All Saints Church, Library of Lincoln College, Oxford. Exterior viewable at all times. Interior not open to the public.

Details

Accessibility:

Parking is extremely limited near to the library, but there are car parks within Oxford city centre. Detailed information on all of these car parks and their current Blue Badge concessions can be found here: https://www.oxford.gov.uk/directory/8/car_parks_in_oxford/category/53/categoryInfo/10

The church is on the corner of High Street and Turl Street in the centre of Oxford. As such the exterior of the church is very accessible with good quality paving and dropped-kerbs where necessary.

The following public toilets have disability facilities: Market Street Public Toilets (SP513063); Gloucester Green Public Toilets (SP510063); Oxpens Public Toilets (SP507058). There are also other public toilets in the town centre, but they do not have disability facilities.

Oxford city has a Shopmobility service which is accessed from within the car park for the Westgate shopping centre (OX1 1TR). The car park itself has 50 disability parking spaces, which are located close to the lobby area. Scooters and wheelchairs can be hired free of charge from the Shopmobility office, which can be booked over the telephone on 01865 263600 (Mon-Fri: 8am-5pm). Further information can be requested via email: westgate.oxford@landsec.com.

Brief Description:

The Grade I listed All Saints Church, originally founded in 1122 but the current building dates from 1720, is on the corner of High Street and Turl Street. Following deconsecration and conversion in the 1970s it has been the library for Lincoln College. It retains its full peal of 8 bells which are rung regularly.

Further Information:

Address:

All Saints Church, Library of Lincoln College, High St, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3DS

Telephone:

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Email:

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Website:

https://www.lincoln.ox.ac.uk/Library

Opening Hours:

Exterior viewable at all times. Interior is not open to the public.

Directions:

The church/library is a pale sandstone building with a columned front porch on the north side of High Street. It is in the centre of Oxford. From the M40 J8a take the A40 west towards Oxford for 5 miles. At the roundabout continue straight to take the London Road/A420 for a further 2.5 miles. At the roundabout, take the 4th exit (past the pillared monument in the middle of the road) onto The Plain/A420, over Magdalen Bridge and onto High Street for around 0.5 miles. The church is on the right.

OS SP 51469 06231

Transport:

Oxford is a very old city and travelling by car can be a problem. However, there is an excellent pubic transport system, which you can find further details of here: http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/oxford-tourist-information/getting-around-oxford

There are six Park & Ride sites located around Oxford's ring road; Bicester, Oxford Parkway and Pear Tree to the North, Thornhill to the East, Redbridge to the South and Seacourt to the West. The parking and bus into town are charged separately and there are no concessions for Blue Badge drivers. Each Park & Ride also has EV charge points for electric car drivers. Further details of the locations and charges can be found here: https://www.oxford.gov.uk/directory/8/car_parks_in_oxford/category/56/categoryInfo/13

The main bus services in Oxford are run by the Oxford Bus Company, Stagecoach Oxfordshire and Thames Travel. The services run throughout the city as well as the surrounding villages. Further details can be found on the following websites: https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/, https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/oxfordshire and https://www.thames-travel.co.uk/.

Oxford’s main railway station is located on the west side of the city centre with bus stops and taxi ranks just outside. There are frequent services to/from London Paddington, London Marylebone and Birmingham New Street. Details of the station can be found here: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/OXF/details.html. For ticket information you can telephone National Rail on 03457 484 950.

Amenities:

There are no amenities on site, but there are cafes, coffee shops, public houses, restaurants and shops to cater for any taste within the immediate vicinity in Oxford town centre.