Lincoln College Front Quad covered in bright green ivy

Visiting Lincoln

The entrance to the College can be found on Turl Street (between Broad Street and High Street).

Current students, alumni, prospective students and other associates are given free access to College. Unfortunately, due to the small size of the College, we are not able to allow access for the general public or large tour groups. At the discretion of the Porter on duty, exceptions have been made, dependent on numbers, time of day, if events are taking place in College, etc. If you would like to visit us, please call the Porters’ Lodge on 01865 279800 or send them an email to confirm that the College is open on the day of your visit. Please note that the College closes for a two week period over Christmas.

All services in the Chapel, including Evensong, are open to the public. Click here to find out more.

To avoid disturbing our students and Fellows, we request that visitors keep noise to a minimum and remember that staircases are private. The Grove may only be visited by current members of the College and by alumni, unless you are attending an event in the Berrow Foundation Building.

Prospective students

If you are a prospective student interested in attending Lincoln College, please do come and have a look round. We are open daily from 2pm to 5pm. If you would like a full tour of the College, please contact the Admissions Office to see if someone is available to show you round (Monday-Friday, 9am to 5pm).

You can also join us at our next Open Day! Click here to find out more.

Alumni

Lincoln alumni are welcome back at any time. Please inform the Lodge that you are an Old Member on arrival. If you would like to see the Library or have a full tour of the College, please contact the Development Office in advance.

Wesley groups

We are sometimes asked whether groups can visit the College to see sites associated with John Wesley. It is not possible for us to do this without advance notice, so you must contact the Development Office to arrange your visit. Organised tour groups are subject to a £50 entrance fee. Please note: we are only able to accept small groups (max. 15 people) and all visits must take place outside of term time.

Accessibility

Lincoln College provides a good degree of accessibility for visitors. The main entrance and the Porters' Lodge have level thresholds, and there are ramps between the quads on the main site. The Hall has a reasonably level entrance, as does the ante-chapel. The main Chapel has one step, and can be accessed via a portable ramp; please speak to the Porter on duty. The Wesley Room is on a first floor, and can be reached via a single flight of steep stairs with hand rails on both sides. The Oakeshott Room and Langford Room where a number of external events are held, can be accessed by a lift.

Prospective students can find more information here.

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