We want Magdalen to feel like home long after you graduate.
From New Building Lawn to Addison’s Walk, Longwall Library to the Old Kitchen Bar, via the Hall, Chapel, and Cloister, we want you to be able to share this special place with your family and friends.
Keeping in touch with our community is important to us. If your details change, please let us know.
See the benefits available below:
Visit Magdalen for free
College is open daily year-round, with the exception of the dates below:
2026
28th June
27th September,
6th October
20th-31st December
Opening times:
September-June: 10am-5pm (or dusk if earlier)
July, August, September 10am-6.30pm
Opening times may vary and updates will be posted on this website or outside the main entrance.
Your friends and family are also welcome at Magdalen for free when accompanying you. For groups over 6 guests, please contact the Alumni Office ahead of your visit.
Alumni and their guests are also free to walk around members-only areas of College, including St Swithun’s Quad, Longwall Quad and the Grove which are otherwise closed to visitors.
The Old Kitchen Bar (OKB) serves sandwiches, salads, cakes and soft drinks throughout the day. Food can eaten in the OKB or on the riverside terrace.
You can pay Members’ rates in the Old Kitchen Bar (OKB). Simply show your Members’ card at the till.
Opening hours: Term time: Monday-Saturday, 10am-5pm (closed Sundays). Vacation: Daily, 10am-5pm. No booking is required.
From May 2nd until September 20th 2026, you can take out a Magdalen punt subject to availability and river conditions.
For punting guidelines, please read this document ahead of your visit. We regret that we are not able to accommodate children under the age of 12 in College punts. Punting is undertaken at your own risk and the Punt Safety Policy can be found here.
To request a punt booking, please get in touch with the Development Office.
The Revd Dr Andrew Bowyer, Dean of Divinity, and Mr Mark Williams, Informator Choristarum, welcome members and their families and friends to Chapel services.
Evensong is sung every night in term at 6.00pm except Tuesday, and there is Sung Eucharist every Sunday morning in term at 11.00am.
You can find the chapel term card here.
Magdalen members are welcome to use Longwall Library.
Contact the Library Team to arrange your visit.
Please take a moment to read the rules and guidelines for using the Longwall Library.
Books are available for reference only.
The College has a small number of Fellows’ guest rooms, which can be booked by alumni no earlier than one month in advance. Please complete this enquiry form.
Book onto our alumni events
We host a variety of events exclusively for our alumni throughout the year.
Explore our upcoming events here, or catch a sneak peak at the bottom of this page.
Magdalen College is committed to fostering an inclusive culture which promotes equality, values diversity and maintains a working, learning and social environment in which the rights and dignity of all members of the College community are respected. All alumni, associates, supporters and friends have a role to play in supporting this aim. Lack of courtesy, rudeness, harassment or victimisation of staff, students, or guests, will not be tolerated. Please be mindful that behaviour that hurts other people is unacceptable, regardless of the intentions.
Any breach of our code of conduct may result in withdrawal of alumni benefits, including invitations to events.
Magdalen alumni are able to book private dinners and events in College outside of term. To find out more, please get in touch with the Conferences team.
Free Will writing services
Make use of our free Will writing services to make or update your Will for free. UK residents can explore our available options below.
Learn about legacy giving to Magdalen here.
Magdalen has partnered with the National Free Wills Network to enable alumni to write or update their Will for free. Get linked with participating solicitors local to you via this referral form.
Alumni are invited to make use of our partnership with Taylor Lucas. Their free Will-writing service enables you to write a new Will or update an existing one to cover assets held in England and Wales with the support of an experienced Estate Planning Specialist.
Appointments can take place by video or telephone, with in-person meetings available in some locations. Your partners and family members are welcome to take part in the process too.
Booking an appointment is simple and can be done directly with Taylor Lucas using this link.
