Photos: Andrew Gray, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Diliff, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Julian Herzog (Website), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Photo credits
Photos: Andrew Gray, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Diliff, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Julian Herzog (Website), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Jericho's cafes and canal towpath
Your local guide
Isabel Ferreira
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Highlights
- Victorian terraces with an industrial past
- A neighbourhood built around a press and ironworks
- Narrowboats on a working canal
- A canal older than the railway beside it
- A residential side of the city
About this tour
This session walks through Jericho, the Victorian terraced neighbourhood just north of the city centre, from its cafe-lined streets to the quieter canal towpath at its edge. It covers the area's industrial origins and the narrowboats still moored along the water today. It shows a residential, less touristy side of Oxford close to the colleges.
We start along Walton Street with the terraces and their history, then walk towards the canal for a calmer finish. Questions about the neighbourhood's independent shops and cafes come up naturally, and I answer from my own years of living nearby. I close with a note on which cafes are worth returning to.
It suits anyone who wants a residential, everyday Oxford alongside the university sights. It also suits repeat visitors looking for something beyond the standard college route.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Oxford before heading out.
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Walton Street terraces 21 min
The camera moves along a row of Victorian terraced houses, and I explain how the neighbourhood grew up around the university press and the ironworks that once stood here.
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Canal towpath 21 min
The route ends on the Oxford Canal towpath, and I point out the narrowboats moored along it and how the canal predates the railway that later competed with it.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Oxford: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Oxford marmalade and Jericho, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in London time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 9 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Oxford, showing you Walton Street terraces and Canal towpath live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We connect on a video call along Walton Street and finish on the canal towpath a short walk away.
Times shown in London time (GMT)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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