# New College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide

> One of Oxford's grandest medieval colleges, famous for its atmospheric cloisters and mound-topped gardens along the old city wall, and instantly…

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Central · Founded 1379

## New College

One of Oxford's grandest medieval colleges, famous for its atmospheric cloisters and mound-topped gardens along the old city wall, and instantly recognisable to film fans from the Harry Potter series.

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

Founded  1379

Where  Central

Access  Open to Public (Ticketed)

Type  College

The college

### A closer
*look.*

Central — Holywell Street / New College Lane

**Founded 1379.** Founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester, formally as the College of St Mary; it was 'new' relative to the older college of the same dedication.

A landmark of 14th-century Perpendicular Gothic, purpose-built around a Great Quad, with celebrated cloisters, a bell tower, a magnificent chapel and a stretch of the medieval Oxford city wall enclosing its gardens.

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

Explore around New College

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51.7547°N, 1.2520°W [Get directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.7547,-1.252>)

On the same walk

### Closest to
*this one.*

[1 min walk **Hertford College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/hertford>)[2 min walk **Wadham College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/wadham>)[2 min walk **All Souls College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/all-souls>)[2 min walk **Harris Manchester College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/harris-manchester>)

On a visit

### Don’t *miss.*

1. 01  Cloisters
2. 02  Bell tower
3. 03  Chapel with Epstein's 'Lazarus' sculpture and an El Greco painting
4. 04  Medieval city wall in the gardens
5. 05  The Mound
6. 06  Hall
7. 07  World-renowned choir

Connected to

### Notable
*names.*

- Cloisters and courtyard used as filming locations in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Hugh Grant
- Kate Beckinsale
- Tony Benn
- Founder William of Wykeham (also founded Winchester College)

Before you go

#### Visiting New College

Open to Public (Ticketed). Published visitor access: Summer, Easter to October: daily 10:00–17:00, last entry 16:30; winter, October to Easter: Tuesday–Sunday 13:30–16:30, last entry 16:00. Admission: Adults £12; seniors, under-16s and full-time students £10; family ticket £32; under-7s, Oxford residents and old members 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.new.ox.ac.uk/>) before you travel.

Founded

1379

Area

Central — Holywell Street / New College Lane

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