AI illustrationMamma Mia! · Filming location
New College hall
In the story · Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (the graduation, 1979)
A real filming location. In the opening flashback, set in 1979, young Donna and her friends Rosie and Tanya finish university in Oxford: Donna starts her graduation speech and turns it into the song "When I Kissed the Teacher". The college's medieval dining hall was used for the inside, and the college for the outside shots as the friends cycle off to the river.
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Where to stand for the photo
In the hall, frame the long tables with the wooden panels and the portraits on the walls; outside, the front quad with the chapel.
Getting there
- Address: Holywell Street, Oxford OX1 3BN
- Transport
- Central Oxford, about 20 minutes on foot from the station.
- Access
- Paid entry (12 pounds for adults in 2026); visitors go in from New College Lane. From 10 March to 31 October every day 10:00-17:00 (last entry 16:30); from 1 November to 8 March closed on Mondays, other days 11:00-15:00 (Saturday 10:00-16:30). The hall is not always open to visitors and the college can close for events. Check the visiting page before you go.Dates and times on the official site: new.ox.ac.uk
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Sources found on October 21, 2026.
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From other stories, nearby
- New College cloistersHarry Pottersame place
- Divinity School, Bodleian LibraryHarry Potter170 m away · 2 min on foot
- Christ Church, Bodley Tower staircaseHarry Potter550 m away · 7 min on foot
Where to eat nearby
Turf Tavern
40 m away · 1 min on footbritish€€Pub hidden down a lane off Holywell Street since 1381, a two-minute walk from New College, open every day 11:00-23:00
King's Arms
120 m away · 2 min on footbritish€€Historic pub on the corner of Holywell Street and Parks Road, about 100 m from the Divinity School, with food every day 9:00-22:00
Quod Restaurant & Bar
290 m away · 4 min on footbritish€€Brasserie on the High Street, about 300 m from Christ Church, serving every day from breakfast, with an all-day menu until 22:00
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story