Oriel College
In Oxford stands Oriel College, an attraction. Around it, within 5 km, are 50 more places on our list. Our list goes on with Ashmolean Museum, 600 m away.
Attraction in Oxford
Inside Oxford
Oriel College is inside Oxford’s built-up area, with 50 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.
How the seasons run
In Oxford the warm season is May to September, with highs of 17–23°C.
Oriel College
Attraction.
In Oxford, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Oxford
- Official site
- oriel.ox.ac.uk
Locating Oriel College
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Oriel College is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Oxford’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
Largest of the 6 is Oxford, home to 170,799. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Oxford
Kennington
Boars Hill
Wolvercote
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Oriel College is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | It’s in town | 170,799 | 55 |
| Kennington | 2.9 km south of it | 4,595 | 53 |
| Boars Hill | 3.8 km southwest of it | 540 | 52 |
| Wolvercote | 4.2 km northwest of it | 1,328 | 49 |
| Chawley | 4.5 km west of it | 1,127 | 49 |
| Sandford-on-Thames | 4.5 km southeast of it | 500 | 40 |
Next door to Oriel College
Our list has 76 more within 15 km, among them 4 museums, 2 historic houses and a castle.
MuseumAshmolean Museum600 m away2
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History800 m away3
CastleOxford Castle Motte600 m away4
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum800 m away5
GardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic Garden500 m away6
Historic houseBeaumont Palace700 m away7
Historic houseBlenheim Palace12 km away8
MuseumMuseum of the History of Science300 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Oriel College
Where is Oriel College?
Oriel College is in Oxford, Oxfordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Oriel College?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Oriel 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 Oriel College?
Within 15 km: Ashmolean Museum (600 m), Oxford University Museum of Natural History (800 m), Oxford Castle Motte (600 m) and Pitt Rivers Museum (800 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
- University of Oxford Botanic Garden: JMski, CC0, 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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