Mansfield College, Oxford

Summary

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

Facilities

• Gardens
• Children's highchairs

Drinking and dining

• 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, 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, including a mixture of traditional standard, singles and twins with shared bathroom facilities, and 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.

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 290 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.

Dining and drinking

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

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

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 but you will need to contact the college (via the Additional Information box on the booking form) to agree this on an individual basis.

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.  An information sheet on general parking in Oxford is available on request.

It may be possible for luggage to be stored at the College should you arrive before your accommodation is ready. 

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

More photos of Mansfield College, Oxford

John Marsh Building	College Memorabilia	Tower Room	Junior Common Room
College Cellar Bar	Council Room	Library Interior	Chapel Interior View
Garden Building	Standard Single Accommodation	Single en-suite, Hands Building	En-suite Facilities
Single en-suite	SCR Dining	Oriel Window - Hall	Main Building Entrance
Chapel View from Quad	Chapel Interior	College at Night

Customer feedback

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Georgina B Piazza, 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!

Silke Rathgeber, July 2010: start of breakfast 8.00 am (until 8.30 am only) too late and in conflict with normal business hours.

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

Jesper Wiese, July 2010: Very helpful staff

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

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

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

Laura Jansen, 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.

H.C.v.d. Heuvel, 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

Richard Griffiths, August 2009: Very pleasant - thank you.

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

Eduardo Laborda, March 2009: Very kind staff and superb breakfast