Oxford Castle oxford

So interesting, lots of history. Our guide Phil made it fun for our two teenage grandsons, especially the haunted crypt. Would recommend

Really interesting. It's such a shame that, way back when, they decided to demolish the majority of the castle, for political reasons, but what's left is still a great experience. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the castle/prison, but also about English history

The children (5 yrs) enjoyed going up the tower but otherwise not much of interest for them so I felt £8.50 was a bit much just for the tower. Spent most of the tour trying to keep them quiet so I missed most of it too which was a shame as the guide was good.

Great tour covering middle ages and 1066 up until modern day and its use as a film set. Engaging tour guides a trip up a medieval tower and fairly priced; a great thing to do for history lovers!

Fantastic place steeped in Oxfords history. Would recommend going up the mound as it has some fantastic views of Oxford which are well worth seeing.

The guided tour was absolutely fantastic. Our tour guide Katie made it so much fun. It starts with a lot of history (and a lot of stairs) and a tour of the tower. You climb up the long winding stairs, waves of fresh air gushing through the opening in the stonework, stopping off at a room on the way up. Reaching the top, you can see across the city from the parapet, the castle flags catching the wind. Coming back down, the stairs are just as steep, snaking around the central tower back to the main castle prison. We continued to follow stairs (there is a lift alternative available at this point) down to the crypt. A passageway leads through to the dark, atmospheric room, the old stonework carved by prisoners and a dark, cold spot lingering in a corner. While we were down there, we caught Merlin teaching some young apprentice magicians in a children's workshop. The tour includes a few cell rooms show casing the prison at different points in time. Here Katie really brought the stories to life, getting caught up in the role and bringing us all along with her to be entertained, shocked and laughing. We explored the main museum, testing out some of the hard labour the prisoners were sentenced too, and reading about the full history of the prison. All in all well worth the money and the souvenir photos were great value for 2+.

Appreciated the live tour guide Becca (a rarity these days) as she was good storyteller and did a good job keeping the kids engaged on the tour. The big drawback was the age limit to climb the tower. We've brought our kids to plenty of similarly challenging staircases (Newcastle Castle, Tower of London, Dover Castle and more), and they've been fine. The attraction should let parents decide if their kids can handle it.

Today me and my partner visited Oxford and luckily while walking around we came across the Oxford castle prison. We went inside to see what's going on. The outside view was beautiful so we decided to take the tickets for the tour inside the castle. The tour was really enjoyable, the guide was so friendly and made us feel really comfortable. If you are passing from Oxford it's worth visiting this place!

Very fascinating experience, our tour guide Fergus (think that's how to spell it) was very useful. Full of all the facts and made it very interesting and enjoyable for all. Didn't see the ghost in the crypt when we went back down which was hugely disappointing but we'll be back again and hopefully they'll make an appearance for us.

Less of a castle than an old prison. The tour though is a must, the guy we had was awesome. He made the whole visit worth while. I would go again for the tour guide's humor but not for the castle. Update- Went again different guide but just as good, there was more accent on the historical side this time. I will still go again.