Balliol College
Set in Oxford, Balliol College is an attraction. There are 49 other places to visit inside 5 km. Ashmolean Museum comes next on our list, 200 m away.
Attraction in Oxford
Inside Oxford
Balliol College is inside Oxford’s built-up area, with 49 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
Aim for May to September, when Oxford reaches 17–23°C.
Balliol College
Attraction.
In Oxford, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Oxford
- Official site
- balliol.ox.ac.uk
Balliol College at a glance
Spot Balliol College in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Oxford’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Nearby towns
With 170,799 people, Oxford is the largest of the 6. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Oxford
Kennington
Wolvercote
Boars Hill
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Balliol College is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | It’s in town | 170,799 | 55 |
| Kennington | 3.2 km south of it | 4,595 | 53 |
| Wolvercote | 3.8 km northwest of it | 1,328 | 49 |
| Boars Hill | 4 km south of it | 540 | 52 |
| Chawley | 4.4 km southwest of it | 1,127 | 49 |
| Sandford-on-Thames | 4.9 km southeast of it | 500 | 40 |
Beyond Balliol College
Of the 76 within 15 km, look for 4 museums, 2 historic houses and a castle.
MuseumAshmolean Museum200 m away2
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History400 m away3
CastleOxford Castle Motte500 m away4
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum500 m away5
Historic houseBeaumont Palace300 m away6
GardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic Garden800 m away7
Historic houseBlenheim Palace12 km away8
MuseumMuseum of the History of Science200 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about Balliol College
Where is Balliol College?
Balliol College is in Oxford, Oxfordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Balliol College?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Balliol College?
May to September are the warmest months in Oxford, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Balliol College?
Within 15 km: Ashmolean Museum (200 m), Oxford University Museum of Natural History (400 m), Oxford Castle Motte (500 m) and Pitt Rivers Museum (500 m).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Ashmolean Museum: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford University Museum of Natural History: The original uploader was MykReeve at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford Castle Motte: Tejvan Pettinger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pitt Rivers Museum: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beaumont Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- University of Oxford Botanic Garden: JMski, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blenheim Palace: Jvhertum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of the History of Science: Wiki alf at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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