Magdalen College
One of the places to visit in Oxford is Magdalen College, an attraction. Close by, within 5 km, are 49 more places to see. Ashmolean Museum, 1.1 km off, heads what is near.
Attraction in Oxford
Inside Oxford
Magdalen 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.
The best months to visit
From May to September, Oxford sees highs of 17–23°C.
Magdalen College
Attraction.
In Oxford, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Oxford
Magdalen College and what surrounds it
Orange: Magdalen College.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is Oxford’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns around Magdalen College, by distance
Oxford tops the 6 for size, at 170,799 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Oxford
Kennington
Boars Hill
Sandford-on-Thames
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Magdalen College is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | It’s in town | 170,799 | 55 |
| Kennington | 3.1 km south of it | 4,595 | 53 |
| Boars Hill | 4.2 km southwest of it | 540 | 52 |
| Sandford-on-Thames | 4.5 km south of it | 500 | 40 |
| Wolvercote | 4.5 km northwest of it | 1,328 | 49 |
| Horspath | 4.8 km east of it | 1,467 | 8 |
Also within reach
The 76 places within 15 km include 4 museums, 2 historic houses and a garden.
MuseumAshmolean Museum1.1 km away2
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History1 km away3
GardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic Garden300 m away4
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum900 m away5
CastleOxford Castle Motte1.3 km away6
Historic houseBeaumont Palace1.3 km away7
Historic houseBlenheim Palace13 km away8
MuseumMuseum of the History of Science800 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Magdalen College
Where is Magdalen College?
Magdalen College is in Oxford, Oxfordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Magdalen College?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Magdalen 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 Magdalen College?
Within 15 km: Ashmolean Museum (1.1 km), Oxford University Museum of Natural History (1 km), University of Oxford Botanic Garden (300 m) and Pitt Rivers Museum (900 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
- University of Oxford Botanic Garden: JMski, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pitt Rivers Museum: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford Castle Motte: Tejvan Pettinger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beaumont Palace: Public domain, 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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