Paul Coyne

I was born and raised in Oxford and it's a privilege to walk around the spectacular streets and hidden lanes of our wonderful city knowing that there will be another iconic building just around the next corner.

My tours are informative, accessible and thoroughly researched, I also like to introduce a bit of humour where I can. You won’t get a stream of dates and names, instead there will be unusual tales, interesting characters and hopefully something that you’ve never heard of before.

I have detailed knowledge and first-hand experience of the spectacular buildings and institutions of Oxford which I've used to good effect in the tours I've produced.

The Oxford Historic Pub tour was created to celebrate the great pubs we have in the city, all the pubs I've included have genuine character and a story to tell. I probably shouldn’t say this, but; I've had many happy, and sometimes slightly drunken evenings in all the pubs on the tour – my excuse is that it was all in the pursuit of authenticity and accuracy!

Lyra's Oxford tour was produced to celebrate the release of The Rose Field which is the final instalment of the 'His Dark Materials' and 'Dust' series of books by Philip Pullman. I loved reading the books with my daughter when they first came out and this tour includes all of the significant locations in Lyra Belaqua's world. The end of the tour includes a visit to Lyra and Will's bench that appears at the end of the Amber Spyglass - a must-see for any Philip Pullman fans.

My latest tour visits the darker side of Oxford through the centuries, Cursed, Burned and Hanged: Oxford’s History of Execution and Murder takes a journey through over a thousand years. The tales are told through the eyes of Bishops, Rogues, Villains and the innocent Oxford people who were there at the time.

I hope you enjoy the tours I’ve produced and which ever you choose to take, one thing is for certain you will love experiencing Oxford and it’s dreaming spires.
Paul