Venue
St John’s College, Oxford
Dinner is in the Main Hall. St John’s College, St Giles’, Oxford OX1 3JP.
The Main Hall, laid for dinner · Peter Stevens, CC BY 2.0
Which entrance
Entrance details coming soon
We’re confirming with the college which gate to use on the night and will let you know in advance. If you arrive before it’s posted, the porters’ lodge on St Giles’ will point you the right way.
The Main Hall
St John’s was founded in 1555 and its Main Hall is the college’s original dining hall: panelled, candlelit for dinner, and about as far from a reporting room as Oxford can offer.
Drinks are served before dinner, and we move through to the Hall together.
Getting there from the John Radcliffe
Rough guidance, so you can plan. Check live times and prices on the night.
On foot
From the John Radcliffe it is a walk of roughly half an hour down Headley Way and along the Marston Ferry or Banbury Road into the centre. Pleasant in daylight, dark and cold in December — most people pair up or take the bus.
By bus
Frequent buses run from the John Radcliffe/Headington into the city centre and stop a short walk from the college on St Giles’.
By taxi
A taxi from the John Radcliffe to St Giles’ takes about ten to fifteen minutes depending on traffic. There is a taxi rank very close by for the return journey.
Parking
There is no guest parking at the college. City-centre parking is limited and expensive in the evening; a park and ride, or being dropped off, is easier.
The college
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