# Corpus Christi College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide

> One of Oxford's smallest and most charming colleges, known for its Pelican Sundial, humanist library heritage and the tradition of a college tortoise.…

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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](<https://www.ccc.ox.ac.uk/>)

Founded  1517

Where  Central

Access  Open to Public (Limited Hours)

Type  College

The college

### A closer
*look.*

Central — Merton Street, off High Street

**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.

Nearby on foot · Central **Find Corpus Christi College and the closest colleges.**

Explore around Corpus Christi College

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51.7508°N, 1.2544°W [Get directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.7508,-1.2544>)

On the same walk

### Closest to
*this one.*

[1 min walk **Christ Church** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do/christ-church>)[2 min walk **Oriel College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/oriel-college>)[2 min walk **Merton College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/merton-college>)[3 min walk **University College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/university-college>)

On a visit

### Don’t *miss.*

1. 01  Pelican Sundial (perpetual calendar)
2. 02  Front Quad
3. 03  Chapel
4. 04  Hall
5. 05  Historic library
6. 06  Gardens with Meadow views
7. 07  The tortoise mascot and Tortoise Fair

Connected to

### Notable
*names.*

- John Keble
- James Oglethorpe (founder of the Georgia colony)
- Vikram Seth
- David Miliband
- William Waldegrave

Before you go

#### Visiting Corpus Christi College

Open to Public (Limited Hours). Published visitor access: 13:30–16:30, subject to college events and exams. Admission: Free. 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.ccc.ox.ac.uk/>) before you travel.

Founded

1517

Area

Central — Merton Street, off High Street

Type

College

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 ccc.ox.ac.uk ↗](<https://www.ccc.ox.ac.uk/>)
- [Reference identity en.wikipedia.org ↗](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_Christi_College,_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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