Trinity College, Oxford

Summary

• 17th century buildings
• 18th century buildings
• 19th century buildings
• 20th century buildings
• Breakfast included
• No car parking
• No smoking

Facilities

• No internet access
• Gardens

Drinking and dining

• English breakfast (included)

Nearby recreations

• Pub (walking distance)
• Museums (walking distance)
• Historic houses
• Gardens
• Theatre (walking distance)

Trinity is one of the most centrally situated Colleges of the University of Oxford and is highly rated by our clients. It occupies a large site with extensive rear gardens (where residents may relax) and enjoys a quiet location. 

All the study bedrooms are occupied by students during term and have a wash basin, hospitality tray with electric kettle, refrigerator, card operated telephone (cards are sold at the Lodge), bedside light and desk with lamp.  Please note that the en-suite room bathrooms have showers and not baths.  The standard rooms have toilets and showers on every staircase, though not always on the same floor as the bedrooms, and facilities are mixed (i.e. male/female).  Towels and soap are provided in bedrooms and the Scout (housekeeper) will service your room on weekdays.  Card operated laundry/ironing facilities are available and visitors staying in College for more than a few days may wish to purchase a card from the Lodge to use the washers and dryers. 

The minimum age for guests is 21. We regret that many of our rooms are unsuitable for those with mobility problems.  No smoking is permitted in College, other than in two clearly designated outdoor areas.

History to the present day

'The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford of the foundation of Thomas Pope' is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford and was founded in 1555.  Located in the very centre of Broad Street next to Blackwell's book shop and the fictional Inspector Morse's favourite pub, the White Horse, it is enclosed by iron gates giving the College an open and accessible appearance. The leafy front quadrangle leads to three further quads, large lawns and attractive gardens which include a woodland area. Despite the size of its grounds, the College is relatively small in terms of student numbers, with about 300 undergraduates. There is an (inaccurate) legend that the Stuart Gates of Trinity will not be opened until a Jacobite reigns.  The Chapel was the first College chapel to be designed entirely in the neoclassical style and Sir Christopher Wren is said to have assisted both in its design and in that of the Garden Quad.

Famous alumni include: The Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman; Lord Baltimore (who founded the colony of Maryland); Frederick, Lord North (Prime Minister 1770-82); William Pitt, Earl of Chatham (Prime Minister 1766-68); playwright Sir Terence Rattigan (2011 is his centenary year); Mr Stephen Lacey, BBC gardening presenter.

Dining and drinking

A full English breakfast is included in the room rate. Breakfast is self service, with a wide range of hot and cold food, available from 08h00-09h00 in our lovely ground floor Dining Hall which dates from 1618 and has leather seated and backed chairs (not benches).

During term Fellows and students have formal dinner in the Dining Hall six nights a week. They all wear gowns, Fellows dine at High Table and a Scholar says Grace in Latin.

Grounds and gardens

Our extensive gardens are available for guests to enjoy and garden chairs are provided for you to relax in when the weather's suitable.

During the Easter vacation the 'wilderness' part of the garden is filled with thousands of flowering bulbs.

Other facilities

Guests are most welcome to visit our Chapel, which is prized as a masterpiece of English baroque.  The statues on the Tower are attributed to Caius Cibber and represent Geometry, Astronomy, Theology and Medicine. The first chapel in Oxford to be designed on pure classical principles, this building was hailed by contemporaries as the most magnificent in the University.

The tomb of Sir Thomas Pope, founder of Trinity, is in the Chapel and he is the only founder of an Oxford College to be buried in his own College.

Arrival information and how to find us

Address: Trinity College, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BH.

Check In: From 14h00 to 22h00   Check Out: By 10h00

The College entrance is situated on Broad Street, opposite the entrance to Turl Street.  It is a 10-15 minute walk from the railway station (taxis are available outside) and 5 minutes walk from the Gloucester Green bus and coach station and car park. 

We regret that car parking is not available in College, however Park & Ride buses from the north stop very close to College:  http://www.parkandride.net/oxford/html/oxford_frameset.html. Note different bus service times depending on the car park you choose.  See also:  http://www.oxfordcity.co.uk/info/parking.html.  You can also park at Gloucester Green underground car park (www.Ringgo.co.uk) or Westgate multi storey.

More photos of Trinity College, Oxford

Jackson building	College Chapel	Single standard room	Double bedded en-suite room
Single en-suite	En-suite shower	Standard single room	Triple set sitting room
En-suite single bedroom	Garden quad in snow	Dining Hall (set up for banquet)	Chapel interior
College from rear garden	Entrance to rear garden	Chapel in spring	Jackson building
Garden and staircase 4	Jackson building	Standard single room	Standard single
En-suite single bedroom

Customer feedback

We guarantee that all our feedback is genuine and can only be submitted by people who have booked through our websites.

Dr Val Goodwin, October 2010: We were delighted with our stay in Oxford. The room was comfortable, but a little noisy as it faced onto the street. The porters and scouts were most obliging, providing information, an umbrella (!) and making enquiries on our behalf to other colleges. In short, we would certainly stay here again.

Rahmah Yusoff, September 2010: Very delicious breakfast

Suzanne Saxby, September 2010: Lovely to be in the centre of Oxford, room fine would have liked to stay longer.

Caroline Hurley, August 2010: Excellent experience of hospitality and cul

Stuart Sherring, August 2010: A wonderful experience and most enjoyable. Whilst I was well aware of the magnificent setting I did not expect this pampered luxury. Thank you. Stuart

Meriel Bottle, August 2010: Room comfortable, clean and spacious. Porters friendly and helpful. First rate breakfast served in the ancient dining hall. Splendid buildings and gardens, and a perfect location in central Oxford. Highly recommended.

Fred Landergren, July 2010: A great experience!

Courtney Nathan, July 2010: I had a fantastic stay. The room was clean, well kept, breakfast was a bonus and there was absolutely nothing I could fault on my stay, I had THE best time :)

Maria Lopez, July 2010: Very pleasnat staff, superb location and setting. Very good breakfast in fabulous dining hall.

Nancy Fabbri, July 2010: I had a lovely stay. The people at the gate were very pleasant and helpful, the food was great, and the location was absolutely awesome!!!

Pierre Lagarde, July 2010: I quote 'good' for the standard of the rooms just because the room has no bath room.

Elizabeth Bishop, July 2010: The breakfast was fantastic and the staff at the enterance very helpful. I would have liked a second pillow and the mattress was a bit lumpy. Very convenient and beautiful buildings and gardens which made the whole experience a pleasure.

Jan Vanthienen, July 2010: TV would make the experience perfect

CILLA LONG, July 2010: Porters were very helpful

Catharine Shafto, July 2010: Busy on arrival, breakfast started to run out, otherwise an excellent experience!

Dr G Price, July 2010: Made very welcome, and a lovely room overlooking Broad Street in central Oxford.

Josephine Ash, July 2010: Clean, spacious, atmospheric, wonderful! Thank you.

John Matthews, July 2010: very pleasant staff, fantastic central location. Room not en-suite and only 2 showers for staircase

Mrs H Blenkinsop, July 2010: Very helpful porter. Room extremely comfortable and spacious but furnishings a bit tired. Obviously staying in a beautiful ancient college is a unique experience - more fun and cheaper than a hotel, so the lack of swish furnishings and en suite facilities is entirely forgivable. Good value for money.

DIANA BLEASE, June 2010: Lovely, lovely setting. Was like something from a film! Spacious, airy, immaculately clean rooms. Mattresses were a bit uncomfortable. En suite facilities were good. The only problem was we were kept awake all night due to a ball an a neighbouring college! Otherwise it was perfect.

Shirley Evans, June 2010: Fantastic. I would not hesitate to recommend this to anyone.

Mrs M R Daniels, April 2010: The room was comfortable and spotless, although rather chilly. I enjoyed walking around the beautiful grounds and appreciated Trinity College's proximity to central Oxford when hunger struck in the evening. The hospitality tray was welcome although rather sparsely stocked.

Julie McKay, March 2010: It suited me extremely well. Standard of room and service very good. Many thanks.

Yien Wai Chow, March 2010: It has been an awesome experience and I will definitely stay in the colleges when I next visit Oxford. It is however not very widely advertised as I mentioned this to a few tourist who joined the walking tour and they wished they knew about this and would have stayed in the college.

Charlotte Williams, March 2010: Very helpful porters and kitchen staff, lovely room thank you.