Visits

Inspired by the lecture in March 2024 by Justin Reay on the architecture of the Bodleian Library complex we have an opportunity to explore for ourselves, with a conducted tour of the Divinity School, Duke Humphrey’s Library, Convocation House and the Chancellors Court.
We will travel by coach to arrive close to the Ashmolean at approximately 10.30am (this is as close as the coach can get to the Bodleian). There will be a short walk involving some cobbled and uneven pathways to the Weston Library where you can purchase refreshments at the cafe in the Blackwell Hall, which also houses changing exhibitions.
We assemble at the entrance to the Divinity School at 11.25am for the start of the tour, which is approximately one hour. It will involve climbing 64 steps to the old library but a service lift should be available on request.
After the tour, members are free to explore further – the Radcliffe Camera, the University Botanic gardens or the Ashmolean Museum, which also has a good cafeteria serving lunch/afternoon tea.
The coach will pick us up at the same drop off point by the Ashmolean at 4pm.

Coach pickup:
9.30am     St George’s Hall, Blockley
9.45am     Bus stop at Tesco car park, Stow

28 people maximum

Cost for tour and transport: Members £29, Guests £33

Please see the attached form for booking details