New College
Holywell Street & New College Lane 279555
Open: Easter to early October 11am - 5pm Admission £2. Access via New College Lane gate.
Winter months 2pm - 4pm. Admission Free. Access via Holywell gate.
Official Website

One of the more unusual colleges of Oxford, it was built around a section of the old city walls, giving the college a castle-like appearance. At the far end of the grounds is a large mound that was once the burial ground during the time of the Black Death. While here, visit the chapel, which has 14th century stained glass, and Sir Jacob Epstein's disturbing statue of Lazarus.

New College Gardens

Notable Facts: If you stand in front of the mound and clap your hands, it squeals.

Famous Attendees:
Virginia Woolf - author
John Fowles - author
Dennis Potter - TV writer
Hugh Grant - actor
Reverend Spooner (a warden of the college) - inventor of Spoonerisms