Central · Founded 1555
Trinity College
The spacious garden setting, fine Baroque chapel and landmark gates on Broad Street make it one of the most open and welcoming central colleges to look into.
Official site ↗Founded 1555. Founded by Sir Thomas Pope, a Tudor civil servant, on the site of the medieval Benedictine Durham College dissolved at the Reformation.
Known for its late-17th-century chapel, an early Oxford essay in the classical style with Grinling Gibbons-school carving, set among unusually broad lawns and gardens behind ornate wrought-iron gates and railings facing Broad Street.
Don’t miss
- Late-17th-century classical chapel with fine woodcarving
- Broad lawns and gardens
- Ornamental wrought-iron gates on Broad Street
- Garden Quad and lime walk
Notable names
Cardinal John Henry Newman (theologian) · William Pitt the Elder (Prime Minister) · Sir Richard Francis Burton (explorer) · Founded by Sir Thomas Pope
Visiting
One of the more visitor-friendly central colleges, historically open at set hours sometimes with a small charge; confirm current opening and any admission fee directly.
Opening hours, admission and current access change often — check the official site before you go.