Event Type: Local / Community

Takes Place: 3rd May 2025

Time: 2 - 4 pm

Venue: Museum of Oxford

Description: Oxford University is well known as a bastion of tradition and training ground for future Prime Ministers, but how much do you know about the city’s radical past and present? On this two-hour alternative walking tour of Oxford, you will hear about epic ‘town vs gown’ riots, fiercely independent medieval women, determined but doomed Levellers, acid-sprinkling Suffragettes and the locals who kicked fascists out of the city for good. From Oscar Wilde, through Oxfam, to Rhodes Must Fall, this tour tells the fascinating and inspiring stories of those who have pushed back against power, privilege, colonialism and discrimination throughout Oxford’s thousand-year history. This alternative walking tour aims to tell the forgotten stories of Oxford’s radicals, and to spark respectful debate and discussion. Please come prepared to listen and engage. As part of the tour, you will see: Carfax Tower, the site of an infamous riot; Gloucester Green, where Oliver Cromwell crushed Britain’s first great egalitarian movement; All Souls College, whose library was funded by a slave owner; University Church gardens where a bench is dedicated to one of Oxford’s most determined campaigners for women’s education – plus more locations from Oxford’s rebellious history. Please note that this tour does not include entry into any buildings and stops may be subject to change. Join a tour of Oxford’s Rebels and Radicals to see Oxford through the eyes of an expert and unlock the secrets of its radical history. Tickets cost £15 and are available to purchase online (booking fee applies) or at the Museum shop.

How to book: Visit the Museum of Oxford Shop or go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/museum-of-oxford-walks-oxfords-rebels-and-radicals-tickets-1268529849929

Price: £15 per person (booking fee applies to online bookings)

Tel: 01865 252334

Email: museum@oxford.gov.uk

Website: https://museumofoxford.org/

Organiser: Museum of Oxford

Lecturer: Jess Worth