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Oxford colleges to visit.\n\nSee ten standout college visits compared by visitor access, time, location and what makes each one worth choosing.\n\n[Open the visitor comparison]()\n\nRoute Builder\n\n### Choose a period route\n\n[Open full timeline]()\n\n**Drawing route** The itinerary still works without the map.\n\n1249–1399\n\n#### Foundations route\n\n1. 1\n\n **Balliol College** college · 35 min\n2. 2\n\n **University College** college · 28 min\n3. **Lunch: Turf Tavern** pub · 65 min\n4. 4\n\n **Merton College** college · 28 min\n5. 5\n\n **Exeter College** college · 28 min\n6. **Afternoon tea: The High** tea · 55 min\n\nTrip Builder\n\n### Turn Oxford into a proper plan.\n\nChoose how many days you have and start with a route that already has a rhythm: colleges in a sensible order, a pub stop, afternoon tea, and realistic time on your feet.\n\nDay 1\n\n#### Foundations route\n\n1. Balliol College\n2. University College\n3. Lunch: Turf Tavern\n4. Merton College\n5. Exeter College\n\nDay 2\n\n#### Late Medieval route\n\n1. New College\n2. All Souls College\n3. Lunch: Turf Tavern\n4. Lincoln College\n5. 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