All Souls College
High Street, Oxford OX1 4AL
- Hours
- 14:00–16:00, Mon–Fri and Sun. Closed all August, and over Easter and Christmas.
- Entry
- Free
Open to visitorsFree
Checked daily against official college pages · 10 October 2026
Which Oxford colleges are open today?
Oxford's 39 colleges and 4 permanent private halls each set their own visiting rules, and most gates are shut more often than open. This page shows live opening status, visitor hours, entry prices and porters' lodge contacts for all 43, so you can plan a walking route that actually gets you inside.
Planning ahead?
Expected status from published hours, in Oxford time. Colleges close at short notice for exams and events, so check again nearer the day.
Pin colours show live status: green open, red closed, amber tours or appointment, grey restricted. Use each college page for turn-by-turn directions.
Balliol College
Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BJ
- Hours
- 10:00–17:00 daily, or dusk if earlier.
- Entry
- Adults £6 · concessions and students £3 · free for applicants, Oxford members and alumni
Open to visitorsFrom £6
Blackfriars
St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LY
- Hours
- Church open daily in daylight hours.
- Entry
- Free
Open to visitorsFree
Brasenose College
Radcliffe Square, Oxford OX1 4AJ
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 10:00–11:30 and 14:00–16:30 · Sat–Sun 13:00–16:30.
- Entry
- Free, donations welcome
Open to visitorsFree
Campion Hall
Brewer Street, Oxford OX1 1QS
- Hours
- By appointment only.
- Entry
- —
By appointment
Christ Church
St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1DP
- Hours
- Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00, Sun 14:00–17:00, last entry 16:15. Timed ticket, booked online; tickets released weekly.
- Entry
- Timed ticket — adults around £20, roughly £2 less booked online, with a reduced rate 25 June–1 September 2026. Concessions available. Check the college site for the exact rate.
Pre-booked toursTicketed
Corpus Christi College
Merton Street, Oxford OX1 4JF
- Hours
- 14:00–17:00 daily, subject to college events and exams.
- Entry
- Free
Open to visitorsFree
Exeter College
Turl Street, Oxford OX1 3DP
- Hours
- General visitors only outside term time and only with a pre-booked tour group. Applicants and Exeter alumni: free, daily 09:00–17:00.
- Entry
- £4 · under-12s free · Bodleian and Oxford alumni card holders free, 14:00–17:00
Pre-booked toursFrom £4
Green Templeton College
Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HG
- Hours
- By appointment only.
- Entry
- —
By appointment
Harris Manchester College
Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TD
- Hours
- Chapel only, when available. Mon–Fri 10:00–17:30 · Sat 08:30–20:00.
- Entry
- Free, donations welcome
Open to visitorsFree
Hertford College
Catte Street, Oxford OX1 3BW
- Hours
- Applicants and alumni may visit the main quad. All other visitors by appointment.
- Entry
- —
Restricted entry
Jesus College
Turl Street, Oxford OX1 3DW
- Hours
- Pre-booked guided tours only, 14:00–16:30 daily.
- Entry
- Adults £3 · seniors and children over 5 £2
Pre-booked toursFrom £3
Keble College
Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PG
- Hours
- 14:00–17:00 daily.
- Entry
- Free
Open to visitorsFree
Kellogg College
60–62 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 6PN
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00.
- Entry
- Free
Open to visitorsFree
Lady Margaret Hall
Norham Gardens, Oxford OX2 6QA
- Hours
- 10:00–17:00 daily.
- Entry
- Free
Open to visitorsFree
Linacre College
St Cross Road, Oxford OX1 3JA
- Hours
- By appointment only.
- Entry
- —
By appointment
Lincoln College
Turl Street, Oxford OX1 3DR
- Hours
- 14:00–17:00 daily.
- Entry
- Free
Open to visitorsFree
Magdalen College
High Street, Oxford OX1 4AU
- Hours
- 10:00 to dusk or 17:00, whichever is earlier. July, August and September: closes 18:30.
- Entry
- Adults £10 · over-65s, children and students £9 · family £28
Open to visitorsFrom £10
Mansfield College
Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TF
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00.
- Entry
- Free, donations welcome
Open to visitorsFree
Merton College
Merton Street, Oxford OX1 4JD
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 14:00–17:00 · Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun 12:00–17:00. Last entry 16:30.
- Entry
- Adults £5 · ages 13–17 and 65+ £3 · under-13s, Oxford members and alumni free · guided tour with the medieval library £10 (summer)
Open to visitorsFrom £5
New College
New College Lane, Oxford OX1 3BN
- Hours
- 10 March–31 October: 10:00–17:00 daily, last entry 16:30. 1 November–9 March: closed Mondays; Tue–Fri and Sun 13:30–16:30; Sat 10:00–16:30.
- Entry
- Adults £12 · concessions (seniors, under-16s, students) £11 · family £32 · free: under-7s, Oxford city residents, old members, applicants, and Bodleian or alumni card holders plus two guests
Open to visitorsFrom £12
Nuffield College
New Road, Oxford OX1 1NF
- Hours
- Currently closed to visitors.
- Entry
- —
Closed to visitors
Oriel College
Oriel Square, Oxford OX1 4EW
- Hours
- 14:00–17:00 daily, or dusk if earlier.
- Entry
- Adults £3 · concessions £2
Open to visitorsFrom £3
Pembroke College
Pembroke Square, St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1DW
- Hours
- Not open to the public.
- Entry
- —
Restricted entry
The Queen's College
High Street, Oxford OX1 4AW
- Hours
- Pre-arranged tours only.
- Entry
- Free
Pre-booked toursFree
Regent's Park College
Pusey Street, Oxford OX1 2LB
- Hours
- By appointment.
- Entry
- Free, £2 donation suggested
By appointment
Reuben College
Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QP
- Hours
- By invitation only, except 13:00–14:00 daily when University members may lunch in the Dining Hall.
- Entry
- Free
By appointment
St Anne's College
Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HS
- Hours
- 09:00–17:00 daily.
- Entry
- Free, donations welcome
Open to visitorsFree
St Antony's College
Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6JF
- Hours
- 08:00–17:00 daily.
- Entry
- Free
Open to visitorsFree
St Catherine's College
Manor Road, Oxford OX1 3UJ
- Hours
- No tours during the final phases of restoration work.
- Entry
- Free
Closed to visitors
St Cross College
St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LZ
- Hours
- By appointment only.
- Entry
- —
By appointment
St Edmund Hall
Queen's Lane, Oxford OX1 4AR
- Hours
- 10:00–16:00 daily, except during events and exams.
- Entry
- Summer charge £2 · under-14s free
Open to visitorsFrom £2
St Hilda's College
Cowley Place, Oxford OX4 1DY
- Hours
- By appointment only.
- Entry
- Free
By appointment
St Hugh's College
St Margaret's Road, Oxford OX2 6LE
- Hours
- Visitors are welcome, but check in advance by phone or email.
- Entry
- Free, donations welcome
Call firstFree
St John's College
St Giles', Oxford OX1 3JP
- Hours
- 13:00–17:00, or dusk if earlier. Chapel from 13:30, closed Wednesdays.
- Entry
- Free
Open to visitorsFree
St Peter's College
New Inn Hall Street, Oxford OX1 2DL
- Hours
- 10:00–17:00, though hours vary — call to check.
- Entry
- Free, donations welcome
Open to visitorsFree
Somerville College
Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HD
- Hours
- Term time only: 09:00–12:00 and 14:00–16:00. Out of term, University members and alumni card holders only.
- Entry
- Free, donations welcome
Open to visitorsFree
Trinity College
Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BH
- Hours
- Term: 10:00–12:00 and 14:00–17:00. Out of term: 10:00–12:00 and 13:00–17:00.
- Entry
- Adults £7 · concessions and students £5 · groups £5 each · under-12s free
Open to visitorsFrom £7
University College
High Street, Oxford OX1 4BH
- Hours
- 10:00–12:00 and 14:00–16:00, seven days a week. Closed for events.
- Entry
- Adults £5 · concessions £3 · free for Bodleian card holders, Univ alumni, applicants and under-8s
Open to visitorsFrom £5
Wadham College
Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PN
- Hours
- Term: 13:00–16:15. Out of term: 10:30–11:45 and 13:00–16:15.
- Entry
- Free
Open to visitorsFree
Wolfson College
Linton Road, Oxford OX2 6UD
- Hours
- Daylight hours.
- Entry
- Free
Open to visitorsFree
Worcester College
Walton Street, Oxford OX1 2HB
- Hours
- 12:30–16:00 daily for University members, alumni, applicants and residents of OX1 and OX2.
- Entry
- Free
Restricted entry
Wycliffe Hall
Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 6PW
- Hours
- By appointment.
- Entry
- Free
By appointment
Oxford college visitor opening times, explained
Every college is a private, working institution: students live behind those gates, and tutors teach in the quads you want to photograph. That is why visitor access is patchy and why it changes with exams, ceremonies and conferences. As a rule of thumb, afternoons beat mornings, out of term beats term time for the famous colleges, and the porters' lodge phone number answers questions no website can.
The classic heavyweights, Christ Church, Magdalen, New College and Trinity, charge for entry and reward the fee. A long list of quieter colleges, from Balliol's neighbours on Broad Street to the Victorian brick of Keble, cost nothing at all. Each college's page here carries its hours, prices, contact details, quick answers and the nearest alternatives if you find the gate shut.
Common questions
Are Oxford colleges free to visit?
Many are. 17 of the 43 colleges and halls currently let visitors in without charge during their stated hours, including All Souls College, Blackfriars and Brasenose College. Others charge between £2 and about £20.
Which Oxford colleges charge for entry?
Ticketed colleges currently include St Edmund Hall (from £2), Jesus College (from £3), Oriel College (from £3), Exeter College (from £4), Merton College (from £5), University College (from £5) and Christ Church, which uses a timed online ticket.
When is the best time of day to visit Oxford colleges?
Afternoons. Most colleges that admit visitors open their gates after about 13:00 or 14:00, once morning teaching is done. Only a handful open in the morning.
Why was every college closed when I visited?
Colleges are working institutions and close for exams, ceremonies, conferences and holidays, often at short notice. Check the live status on this page on the day, and phone the porters' lodge before making a special trip.