Oxford Colleges

Oxford offers 800 years of history: its 39 colleges are inextricably linked with the daily life of a busy city with beautiful buildings, neat quadrangles, cobbled lanes, turrets and spires. With a map to guide visitors, this guide explores each college, detailing the historical and architectural magnificence, the often strange customs, and tales of famous men and women who founded, studied or taught here, giving a glimpse of the lives led in these wonderful surroundings.