Hertford College, Oxford. Exterior Viewable Daily. Not open to the public.

Details

Accessibility:

Access to the college is not open to the general public.
For prospective applicants and alumni, access to the main College site/Old Quad is available via a ramp while portable ramps are available to enable access into ground floor rooms and the College Chapel. There are no lifts to upper floors in the college and the Dining Hall is accessed via a steep staircase.

An accessible toilet is available via a short stair lift in the Old Quad. Please contact the Porters at the Porters Lodge for assistance and a key. There is a hearing loop in the College Dining Hall.

Parking is extremely limited near to the college 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 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:

Hertford College is in the centre of Oxford to the northeast of corner of Radcliffe Square.

Although the college has roots dating back to the 12^th century the current college dates from 1874.  Buildings range from medieval in the Old Buildings Quad, through to the late 19^th century in New Buildings Quad and onto the modern architecture of the late 20^th century in Holywell Quad.

Further Information:

Address:

Hertford College, Catte Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3BL

Telephone:

01865 279 400 

Email:

porters@hertford.ox.ac.uk

Website:

https://www.hertford.ox.ac.uk/

Opening Hours:

The college is not open to the public.

Directions:

The college is in the centre of Oxford and can be tricky to get to by car. 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 for around 400 metres then turn right onto Longwall Street. Longwall Street turns slightly right and becomes St Cross Road. Turn left onto South Parks Road then, at the T-junction, turn left again onto Parks Road and continue onto Catte Street. The entrance to the college is a large double door on the left a few metres before the traffic barrier at the north of Radcliffe Square.

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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 Oxford town centre.