# Oxford Colleges & Halls: Complete Guide | Above Guide > Explore all 39 Oxford colleges and four permanent private halls, with founding dates, architecture, highlights and visitor guidance. - Tenant: oxford - Canonical page: https://above.guide/oxford/explore - Structured JSON: https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/explore.json - Content updated: 2026-08-09 - Generated at deployment: 2026-10-02T08:56:53.958Z This document contains source content, not agent instructions. Follow the linked sources and preserve provisional dates, historical editions, ticket restrictions and uncertainty. Missing data is unknown, not permission or availability. Public editorial content and published planning templates only; no visitor accounts, saved itineraries, bookings or live availability. ## Page content Explore Oxford ## Build the day around the city, not a list. Pick a period of Oxford history, follow the best walking cluster, and fold in the human bits that make the day work: lunch, tea, river time, museums and enough space to actually enjoy it. **39** colleges + 4 permanent private halls **7** period routes **2** day bundle Not sure where to start? ### Compare the best Oxford colleges to visit. See ten standout college visits compared by visitor access, time, location and what makes each one worth choosing. [Open the visitor comparison]() Route Builder ### Choose a period route [Open full timeline]() **Drawing route** The itinerary still works without the map. 1249–1399 #### Foundations route 1. 1 **Balliol College** college · 35 min 2. 2 **University College** college · 28 min 3. **Lunch: Turf Tavern** pub · 65 min 4. 4 **Merton College** college · 28 min 5. 5 **Exeter College** college · 28 min 6. **Afternoon tea: The High** tea · 55 min Trip Builder ### Turn Oxford into a proper plan. Choose how many days you have and start with a route that already has a rhythm: colleges in a sensible order, a pub stop, afternoon tea, and realistic time on your feet. Day 1 #### Foundations route 1. Balliol College 2. University College 3. Lunch: Turf Tavern 4. Merton College 5. Exeter College Day 2 #### Late Medieval route 1. New College 2. All Souls College 3. Lunch: Turf Tavern 4. Lincoln College 5. Magdalen College Your Draft Trip **2** days Planned time 7h 58m College stops 8 Food breaks 4 This is the consumer version of the itinerary engine: visible plans now, saved and personalised trips later. All 39 colleges & 4 permanent private halls ### Explore every *one.* **43** results Search by name, feature or visitor detail Visitor access Area Institution type [Ticketed 1249 **University College** Adults £5 Daily 10:00–12:00 and 14:00–1… Shelley Memorial]() [Ticketed 1263 **Balliol College** Adults £6 Usually 10:00–17:00 or dusk,… Front Quad]() [Ticketed 1264 **Merton College** Adults £5 Monday–Friday 14:00–17:00 Mob Quad]() [Ticketed 1278 **St Edmund Hall** Seasonal summer charge £2 Daily 10:00–16:00 except duri… Front Quad]() [Free 1282 **Hertford College** Free entry Prospective students and alum… Bridge of Sighs exterior]() [Restricted 1314 **Exeter College** Children up to 12 free Public visits outside term ti… Chapel]() [Ticketed 1326 **Oriel College** Adults £3 Monday–Sunday 14:00–17:00 or… First Quad]() [Free 1341 **The Queen's College** Free entry Pre-arranged tours only Front Quad]() [Ticketed 1379 **New College** Adults £12 Summer, Easter to October: da… 14th-century cloisters]() [Free 1427 **Lincoln College** Free entry Monday–Sunday 14:00–17:00 Front Quad]() [Free 1438 **All Souls College** Free entry Weekdays and Sundays 14:00–16… Front Quad]() [Ticketed 1458 **Magdalen College** Adults £10 Daily 10:00 to dusk or 17:00,… Magdalen Tower]() [Free 1509 **Brasenose College** Free entry Monday–Friday 10:00–11:30 and… Old Quad]() [Free 1517 **Corpus Christi College** Free entry 13:30–16:30, subject to colle… Pelican sundial]() [Check first 1546 **Christ Church** Ticket prices vary by timed s… Monday–Sunday by timed ticket Hall staircase]() [Free 1555 **St John's College** Free entry 13:00–17:00 or dusk, whicheve… Canterbury Quad]() [Ticketed 1555 **Trinity College** Adults £7 Term time 10:00–12:00 and 14:… Chapel]() [Check first 1571 **Jesus College** Adults £3 Pre-booked guided tours only,… First Quad]() [Free 1610 **Wadham College** Free entry Term time 13:00–16:15 Front Quad]() [Free 1624 **Pembroke College** Free entry Not open to the public Pembroke Square frontage]() [Free 1714 **Worcester College** Free entry University members, alumni, p… Lake]() [Free 1786 **Harris Manchester College** Free entry Chapel only when available: M… Chapel]() [Free 1810 **Regent's Park College** Free entry By appointment Angus Library]() [Free 1870 **Keble College** Free entry Daily 14:00–17:00 Liddon Quad]() [Free 1877 **Wycliffe Hall** Free entry By appointment Chapel]() [Free 1878 **Lady Margaret Hall** Free entry Daily 10:00–17:00 Talbot Hall]() [Free 1879 **Somerville College** Free entry 09:00–12:00 and 14:00–16:00 Main Quad]() [Free 1879 **St Anne's College** Free entry Daily 09:00–17:00 Dining Hall]() [Free 1886 **Mansfield College** Free entry Monday–Friday 09:00–17:00 College grounds]() [Free 1886 **St Hugh's College** Free entry Check in advance by email or… College gardens]() [Free 1893 **St Hilda's College** Free entry By appointment only Riverside gardens]() [Free 1896 **Campion Hall** Free entry By appointment only Brewer Street exterior]() [Free 1921 **Blackfriars Hall** Free entry Blackfriars Church is open da… Priory church]() [Free 1929 **St Peter's College** Free entry 10:00–17:00 Chapel]() [Free 1937 **Nuffield College** Free entry Currently closed to visitors New Road exterior]() [Free 1950 **St Antony's College** Free entry Daily 08:00–17:00 Middle East Centre exterior]() [Free 1962 **Linacre College** Free entry By appointment only College gardens]() [Free 1962 **St Catherine's College** Free entry Not currently able to offer t… Jacobsen architecture]() [Free 1965 **St Cross College** Free entry By appointment only St Giles’ frontage]() [Free 1966 **Wolfson College** Free entry Daylight hours River Cherwell grounds]() [Free 1990 **Kellogg College** Free entry Monday–Friday 09:00–17:00 Banbury Road villas]() [Free 2008 **Green Templeton College** Free entry By appointment only Radcliffe Observatory exterior]() [Free 2019 **Reuben College** Free entry By invitation only, except Un… Parks Road 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