Take a journey back in time to find the diverse narratives often hidden beneath the cobblestones.
Discover the stories of those who are often left out of the city landscape: Women, people of colour, and LQBTQIA individuals.
This guided journey around Oxford will go back in time to highlight the many ways women have historically experienced the urban space and family life, uncover how masculinities have shaped and been shaped by the university, and discuss queer experiences in the city.
Together we will analyse the urban landscape and material culture, discuss gendered geographies, and push back on social expectations.
This tour lasts for about 1.5hrs.
We will walk no more than two miles, but please be aware that cobble stones and uneven pavement may restrict the accessibility of this event.
Posted By : U5098MLjamesa
Wonderfully crafted approach to showing and explaining the "other" side of Oxford's role in UK's modern history. Engaging format where guides ask opinions and ideas of participants. Thoughtful, provocative and engaging. One of the best tours I have ever taken.
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Posted On : 2023-07-24 08:07:25 
Posted By : Rosie K
I did the hidden histories, colonial, and original tours. All were exceptional. I learned a lot, loved how interactive it was, and found my guides really friendly and knowledgeable. Highly recommend these tours!!
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Posted On : 2022-10-18 05:03:21
Posted By : N9639OFmohammedb
Superb tour highlighting some amazing history of Oxford and encouraging dialogue in the group. It was a great experience and the tour guide we had was excellent at engaging with us and expanding the narrative on the history
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Posted On : 2022-07-31 16:16:55
Posted By : T4866VLemanueleb
These tours are among my favourite activities in Oxford! The focus is very much on the uncomfortable elements of the city's past and present rather than the main touristy bits. The tours are very interactive and the guides create a safe space for everyone to voice their thoughts. Some really interesting discussions pop up in this way and I got a better context of Oxford's quirks through this process.
Hidden histories was a very good tour, it was refreshing to hear stories of people who have been pretty much overlooked by history, but have been instrumental in their own ways.
Definitely recommend any of the Uncomfortable Oxford tours if you want to get to know the city from a different light!
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Posted On : 2022-06-12 11:39:43
Posted By : mrsad2022
A simple idea that allows you to see the beauty of the city centre while at the same time learning stories not in mainstream history. The discussion format of the tours is really good and makes for a more interesting time than a tour led by someone with a fixed agenda. Julie, the guide was knowledgeable and engaging. I would thoroughly recommend. I intend to go on one of the other tours now.
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Posted On : 2022-05-15 06:32:43
Posted By : davidbH6571CA
Really interetsing walking tour which puts a whole new spin on Oxford! Certainly made me look differectly at the city. Would highly recommend this tour as there is a chance to discuss the issues rather than just hear about them. Liked that 'answers' were not given by the tour guides as many of the issues don't have easy answers. Guides could have been a little more polished on their delivery but definately worth the fee charged. Didn't feel uncomfortable on the tour as very friendly.
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Posted On : 2022-04-10 05:51:18
Posted By : flickcolesburg
We arranged an "Oxford and Empire" tour as part of a College event series. Myself and the other attendees agreed that we had learnt so much about the University and its past, as well as being left with many questions. Our guide, Cameron, was energetic and engaging throughout, and we are very grateful to him.
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Posted On : 2022-01-29 15:49:10
Posted By : alexism211
Fantastic tour and learned a huge amount in a small amount of time. It's clearly very thoughtfully put together and our tour guide engaged us throughout with questions.
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Posted On : 2021-11-18 07:35:33
Posted By : 24csengeb
The walk was very entertaining and informative. I felt very engaged and felt my opinion was respected. It was an amazing experience and I definitely recommend to anyone visiting Oxford!
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Posted On : 2021-08-04 16:44:28
Posted By : snapshotjourneys
Learned a lot during the UnOx Literary tour! Our guide was really knowledgeable and had a lot of great thought-provoking questions. We enjoyed our discussion and the reading recs!
Tours are also very well managed with everyone wearing masks and distancing being possible throughout the tour.
Many thanks!
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Posted On : 2021-07-28 15:25:05
