Christ Church College

Local nameChrist Church
LocationCity Centre, Oxford, UK

Christ Church is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Christ Church is a joint foundation of the college and the cathedral of the Oxford diocese, which serves as the college chapel and whose dean is ex officio the college head.It was founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, and is one of the larger colleges of the University of Oxford with 629 students in 2016. It is also among the wealthiest colleges with an endowment of £577.6m as of 2019. Christ Church has a number of architecturally significant buildings including Tom Tower, Tom Quad and the Great Dining Hall, which was also the seat of the parliament assembled by King Charles I during the English Civil War. The buildings have inspired replicas throughout the world in addition to being featured in films such as Harry Potter and The Golden Compass. This has helped Christ Church become the most popular Oxford college for tourists with almost half a million visitors annually.

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Opening hours

Mon - Sat: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sun: 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Admission

Ticket includes access to the Quads, Cloister, Hall Staircase, Hall and Cathedral.

July - Aug:
Adult: £10
Senior (60+), student with valid ID, child (5 - 17 yrs):£9
Family (2 adults and 2 children or 1 adult and 3 children): £25
Child (under 5 yrs): free

Rest of the year:
Adult: £8
Senior (60+), student with valid ID, child (5 - 17 yrs):£7
Family (2 adults and 2 children or 1 adult and 3 children): £20
Child (under 5 yrs): free

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Church,_Oxford

Official website http://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/

Email enquiries@chch.ox.ac.uk

Phone +44 1865 276150

Address Saint Aldate's, Oxford, OX1 1DP, UK

Coordinates 51°45'1.139" N -1°15'18.546" E

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