# Green Templeton College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide

> Home to the Radcliffe Observatory, one of Oxford's finest Georgian buildings, in a quieter graduate setting north of the city centre. Founded 2008; visitor…

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North · Founded 2008

## Green Templeton College

Home to the Radcliffe Observatory, one of Oxford's finest Georgian buildings, in a quieter graduate setting north of the city centre.

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

Founded  2008

Where  North

Access  Appointment Only

Type  College

The college

### A closer
*look.*

North — Woodstock Road (Observatory Quarter)

**Founded 2008.** Formed in 2008 by the merger of Green College (1979) and Templeton College (1965), named for benefactors Dr Cecil Green and Sir John Templeton; it is a graduate-only college focused on management, medicine and the social sciences.

Centred on the elegant late-18th-century Radcliffe Observatory, an Oxford landmark modelled on the Tower of the Winds in Athens, set within the former Radcliffe Infirmary grounds among modern graduate buildings.

Nearby on foot · North **Find Green Templeton College and the closest colleges.**

Explore around Green Templeton College

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51.7612°N, 1.2629°W [Get directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.7612,-1.2629>)

On the same walk

### Closest to
*this one.*

[2 min walk **Kellogg College** North](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/kellogg-college>)[2 min walk **St Cross College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-cross-college>)[2 min walk **St Anne's College** North](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-annes-college>)[3 min walk **St Antony's College** North](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-antonys-college>)

On a visit

### Don’t *miss.*

1. 01  Radcliffe Observatory (Tower of the Winds design)
2. 02  The Observatory Quarter
3. 03  Gardens

Connected to

### Notable
*names.*

- Namesakes Dr Cecil Green (co-founder of Texas Instruments) and Sir John Templeton
- Focus on business, management and medical education
- One of Oxford's newest colleges

Before you go

#### Visiting Green Templeton College

Appointment Only. Published visitor access: By appointment only. Admission: No public admission charge published. Confirm arrangements before travelling.

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

Founded

2008

Area

North — Woodstock Road (Observatory Quarter)

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 gtc.ox.ac.uk ↗](<https://www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/>)
- [Reference identity en.wikipedia.org ↗](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Templeton_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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