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Mansfield College, Oxford: Mansfield College

Mansfield College, Oxford

Mansfield College, one of the smallest, dates from 1886 and is situated in a quiet and leafy part of central Oxford

Summary

  • 19th century buildings
  • 20th century buildings
  • Breakfast included
  • No car parking
  • No smoking
  • Children welcome

Facilities

  • Free broadband access
  • Shared gardens
  • Children's highchairs
  • Linen included
  • Towels included
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Hair dryers
  • Elevator
  • Telephone
  • Central heating

Food and Drinks

  • Continental breakfast (included)
  • English breakfast (included)

Nearby recreations

  • Recommended walks
  • Pub (walking distance)
  • Museums (walking distance)
  • Gardens
  • Recommended restaurants (walking distance)
  • Theatre (walking distance)

Mansfield College, one of the smallest of the University's colleges, is ideally situated in a quiet and leafy part of central Oxford.  

The College is pleased to be able to offer accommodation in student bedrooms during the vacation periods. 

The accommodation consists of a choice between traditional, student, study bedrooms with shared bathroom facilities (singles and twins) or more modern, single en-suite rooms. All accommodation offered is located on the main College site.

There are NO parking facilities available at the College.

All rooms are fully equipped with bed linen, towels and tea and coffee making facilities. All bedrooms have telephones and ethernet points for internet access. A cable will be required but these can be purchased for a small fee in the Porter's Lodge if required. Telephone cards are also available from the Porter's Lodge. Hairdryers can be hired from the Porter's Lodge for a small fee.

The College opening hours are Sunday to Saturday between 7 a.m. and midnight.  The College can extend the opening hours to 1 a.m. for late arrivals providing guests have notified us in advance and also telephone before 11 p.m. on the actual day of arrival. The telephone number can be found on your booking confirmation receipt. Arrivals are not possible between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m.

The College offers a full English and continental breakfast in the College Hall.

We look forward to welcoming you and your guests to Mansfield.

History to the present day

The College transferred to Oxford from Birmingham in 1886 and became a Free Church centre for the study of theology, preparing students from any dissenting denomination for the ministry.

Building work began on the current college site, which was purchased from Merton College in October 1886, and was completed at a cost of £40,000 in October 1889.  The original Gothic style buildings are regarded as amongst the finest work of the prominent Victorian Architect Basil Champneys.

Mansfield admitted its first female student, Constance Todd, who later became the first woman to be ordained to the Christian ministry in Britain in 1913.

Mansfield College became a Permanent Private Hall in 1955 and received a Royal Charter in 1995, becoming a full college of the University of Oxford.

The College is a small, friendly college with about 300 students and 70 staff, of which about 45 belong to the Senior Common Room.  It has a reputation within and beyond Oxford of encouraging applications from the state sector and in particular from students in Further Education.

Food and Drinks

Full English and continental breakfast is available daily in the College Dining Hall and is included in the price of all accommodation bookings. 

The College Dining Hall is open for breakfast between 8.00-8.30am Monday - Saturday and 8.30-9.00am on Sundays. 

Special dietary requirements can be catered for on request.

Grounds and gardens

Visitors are welcome to use the Chapel lawn where they can enjoy the view of the College and soak up the atmosphere of the beautiful Victorian buildings. 

Other facilities

All bedrooms have tea and coffee making facilities, telephones and internet access via ethernet cables. We request that visitors bring their own cables, although a few are available for purchase from the Porters' Lodge for a small fee. 

Passwords are required for guests to have access to the internet and these are provided at the Porter's Lodge on request.

Telephone cards are available for purchase from the Porters' Lodge.

Laundry facilities are provided at the College and tokens for the machines can be purchased from the Porter's Lodge.  Guests will need to supply their own washing powder.  This can also be purchased from the local shops which are about 10 minutes walk away.

Hairdryers can be hired for a small fee from the Porter's Lodge.

Arrival information and how to find us

Address: Mansfield College, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TF, United Kingdom

Address: Mansfield College, Mansfield Road, Oxford.  OX1 3TF.

Check In: From 2pm - 11 p.m.  Check Out: By 10am

All guests are requested to report to the Porters' Lodge on arrival. In special circumstances it may be possible for you to arrive after midnight and before 1 a.m. but you will need to contact the College (via the Additional Information box on the booking form) to agree this on an individual basis.  It is also essential that you telephone the porter's lodge; the number can be found on your booking confirmation receipt. Please call before 11 p.m. that day to confirm you will be arriving by 1 a.m.  The College cannot accept arrivals between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m.

The College is located only a few minutes walk from Oxford City Centre. 

Gloucester Green Coach/Bus Station and Oxford Railway Station are only a short walk or taxi ride away. 

Luggage can be stored at the College should you arrive before your accommodation is ready. 

Please Note: There are NO parking facilities available at the College. 

An information sheet car parking in Oxford can be provided on request.

More photos of Mansfield College, Oxford

John Marsh Building

Library Interior

Council Room

Cellar Bar

Junior Common Room

Tower Room

College Memorabilia

Mansfield at Night

Standard Single

Chapel Interior

Garden Building

Standard Single

Chapel Interior

Chapel View from Quad

Main Building Entrance

Oriel Window - Hall

SCR Dining

En-suite Single

Junior Common Room

En-suite Single

Seminar Room

Customer feedback

We guarantee that all our feedback is genuine and can only be submitted by people who have booked through our websites.

, September 2011: Very comfortable stay, impressed by porters lodge, extremely helpful and friendly. The same goes for the dining room.

, September 2011: Cheerful and helpful porters in the Lodge, much better than many B & Bs

, August 2011: it gives a marvellous feeling of living at a college

, August 2011: a very good facility, easy to use website and the stay in the college was very good

, July 2011: This College is situated in a delightfully quiet part of Oxford.

, July 2011: Very nice experience. Would highly recommend.

, July 2011: what a wonderful college and such a beautiful setting. Great staff and so very kind and helpful . Everyone from the manager and the head porter to all the other staff at the porters lodge , the maids, and the breakfast staff are extremely courteous and helpful.

, October 2010: A very nice stay and happy memories. I loved staying at Mansfield, so comfortable and convenient, and the breakfasts were top quality.

, September 2010: The room was good, very clean and tidy, with beautiful views.

, September 2010: I came to oxford for the first time.I was really afraid of the silence there.But Mansfield gave me a totally safe and secured stay.The room was adequate with all facilities and people were very helpful.I really had a great stay there.

, September 2010: very good standard. nice & helpfull staff. excellent breakfast.

, September 2010: In such a beautiful setting, how could one not be enchanted by the College. The room was functional, the bathroom was shared, but when you looked out the window and saw the lawns and buildings, none of this mattered. A beautiful place to be.

, July 2010: It was all a dream.... the surroundings, the service at the Porters' Lodge, the Dining Hall... Slight lowering of the mark for breakfast because we were served stewed CANNED tomatoes (in the middle of summer, a cardinal sin!) with the bacon and egg. Also, the price is a bit on the high side for this kind of accommodation - but not enough not to make me return happily again - if you fix the tomatoes!

, July 2010: I was very happy with the stay. It was nice to get a glimpse of an Oxford college!

, July 2010: Very helpful staff

, July 2010: Fantastic room and location. I will definitely use University Rooms again. Thank you.

, July 2010: Efficient booking. Mansfield college was welcoming and friendly. A pleasant experience.

, July 2010: Overall a great experience, very friendly, my doughter and me enjoyed the stay

, March 2010: We enjoyed our stay and would use the service to book in a college again - it's great to be in the centre of Oxford and feel you're part of the university. The only thing we found was that although we'd given our estimated time of arrival, when we arrived (on time) there was no-one in the porters' lodge. Luckily, after waiting for 5-10 minutes, some students turned up who went to find the porter, otherwise I don't know how long we'd have had to wait.

, August 2009: it was a very special experience, we love it. We feel like students again. Central in Oxford and the service was very good. I left my jacket en they send it to my home. Many thanks. Ineke van den heuvel from Holland

, August 2009: Very pleasant - thank you.

, April 2009: I had a very good stay. Thank you

, March 2009: Very kind staff and superb breakfast

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