty of opportunities for eager travellers to delve deeper into the city as a whole, and most of it revolve around its medieval history and urban legends. Learn a thing or two about its history and traditions with a customised Oxford tour package from Chan Brothers Travel Private Tours and graduate smarter and worldlier than before with first class honours.

Oxford isn’t certainly just about a world-class university and a privileged lifestyle. In fact, the other history of Oxford is laden with tumultuous tales, and a tour through the 12th-century Oxford Castle is the perfect place to put these lesser-known pieces of its past together. With Oxford Castle Unlocked, a guide dressed in character will bring you through a time capsule through the dark atmospheres of its underground crypts, chambers and austere prison wing and reenact intriguing stories of escapes, betrayals and tortures. But all’s not down and trodden; when you are done exploring its underbelly, climb the Saxon St George’s Tower back into the light and view the panorama of this so called “City of Dreaming Spires”.

Hunt down the ghosts of its past

With a gloomy history as dark as one can imagine stretching back to almost an entire millennia, Oxford Castle’s ghosts of its past are what the best of urban legends are made of, and more. Executions, murders, torturous imprisonments, conspiracies, wars and fighting had all happened right there on its grounds – the sinister crypt underneath the tower, the long sullen corridors where heavy metal doors and padded cells kept in unsavoury characters, and the well chamber hidden deep in the mound of the Castle Hill. Brave the dead of the night and embark on an experiential tour where you will hunt down the ghost of the city’s past – thrilling and enlightening at the same time.

An afternoon treat
After learning about the academic pedigree of the city and discovering its ghastly past, it is time for a little bit of culture and indulgence the British way. Dress up in your afternoon finest and make your way to one of the city’s posh hotels for a high tea tete-a-tete. The Randolph is one such fine place steeped in genteel luxury and tradition where you can enjoy delicious treats such as scones with strawberry jam and clotted cream, sip quality tea and practise your very best manners. 

For more of United Kingdom and the British Isles, see:

• Cambridge tour package
• Dublin tour package
• Lake District tour package
• London tour package
• Manchester tour package
• Scotland tour package
• York tour package

Learn the ways of history, traditions and posh manners with a customised Oxford tour package from Chan Brothers Travel Private Tours today. Call 6212 9935 or email privatetours@chanbrothers.com.sg to find out more.

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