From Oxford Official Guided Walking Tours:
Added 08/05//12 April Facebook Competion
The winner of this month's competition has won 2 tickets for an Inspector Morse Tour in 2012.
- Question asked: What is the name of Oxford Patron Saint, when is it celebrated and where is she buried.
- Answer given: Saint Frideswide, 19th October and Oxford Cathedral
Added 14/03/12 March Facebook Competion
The winner of this month's competition has won 2 tickets for a University and City Tour in 2012.
- Question asked: Name 3 sites in Oxford used as the backdrop in 3 films.
- Answer given: The Radcliffe Camera was in The Golden Compass, Christ Church (staircase leading to dining hall) was in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and Magdalen College was in Brideshead Revisited (the film)
Our next " Oxford Film Sites Tour" will be run on Saturday 21st April at 1.45pm.
Added 10/02/12 Snow
Our walking tours are operating as usual. The main pavements in the city centre are clear.
Added 02/02/12 February Facebook Competion
The speedy winner of this month's competition has won 2 tickets for an Inspector Morse tour in 2012.
- Question asked: As we are in February the month of love! Could you name a theatre in Oxford named after a famous couple?
- Answer given:Barton & Taylor Theatre
Added 19/01/12 January Facebook Competion
We now have a winner for our monthly competition in facebook. (Every month we offer a couple of free tickets for one of our tours).
- Question asked: Could you name a Gold Olympic Medallist who has won at least two Gold Medals and has an Oxford connection.
- Answer given:John Boland won Olympic golds in the Tennis Singles and Doubles at the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens in 1896. He was at Christ Church.
This is one of the possible correct anwers.If you are interested in Sports and Oxford you might like to join our "Oxford's Olympic History Tour" which will run on specific dates during 2012.
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