# St Peter's College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide

> An intimate, central college with an unusual patchwork of reused historic buildings tucked just off the main shopping streets, easy to fold into a…

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Central · Founded 1929

## St Peter's College

An intimate, central college with an unusual patchwork of reused historic buildings tucked just off the main shopping streets, easy to fold into a city-centre walk.

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

Founded  1929

Where  Central

Access  Open to Public (Working College)

Type  College

The college

### A closer
*look.*

New Inn Hall Street, central Oxford

**Founded 1929.** Founded as St Peter's Hall by Francis James Chavasse, former Bishop of Liverpool, and his son Christopher; it received a royal charter as a full college in 1961.

A compact central campus of repurposed Georgian and Victorian buildings around New Inn Hall Street, including the former Hannington Hall and a Georgian rectory, with the neoclassical chapel occupying the former church of St Peter-le-Bailey.

Nearby on foot · Central **Find St Peter's College and the closest colleges.**

Explore around St Peter's College

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51.7528°N, 1.2607°W [Get directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.7528,-1.2607>)

On the same walk

### Closest to
*this one.*

[2 min walk **Nuffield College** Central-W](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/nuffield-college>)[3 min walk **Jesus College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/jesus>)[3 min walk **Balliol College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/balliol>)[3 min walk **Exeter College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/exeter>)

On a visit

### Don’t *miss.*

1. 01  Chapel in the former St Peter-le-Bailey church
2. 02  Early-Victorian Hannington Hall
3. 03  Georgian buildings on quiet New Inn Hall Street
4. 04  Central yet secluded setting

Connected to

### Notable
*names.*

- Ken Loach (film director)
- Wilbert Awdry (creator of Thomas the Tank Engine)
- Mark Carney (economist and Prime Minister of Canada)
- Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (chef and broadcaster)

Before you go

#### Visiting St Peter's College

Open to Public (Working College). Published visitor access: 10:00–17:00; hours may vary, phone ahead to enquire. Admission: Free; donations welcome. 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.spc.ox.ac.uk/>) before you travel.

Founded

1929

Area

New Inn Hall Street, central 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](<https://above.guide/oxford/about#editorial-team>)

Useful links

- [Official site spc.ox.ac.uk ↗](<https://www.spc.ox.ac.uk/>)
- [Reference identity en.wikipedia.org ↗](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Peter%27s_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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