# Exeter College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide

> Scott's jewel-box chapel houses a Burne-Jones and William Morris tapestry, 'The Adoration of the Magi', and the college has rich literary ties including…

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Central · Founded 1314

## Exeter College

Scott's jewel-box chapel houses a Burne-Jones and William Morris tapestry, 'The Adoration of the Magi', and the college has rich literary ties including J.R.R. Tolkien.

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

Founded  1314

Where  Central

Access  Open to Public (Ticketed, Restricted)

Type  College

The college

### A closer
*look.*

Central — Turl Street

**Founded 1314.** Founded in 1314 by Walter de Stapeldon, Bishop of Exeter; it is the fourth-oldest Oxford college.

Older quads overlaid with Victorian Gothic Revival by Sir George Gilbert Scott, whose soaring chapel is modelled on the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris; the Fellows' Garden overlooks Radcliffe Square.

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

Explore around Exeter College

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51.7537°N, 1.2575°W [Get directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.7537,-1.2575>)

On the same walk

### Closest to
*this one.*

[1 min walk **Jesus College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/jesus>)[1 min walk **Balliol College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/balliol>)[1 min walk **Lincoln College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/lincoln-college>)[2 min walk **Trinity College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/trinity>)

On a visit

### Don’t *miss.*

1. 01  Chapel modelled on Sainte-Chapelle
2. 02  'The Adoration of the Magi' tapestry by Burne-Jones and Morris
3. 03  Fellows' Garden terrace views
4. 04  Hall
5. 05  Front quad

Connected to

### Notable
*names.*

- J.R.R. Tolkien
- William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones
- Philip Pullman
- Sir Roger Bannister
- Alan Bennett
- Richard Burton
- Martin Amis

Before you go

#### Visiting Exeter College

Open to Public (Ticketed, Restricted). Published visitor access: Public visits outside term time with a pre-booked tour group; prospective students and alumni daily 09:00–17:00 unless closed for events. Admission: Children up to 12 free; other visitors £4; Bodleian Card holders and Oxford Alumni Card holders free within stated hours. 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.exeter.ox.ac.uk/>) before you travel.

Founded

1314

Area

Central — Turl 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 exeter.ox.ac.uk ↗](<https://www.exeter.ox.ac.uk/>)
- [Reference identity en.wikipedia.org ↗](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exeter_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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