Magdalen College

 

Magdalen College is one of the wealthiest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, and it’s also one of the prettiest. Stood right next to the stunning River Cherwell, Magdalen College Tower is an iconic part of the Oxford skyline.It is also the only college in Oxford to have its own deer park as part of the grounds.
 
Magdalen is famous for many things – not least for its illustrious alumni which includes:
 

• the Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde, best known for The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest
• King Edward VIII, who reigned from the 20th January 1936 to the 11th December 1936
• Thomas Wolsey, an English archbishop and statesman who was sentenced to death by Henry VIII

 
Every year, on the first of May, students and residents of Oxford gather early in the morning around Magdalen Tower to welcome in the summer. The world famous college choir sing madrigals (and old english form of secular song) atop the college tower, after which the jovial crowd below disperse into the various pubs of the city centre for ill advised early morning drinking. You can find out more about Magdalen College on our Oxford Walking Tour. Click here to find out more about Footprints’ Oxford Walking Tour!

 

 
Jan-June: 13.00-18.00, June-Sept: 10.00-19.00, Oct-Dec: 13.00-18.00

 

 

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