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Wonderland Day River Walk – with Historian and Author Mark Davies
Wonderland Day River Walk – with Historian and Author Mark Davies
Fri 2 May, 11:00 - 12:30
Museum of Oxford, Oxford
Tour the beautiful Christ Church Meadow on a 90-minute walk guided by local historian and author Mark Davies, a trustee of the Lewis Carroll Society, on a very special day of the year for both the fictional and the real Alice.
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The route will follow waterside paths familiar to the real Alice and her sisters, daughters of the Dean of Christ Church, and to Lewis Carroll, who was a lifelong resident of the college.
This tour will reveal the all-important role of the River Thames in the creation of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, and how this most literary of rivers inspired a number of the characters and events in the novels.
Please note that the walk does not include entrance to the college of Christ Church itself. Tickets cost £10 and are available to purchase online (booking fee applies) or at the Museum shop.
Please note that this walk is aimed at adults and older children.
Book early as always limited capacity of 20 in each group.
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This tour will reveal the all-important role of the River Thames in the creation of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, and how this most literary of rivers inspired a number of the characters and events in the novels.
Please note that the walk does not include entrance to the college of Christ Church itself. Tickets cost £10 and are available to purchase online (booking fee applies) or at the Museum shop.
Please note that this walk is aimed at adults and older children.
Book early as always limited capacity of 20 in each group.
£10
Address
Museum of Oxford, Oxford Town Hall, St Aldates, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1BX
