# Blackfriars Hall: Visitor Guide | Above Guide

> It offers a quiet, contemplative religious house in the heart of Oxford, with a working Dominican priory church open to visitors seeking calm off the busy…

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Central · Founded 1921 · Permanent private hall

## Blackfriars Hall

It offers a quiet, contemplative religious house in the heart of Oxford, with a working Dominican priory church open to visitors seeking calm off the busy street.

[Official site](<https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/>)

Founded  1921

Where  Central

Access  Open to Public (Church)

Type  Permanent private hall

The college

### A closer
*look.*

St Giles', central Oxford

**Founded 1921.** A Dominican (Roman Catholic) foundation, its present priory on St Giles' opened in 1921 to renew the Order's Oxford presence dating to 1221, and it became a Permanent Private Hall in 1994.

An early-20th-century priory in restrained Gothic style on St Giles', centred on the Priory Church of the Holy Spirit with a cloister and study spaces behind a plain street frontage.

Nearby on foot · Central **Find Blackfriars Hall and the closest colleges.**

Explore around Blackfriars Hall

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51.7561°N, 1.2602°W [Get directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.7561,-1.2602>)

On the same walk

### Closest to
*this one.*

[2 min walk **St John's College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-johns>)[2 min walk **Regent's Park College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/regents-park>)[3 min walk **Trinity College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/trinity>)[3 min walk **Balliol College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/balliol>)

On a visit

### Don’t *miss.*

1. 01  Priory Church of the Holy Spirit
2. 02  Working Dominican community
3. 03  Cloister and theological library
4. 04  Continuity of an 800-year Oxford Dominican presence

Connected to

### Notable
*names.*

- Dominican Order of Preachers (Blackfriars)
- Centre for Aquinas and Thomist theology
- Roman Catholic religious foundation

Before you go

#### Visiting Blackfriars Hall

Open to Public (Church). Published visitor access: Blackfriars Church is open daily in daylight hours. Admission: No public admission charge published. College events, services and exams can still close areas at short notice.

Opening hours, admission and access change often — check the [official site](<https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/>) before you travel.

Founded

1921

Area

St Giles', central Oxford

Type

Permanent private hall

Before you visit

### Check hours, tickets and access.

Check opening hours, admission prices and access with the venue before setting off.

Updated

Date unavailable

By

[Above Guide Editorial Team](<https://above.guide/oxford/about#editorial-team>)

Useful links

- [Official site bfriars.ox.ac.uk ↗](<https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/>)
- [Reference identity en.wikipedia.org ↗](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackfriars,_Oxford>)

[Report a correction](<https://above.guide/oxford/corrections>)

Keep exploring

### Where to
*next.*

[Compare the best colleges to visit](<https://above.guide/oxford/best-colleges-to-visit>)[All colleges](<https://above.guide/oxford/explore>)[Neighbourhoods](<https://above.guide/oxford/neighbourhoods>)[Things to Do](<https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do>)



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