The narrow lane under the Bridge of Sighs — past Halley's house and into Queen's Lane.
New College Lane begins at Catte Street, opposite the Sheldonian Theatre, and passes almost immediately under the Hertford Bridge — better known as the Bridge of Sighs, the covered bridge between two parts of Hertford College completed in 1914. From there it kinks through three bends, surrounded by high stone walls with very few windows, before emerging at the southeastern end as Queen's Lane (named for The Queen's College further south). A gate in the road at the junction keeps it almost free of through traffic.
The northern wall is New College — the lane is named after it, and there's a rear entrance to the college midway along. From that side, a small alley near the Catte Street end leads past a surviving section of the historic Oxford city wall to the Turf Tavern, the well-hidden pub favoured by students and lost tourists. The walls along this stretch carry good examples of college gargoyles for those who think to look up.
A plaque on a terraced house on the north side of the lane records the home of Edmond Halley, the Astronomer Royal who computed the orbit of the comet that bears his name.
Sources: Wikipedia: New College Lane · Wikidata: New College Lane (Q15261972) · OpenStreetMap: New College Lane
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