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Central Oxford

The Randolph Hotel and Morse Bar

The Randolph Hotel and Morse Bar was used as Hotel setting and a real-world tribute to Inspector Morse in Morse, Lewis & Endeavour. Customers welcome.

The Gothic frontage of the Randolph Hotel on Beaumont Street
Photo: DanielMichaelPerry / Wikimedia Commons · CC0
On screen as
Hotel setting and a real-world tribute to Inspector Morse
Access
Customers welcome
Time needed
Drink, meal or stay
Nearest place
Beaumont Street, Oxford

On screen

The Randolph is tied to the Oxford detective tradition both through filming history and the hotel’s Morse Bar, making it a practical start or finish to the city trail.

Visiting The Randolph Hotel and Morse Bar

It is a working luxury hotel. Public hospitality areas are available through normal custom, while guest spaces remain private.

Check the filming source

Plan your visit

Build this stop into the day.

Start here before the Ashmolean, then cross to Broad Street.

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Central Oxford

Nearby filming locations

Broad Street in Oxford with the White Horse and university buildingsTown · Event days onlyBroad StreetOn screen as Recurring Oxford street geography across Morse, Lewis and EndeavourSee the locationThe vaulted interior of the Divinity School at the Bodleian LibrariesAttraction · Event days onlyBodleian LibrariesOn screen as Library, university and institutional interiors across all three detective seriesSee the locationRadcliffe Square with the Radcliffe Camera and surrounding Oxford collegesTown · PrivateRadcliffe SquareOn screen as Recurring establishing views of the university citySee the locationHertford College's Bridge of Sighs above New College LaneTown · PrivateBridge of SighsOn screen as A recurring Oxford lane and establishing viewSee the location

Sources

Continue exploring

All Morse, Lewis & Endeavour locationsLocation mapShow guide