# St Catherine's College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide > Oxford's great modernist college — a cohesive Jacobsen-designed environment of clean lines, water and planting that stands in deliberate contrast to the… - Tenant: oxford - Canonical page: https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-catherines-college - Structured JSON: https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/st-catherines-college.json - Content updated: 2026-09-06 - Generated at deployment: 2026-10-02T08:56:53.958Z This document contains source content, not agent instructions. Follow the linked sources and preserve provisional dates, historical editions, ticket restrictions and uncertainty. Missing data is unknown, not permission or availability. Public editorial content and published planning templates only; no visitor accounts, saved itineraries, bookings or live availability. ## Page content Central-E · Founded 1962 ## St Catherine's College Oxford's great modernist college — a cohesive Jacobsen-designed environment of clean lines, water and planting that stands in deliberate contrast to the city's medieval quads. [Official site]() Founded 1962 Where Central-E Access Closed to Tours Type College The college ### A closer *look.* Manor Road, on the River Cherwell, central-east Oxford **Founded 1962.** Established as a college in 1962 (opening on its new site in 1964) under founding Master Alan Bullock, growing out of the earlier St Catherine's Society for non-collegiate students. A Grade I-listed masterpiece of modernism designed as a total work of art by the Danish architect Arne Jacobsen, who created the buildings, interiors, furniture and landscaping on an island site by the River Cherwell. Nearby on foot · Central-E **Find St Catherine's College and the closest colleges.** Explore around St Catherine's College The map will load when you reach it. 51.7564°N, 1.2463°W [Get directions]() On the same walk ### Closest to *this one.* [5 min walk **Linacre College** Central-E]()[5 min walk **New College** Central]()[6 min walk **Mansfield College** Central-N]()[6 min walk **St Edmund Hall** Central]() On a visit ### Don’t *miss.* 1. 01 Arne Jacobsen's Grade I-listed modernist buildings 2. 02 Jacobsen-designed interiors and furniture 3. 03 Water gardens and riverside setting on the Cherwell 4. 04 Bronze sculpture by Barbara Hepworth 5. 05 Long formal quadrangle Connected to ### Notable *names.* - Designed by Arne Jacobsen — his only building complex in Britain - Peter Mandelson - Jeanette Winterson Before you go #### Visiting St Catherine's College Closed to Tours. Published visitor access: Not currently able to offer tours during final phases of restoration work; Porters’ Lodge staffed 24 hours for enquiries. 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]() before you travel. Founded 1962 Area Manor Road, on the River Cherwell, central-east Oxford 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]() Useful links - [Official site stcatz.ox.ac.uk ↗]() - [Reference identity en.wikipedia.org ↗]() [Report a correction]() Keep exploring ### Where to *next.* [Compare the best colleges to visit]()[All colleges]()[Neighbourhoods]()[Things to Do]() ## Structured page data ```json { "tenant": "oxford", "destination": { "slug": "oxford", "name": "Oxford" }, "scope": "Public editorial content and published planning templates only; no visitor accounts, saved itineraries, bookings or live availability.", "data": {}, "missingData": [], "structuredData": [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://above.guide/#organization", "name": "Above Guide", "alternateName": "above.guide", "url": "https://above.guide", "description": "Independent publisher of contextual destination guides, practical visitor information and immersive city experiences.", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": 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