All Souls College
College
City Centre
No students, the hardest exam in the world, and Hawksmoor's twin towers
Oxford Colleges & Permanent Private Halls
All 39 colleges and 5 active Permanent Private Halls of the University of Oxford — from ancient foundations to modern halls. Find visiting hours, history, and what makes each one special.
With one day in Oxford, the three colleges most worth paying for are Christ Church (the grandest, with the cathedral included in the ticket), Magdalen (deer park, riverside walks, the tower above the bridge), and New College (medieval cloister and gardens). All three charge admission and can queue in summer — go early or late in the day.
Many smaller colleges are free or nearly free to look into when open, and often quieter: Worcester has gardens out of all proportion to its queue, Trinity's lawns open off Broad Street, and Keble's Victorian polychrome brick is free to see, with Holman Hunt's The Light of the World in the chapel. Opening hours shift with term, ceremonies and exams — each page below lists what we last verified, and it's worth checking the college website before a special trip.
The grid covers all 39 colleges and the 5 active Permanent Private Halls. Filter by area, or use the score — it reflects heritage, public access, atmosphere, reputation and value — to sort the postcard quads from the working colleges.
