Absolutely amazing, stunning, completely worth a visit and spend there at least an hour. I went…read morewith my mom and since the very beginning I was in hogwarts!!! Ok, don't laugh, I'm a proud potterhead and this was important to me. We enjoyed the visit A LOT, the place isn't really massive but is quite big. It was really bad that the great hall was closed... I was kinda disappointed at first but it wasn't big deal. The chapel, as they explain, is both the college chapel (which is the biggest in the country) and the cathedral of the city (which is the smallest of the country). Is really lovely with beautiful windows. The shop has some lovely gifts to buy - I didn't miss my HP t shirt :)

Simply the best college in Oxford. Ok, slight bias, but Corpus has many subtleties work checking…read moreout. For tourists a must visit to discover one of Oxford's more gentle and elegant colleges. Beautiful award winning secluded garden at the back, where you can admire the view over Christchurch meadow.

My favourite college;one of the…read more prettiest frontages too

Balliol is the place you want to visit if you have enough moxy to admit that you will never get in…read morefor real. Oxon forever, for those who have the grit and perseverance to make it! Not me, for sure, but more power to you if it's you!

Beautiful stain glass. After awhile it is hard to remember which college is which. For me, the…read moredistinctive chapels are a great memory of the different colleges. Exeter College, the most I remember is the stain glass.

Exeter is Oxford's fourth oldest college. It been around since 1314…read more Its founder, Walter de Stapeldon was from Devon and was Bishop of Exeter and Treasurer of England under Edward II. He founded the College to provide an educated clergy for his diocese. During its first centuries, Exeter drew its members mainly from Devon and Cornwall. A relatively small college in comparison to many others in Oxford. Famous Alumni: Sir Charles Lyell, the pioneering geologist. J. A. Froude, the historian. Two of the leading pre-Raphaelites, William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones. Important works by Morris and Burne-Jones are on view in the Morris Room and Chapel. More recently: J.R.R. Tolkien was an undergraduate. The author of 'His Dark Materials Trilogy', Philip Pullman, another Exonian, based Jordan College on Exeter (Film release as 'The Golden Compass'). Inspector Morse collapsed on the lawn in the front quad! What 90% of visitors completely miss is up on the roof of the college. But you will have to stand in the middle of Broad Street to spot it: A seven foot tall figure of a man cast in iron by internationally renowned artist Antony Gormley, will be straring back at you. 'Antony Gormley said that he hoped that the work would act as a point of reference in a city where scholarship and quotidian life intermingle. He said that the casual passer-by might ask What is that naked iron bloke doing up there? but might also be made to think of other relations with time and distance, with other destinies and destinations other than the immediate.' - So think on :-) Open to the public daily from 14:00 - 17:00. Entrance: Free Tel: 01865 279600

What can you do with £1.50? Down payment on a G&B almond chocolate bar? Deposit on an M&S sandwich?…read more Or, give it to the pleasant fellow in the little cubicle at the entrance to Trinity College, Oxford and take yourself on a mini tour round the grounds, popping into the chapel and the dining room en route. Not a round the world trip this, but cheaper than paying the tuition fees. Really nice to see the imposing quadrangles and the old buildings steeped in learned history. Fun dodging the serious students scurrying to their tutorials and it's relaxing to gaze at the ornate ceiling of the ancient chapel. Make yourself at home in the Harry Potteresque dining room with the long bench tables, wood panelling and fusty straight laced portraits frowning at the young students' indiscretions. See if you can spot the shadow of Charles Dance and wonder if this is where the inspiration for the TV series began. Spicy. The gardens are spacious and very pleasant. Recommended.

Trinity is one of the quintessential Oxford colleges. Not quite as grand as Christchurch or…read moreMagdalen, it is perhaps in a slightly more central location and is right near where some of the walking tours of Oxford start. The great thing about Trinity is that it's surrounded by iron railings, so you can see into it without having to pay. Despite being near the centre of town, it's got a surprising amount of open space in it, with several large quads, the standard beautiful Oxford gardens and even a patch of woodland, which makes a refreshing change from the very obviously cultivated grass. The chapel is reputedly the first neoclassical one of its kind, partly designed by Christopher Wren (who also designed St. Paul's Cathedral). The West tower shows the college's age. The statues on top represent astronomy, theology, medicine and geometry - perhaps the main subjects when the college was founded. The buildings are old and grand. If you get a chance to look round, the dining hall is very pretty, with portraits and old wooden benches and tables. The college also has a squash court hidden away near the dining hall. Access is annoying because of the electronic gate system, but the porters are very friendly. There are two porters' windows: as far as I can tell, one is for students and the other for visitors, but I get it wrong every time!

Somerville is located slightly further out of the city centre. It is a large college and although…read moreit is nice to look at, is not as visually impressive as some of the other colleges. The gardens, however, are beautiful in the summer and it is obvious the gardeners do a lot of work. There is an automatic door at the entrance for which a swipecard is required, so to gain entry you must speak to the porters in the lodge.

This university has gone from strength to strength in its realtive short life. It is now regarded…read moreas the best new university in the country, and often beats out its more prestigous local rival on some league table subjects such as engerniering. But its the relationship between Brookes and Oxford that has brought this university into the new century. By sharing teaching staff and resources, both universities have been benefiting in key areas. From a student point of view, Brookes cant be beat. Located in a great city, close to london, and 1000s upon 1000s of other students, and the most student friendly city i have ever been. Not that you would go to qype when making the decison on what university to go tobut if be some odd chance, you do.check it out. It could be the best 3 years of your life

Oxford Brookes is a great university with lots of opportunities. It really doesn't deserve its past…read morereputation of 'the other Oxford' and can't really be compared to Oxford University itself, as they offer lots of different subjects and frequently pool resources. Brookes is especially good for nursing, business and management and draws big names at its regular careers fairs. Some campuses are a bit out of town, but there's a great bus service that travels frequently between the campuses and town. The sports centre is open to the public and has regular classes and a good gym, as well as a popular bar. Brookes is good for its nightlife and has some good bands playing there and some great student nights, which make up for its distance from the town centre. In fact, the facilities on campus mean that students don't actually need to travel into town, although they're missing out if they don't.

It is easy to miss this university walking around. It has two beautiful quads but after visiting…read moreseveral colleges, they are all very pretty. The chapel is one of the more impressive ones architecturally.

Brasenose college is located in Radcliffe Square, at the heart of the University. The impression…read moreone gets is one of order, although none of the buildings are particularly impressive, everything is very organised and proper. The cobblestones in Radcliffe Square are lovely, apparently costing £2million to repair a few years ago!

Green Templeton College is a merger (in 2008) of two Oxford colleges, Green College and Templeton…read moreCollege. I received my MSc from Green (in Social Anthropology), lived on-site, and was fairly involved. Most of the people at Green are medical students, but there are also many students reading Anthropology, Education, and Social Policy. Only about a 10 minute walk north of the city centre, it's a beautiful site. The Radcliffe Observatory is the centerpiece of the college, which houses the dining hall and an observation deck at the very top. I'm not sure if non-students are allowed to roam the grounds, but the Proctors front office is right at the entrance and they'll give you the information.

Green College is located on Woodstock Road and is (in terms of physical size) quite small. Entrance…read moreto the public is very restricted, so you'll have to find a student if you want to have a look. The college is quite picturesque and it's students have medical backgrounds for the most part. Notably, it has just merged with Templeton College and will now be called Green Templeton college, with the addition of a few hundred business students; creating one of the largest colleges in the University. The Radcliffe Observatory is located onsite, the views from the top are breathtaking!