# Wolfson College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide

> It offers a rare dose of confident 20th-century architecture and riverside grounds, an airy contrast to the medieval colleges and popular for walks along…

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North · Founded 1966

## Wolfson College

It offers a rare dose of confident 20th-century architecture and riverside grounds, an airy contrast to the medieval colleges and popular for walks along the Cherwell.

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

Founded  1966

Where  North

Access  Open to Public (Grounds)

Type  College

The college

### A closer
*look.*

Linton Road, North Oxford, beside the River Cherwell

**Founded 1966.** Founded in 1966 as a graduate college (initially Iffley College) with major funding from the Wolfson and Ford Foundations, and shaped by its first President, the philosopher Sir Isaiah Berlin.

A landmark of modernist Oxford, designed by Powell and Moya in pale concrete and glass around courts opening to the River Cherwell, with a private harbour and an elegant arched footbridge over the river.

Nearby on foot · North **Find Wolfson College and the closest colleges.**

Explore around Wolfson College

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51.7716°N, 1.2522°W [Get directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.7716,-1.2522>)

On the same walk

### Closest to
*this one.*

[10 min walk **Lady Margaret Hall** North](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/lady-margaret-hall>)[12 min walk **St Hugh's College** North](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-hughs>)[14 min walk **Wycliffe Hall** North](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/wycliffe-hall>)[15 min walk **St Antony's College** North](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-antonys-college>)

On a visit

### Don’t *miss.*

1. 01  Powell and Moya modernist courts
2. 02  Riverside harbour on the Cherwell
3. 03  Arched Wolfson footbridge over the river
4. 04  Graduate-only college with tree-lined quad

Connected to

### Notable
*names.*

- Sir Isaiah Berlin (philosopher, first President)
- Sir Ronald Syme (historian)
- Strong association with graduate scholars and the sciences
- Wolfson and Ford Foundation founding endowment

Before you go

#### Visiting Wolfson College

Open to Public (Grounds). Published visitor access: Daylight hours. 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.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/>) before you travel.

Founded

1966

Area

Linton Road, North Oxford, beside the River Cherwell

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 wolfson.ox.ac.uk ↗](<https://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/>)
- [Reference identity en.wikipedia.org ↗](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfson_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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