# Worcester College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide

> The standout is its landscape: some of the largest and loveliest college gardens in Oxford, and the only college grounds with their own lake, ringed by…

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Central · Founded 1714

## Worcester College

The standout is its landscape: some of the largest and loveliest college gardens in Oxford, and the only college grounds with their own lake, ringed by lawns and mature trees.

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

Founded  1714

Where  Central

Access  Restricted Public Access

Type  College

The college

### A closer
*look.*

Worcester Street, western edge of central Oxford near the canal

**Founded 1714.** Founded in 1714 through the benefaction of Sir Thomas Cookes, a Worcestershire baronet, on the site of the medieval Benedictine Gloucester College (from 1283) and later Gloucester Hall.

An unusual blend of surviving medieval monastic cottages along one side of the main quad and 18th-century classical ranges on the other, opening onto famously beautiful gardens with a lake.

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

Explore around Worcester College

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51.7544°N, 1.2631°W [Get directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.7544,-1.2631>)

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 **St Peter's College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-peters>)[3 min walk **Blackfriars Hall** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/blackfriars>)[4 min walk **Balliol College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/balliol>)

On a visit

### Don’t *miss.*

1. 01  Extensive landscaped gardens
2. 02  A lake within the grounds, unique among Oxford colleges
3. 03  Medieval monastic cottages on the main quad
4. 04  18th-century classical ranges and terrace

Connected to

### Notable
*names.*

- Rupert Murdoch (media proprietor)
- Richard Adams (author of Watership Down)
- Thomas De Quincey (essayist)
- Famous gardens and lake

Before you go

#### Visiting Worcester College

Restricted Public Access. Published visitor access: University members, alumni, prospective applicants and OX1/OX2 residents daily 12:30–16:00; other visitors by official tour only. Admission: Free. Confirm arrangements before travelling.

Opening hours, admission and access change often — check the [official site](<https://www.worc.ox.ac.uk/>) before you travel.

Founded

1714

Area

Worcester Street, western edge of central Oxford near the canal

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