Christ Church, College and Cathedral, University of Oxford

Christ Church is a unique institution combining a college and a cathedral. It is the largest of the 39 colleges making up Oxford University. Founded by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey in 1525, it was re-founded in 1546 to incorporate the cathedral for the Diocese of Oxford.

John and Charles Wesley were undergraduates at the college, and a memorial stone in the floor commemorates that both were ordained in the cathedral.

Rev Charles Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll) was a mathematics tutor here in the 19th century and wrote Alice in Wonderland about Alice Liddell, daughter of the then Dean. More recently, scenes from Harry Potter were filmed on the hall stairs.

Admission
Charges apply. Please check the website for details: www.chch.ox.ac.uk/visiting
Please book College tours in advance online: £13 per person (concessions £11) (2017 prices). No tours in July and August.

Free guided tours of the Cathedral are available on weekdays at 11am, 12 noon, 2pm and 3pm. Access for Cathedral services via Tom gate (main gate on St Aldates).

Additional visitor information
No parking on site. Please visit Oxford City Council's website for details of car parking available in Oxford: www.oxford.gov.uk/carparks

Worship services
Sunday: 8am Holy Communion (1662), 9.45am Matins (1662), 11am Sung Eucharist (Common Worship), 6pm Evensong (1662)
Weekdays: 7.15am Morning Prayer (Common Worship), 7.35am Holy Communion (Common Worship), 6pm Evensong (1662)

Also nearby
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church and site of the first meetinghouse in Oxford, both in New Inn Hall Street are close by, as is Oxford Castle with a heritage area and the 'Wesley Cells'.