Central · Founded 1610
Wadham College
Visitors come for one of Oxford's best-preserved Jacobean quadrangles and gardens, plus its role as cradle of the science that became the Royal Society.
The college
A closer
look.
Parks Road, central Oxford
Founded 1610. Founded under the will of Nicholas Wadham and established by his widow Dorothy Wadham, who ran its creation and drew up its statutes after his death.
A remarkably unified Jacobean college built in a single 1610-13 campaign, its main quad, hall and chapel largely unchanged, backed by extensive gardens with fine mature trees.
On the same walk
Closest to
this one.
On a visit
Don’t miss.
- 01Unified Jacobean front quad, hall and chapel
- 02Large mature gardens
- 03Birthplace of Warden John Wilkins's Experimental Philosophy Club, forerunner of the Royal Society
- 04Founded by a woman, Dorothy Wadham
Connected to
Notable
names.
- Sir Christopher Wren (architect)
- Rosamund Pike (actor)
- Melvyn Bragg (broadcaster and author)
- Michael Foot (Labour leader)
Before you go
Visiting Wadham College
Open to Public (Limited Hours). Published visitor access: Term time 13:00–16:15; vacation 10:30–11:45 and 13:00–16:15. 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
- 1610
- Area
- Parks Road, central Oxford
- Type
- College
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