# Wadham College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide

> 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.…

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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.

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

Founded  1610

Where  Central

Access  Open to Public (Limited Hours)

Type  College

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.

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

Explore around Wadham College

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51.7554°N, 1.2534°W [Get directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.7554,-1.2534>)

On the same walk

### Closest to
*this one.*

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

On a visit

### Don’t *miss.*

1. 01  Unified Jacobean front quad, hall and chapel
2. 02  Large mature gardens
3. 03  Birthplace of Warden John Wilkins's Experimental Philosophy Club, forerunner of the Royal Society
4. 04  Founded 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](<https://www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/>) before you travel.

Founded

1610

Area

Parks Road, 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 wadham.ox.ac.uk ↗](<https://www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/>)
- [Reference identity en.wikipedia.org ↗](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadham_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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