Central · Founded 1517
Corpus Christi College
One of Oxford's smallest and most charming colleges, known for its Pelican Sundial, humanist library heritage and the tradition of a college tortoise.
Official site ↗Founded 1517. Founded in 1517 by Richard Foxe, Bishop of Winchester, as one of Oxford's earliest Renaissance humanist colleges.
Tudor and intimate in scale: a 16th-century Front Quad centred on the ornate Pelican Sundial of 1581, with a chapel, Hall and library, and gardens overlooking Christ Church Meadow.
Don’t miss
- Pelican Sundial (perpetual calendar)
- Front Quad
- chapel
- hall
- historic library
- gardens with Meadow views
- the tortoise mascot and Tortoise Fair
Notable names
John Keble · James Oglethorpe (founder of the Georgia colony) · Vikram Seth · David Miliband · William Waldegrave
Visiting
Open to visitors at limited times; a small college where access can be curtailed.
Opening hours, admission and current access change often — check the official site before you go.