Keble College, Oxford

Summary

• 19th century buildings
• 20th century buildings
• 21st century buildings
• Breakfast included
• No car parking
• No smoking

Facilities

• Free broadband access
• Gardens

Drinking and dining

• English breakfast (included)
• Dinner available (at additional cost)
• Bar

Nearby recreations

• Museums (walking distance)
• Historic houses
• Gardens
• Recommended restaurants (walking distance)
• Theatre (walking distance)

The Keble Experience

EARLY BOOKING DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR SPRING AND SUMMER 2011, AND DURING THE 2012 OLYMPICS!

We are pleased to offer accommodation in the comfortable student study bedrooms of Keble College, which are located around stunning tranquil Quads in our Grade 1 listed buildings designed by the Victorian architect, William Butterfield, as well as in our modern award winning buildings.

Whilst not equipped to four star hotel standards - no televisions or trouser presses - we can guarantee clean and comfortable bedrooms with tea & coffee making facilities, towels, toiletries, card operated telephones and free internet access points.

All of the college buildings, both Victorian and modern, contain bedroom accommodation. Due to the age of the buildings most of the Victorian rooms are awaiting refurbishing. However, we hope the spectacular views compensate for their "homely character".  Our more modern buildings have either been refurbished within the last few years or are being given a spruce up this summer.  Smoking is not permitted in any building within the College.

Rooms are assigned when a booking is received and we do try to accommodate specific requests so please let us know your preferences regarding which block you prefer when you make your booking.  Please note that we do not offer self catering facilities.

Ground floor rooms as well as lifts in our modern buildings makes us suitable for those with restricted mobility.  All rooms are serviced daily and our bed and breakfast rate includes a cooked breakfast served in our magnificent Gothic dining hall - the longest in Oxford.

Download a plan of Keble College (PDF file)

History to the present day

Founded in 1870 in memory of John Keble, a central figure in the controversial Oxford Movement which sought to recover the Catholic heritage of the Church of England, Keble is one of the largest colleges in Oxford. Although the College has produced many notable Anglican leaders, it is no longer formally tied to the Church of England and no longer are the Fellows, or the Warden, beholden to an external Council of ecclesiastical worthies.

Keble now has over 600 students, both graduates and undergraduates who come from a great variety of social and educational backgrounds, and from diverse parts of the UK, Europe and further overseas. It is noted for both its academic and sporting successes and its music, notably the Chapel Choir, which is among the best in Oxford.

(A booklet, priced at £4.00, detailing the full history of Keble College can be purchased at the Lodge along with postcards and other Keble merchandise)

Dining and drinking

Our rates include an English breakfast served at your table in our magnificent Gothic dining hall - the longest in Oxford.

A two course set dinner, using fresh seasonal produce and prepared under the supervision of the College's experienced Executive Chef, may be available during vacations only at the special price of £10.25 per person including VAT. We offer a select list of wines as well as bottled water for sale to accompany your meal.

Bookings for dinner may be made in the Lodge when you check in but it must be prior to 3pm daily.  We are unable to accept advance bookings for dinner. However, if you would like dinner on the day of arrival, we can accept a telephone booking on the day.  Please call the Porters Lodge on 01865 272727 before 3pm to check availability and menu.  Payment for dinner will be taken on arrival.

The College Bar is a contemporary Grade 2* listed glass building nestled in the pretty Hayward Quad with indoor and outdoor seating.  It is generally open every day providing a relaxing space in colourful surroundings for guests to unwind after a busy day. Check in the Lodge for hours of opening.

Grounds and gardens

Keble boasts four delightful quads each with its own character and gardens.  From the Liddon Quad - one of the largest in Oxford - to the more intimate Pusey Quad.  Newman Quad with its herbaceous border and the Hayward Quad where drinks are served in the summer complete the quartet.

All have chairs and benches where guests can sit and enjoy the peace and quiet as well as the magnificent surroundings.

Other facilities

All bedrooms have an ethernet point for which a cable is required - available from the Lodge for a small deposit.  We do not offer a WiFi network access. 

Telephones in rooms are card operated and the Lodge sells cards which may be topped up as required although any telephone charge card with an 0800 access number can be used.

Arrival information and how to find us

Address: Keble College, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PG

Telephone: 01865 272727

Check In: From 2pm Check Out: By 10am

On arrival please report to the Porter's Lodge (located at the main entrance to the college) where you will be given a key and directed to your room(s). The Porter's Lodge is manned 24 hours a day. If your arrival time is before 2pm and your room isn't ready we can store your luggage.

If you are travelling by car, please download this print friendly map with detailed directions.  The College is unable to offer parking on site– please refer to our guide to parking in Oxford (PDF file). You may park on the streets bordering the college overnight between 18.30 and 08.00. Parking outside these times without a pay and display ticket will incur a considerable fine.  The City operates a very convenient Park and Ride scheme, details of which can be found at: http://www.parkandride.net/oxford/html/oxford_frameset.html.

The railway station is approximately 20 minutes' walk from Keble College. Taxi services are available outside the Station entrance.

Detailed Map of Oxford showing colleges and museums: http://www.ox.ac.uk/aboutoxford/maps/map.pdf.

Please see the Visitor Information section of the website for detailed advice on getting to Oxford.

More photos of Keble College, Oxford

The Chapel	An En Suite Room	Arco Building	Hayward Quad in Spring
Newman Quad and Sloane Robinson Building	The old and the new	A delightful corner	Liddon Quad and Chapel
Chapel entrance	Pusey Quad in Spring	Staircase entrance Liddon Quad	A Modern Staircase
Hayward Quad - Standard Room Location	A Standard Bedroom	A Victorian Staircase	The Bar and Hayward Quad
A Double En Suite Room	An En suite Room	A Twin en Suite Room	Liddon Quad

Customer feedback

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

Andrew Downing, December 2010: Wonderful stay in spite of arctic weather. Very friendly and helpful staff. Much better than a hotel.

Dr Matthew Crump, December 2010: Overall a great stay and absolutely no complaints. A wonderful warm room as well!

richard beaumont, December 2010: We booked to see a band at the 02 and wanted a b&b which wasn't to expensive and close to the city Center. Keble College provided all those things and more. The setting was awsome, the rooms were simple but adaquate and the breakfast was lovely.

Gary Burnell, October 2010: Very pleasant experience. Porters lodge particularly helpful.

Kirsty Petty, October 2010: Loved my stay at Keble College and would stay again. Only comments ... being a solo female traveller and staying in a room up two flights of stairs it would be nice if the young guy on the desk had offered to help me with my luggage. A nice lady in the office sorted this for me when she saw me struggling and called him to help. A snack vending machine would be handy. The breakfast and breakfast staff was excellent and they were very professional!!! Thank you had a great stay.

Lippold von Klencke, September 2010: My stay was perfect. I would have prefered breakfast at 8 but met very nice people later on.

Peggy Tam, September 2010: It was a pretty cool to be able to dorm at such a historic university. the rooms were standard, clean, ample space to put our luggage, and had window that looked out to garden/courtyard which was lovely. The breakfast in the long dining hall was splendid - attentive service and setting was superb!

Signa Larralde, September 2010: We especially appreciated the clean towels and bath mat every day.

G Bekebrede, September 2010: Friendly staff, lovely park and surroundings, room wasn't decorated. Food was nice.

Carla Saravia, September 2010: We have been very pleased with all services provided and kindness of Keble staff - excellent experience !

Martin Smith, September 2010: Clean & comfortable room, great location close to city centre, highly recommended.

Margaret Rempel, September 2010: Thank you for making rooms available for the public to use when students are not in college. The buildings at Keble College are beautiful, unfortunately I didn't have the opportunity to see the Chapel which must also be beautiful. I was so happy to be able to stay at Keble College and experience a bit of college life ie breakfast in the large Hall, sleeping in the well appointed dorm rooms and just being in the middle of Oxford Colleges. Keble College is very well situated in the town and I always enjoyed my walk by the cemetary and the lovely old buildings on my way back the the College. Just a few specific inconveniences I experienced: the shower had no ledge on which to put my soaps and the doors latches were hard to close softly. I guess though students probably don't mind too much about these things but as an old person these things are fairly important. I wish the College staff and students a wonderfull and happy new school year. Thanks again for the opportunity of experiencing Keble College, Maargaret Rempe;

Jennifer Taylor, September 2010: We really enjoyed our stay. Breakfast was great and the room was very comfortable. The only negative and it is a small one was the soap supplied in the bathroom......economise somewhere else and provide better soap and the experience would be perfect. It is very nearly perfect and we would definately stay again and recomend to others.

Rebecca Handley, September 2010: I really enjoyed my stay at Keble - great for total immersion in the Oxford experience! Room had everything I needed and was clean and comfortable. Absolutely beautiful setting and loved the amazing 'Hogwarts' style dining hall we ate breakfast in. Great value and highly recommended.

Stephane Baele, September 2010: Very good experience, easy booking and problemless stay.

Sascha Kaye, September 2010: A lovely atmosphere. I will recommend anyone to stay in Keble as it's great.

sara pedre, September 2010: Very impressed that the college provided wheat free bread! As someone with a wheat allergy, I was very grateful for this.

Christopher Harling, September 2010: I specifically asked for a room in the old part of college. Though they are much better than they were in the 60's they are a bit basic! However, enjoyable stay

Anne McIntyre, September 2010: Thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful.

Margaret Graham, September 2010: Keble is a stunning location and offers really good facilities for the casual visitor during vacations and term time. It was a rare treat to view Holman Hunt's "Light of the World"in Keble College's impressive chapel. Breakfast in the magnificent hall was a memorable experience. Without exception, all of the staff were helpful.My friend and I would not hesitate to recommend the experience to others.

Edith Brugmans, September 2010: The accommodation at Keble College was excellent.

MR. DOMINICK McINTYRE, September 2010: Great service, helpfulness of the staff exceeded the expectations and the food was of the quality as found in the better restaurants. Overall I was very sattisfied.

Lesley Morisetti, September 2010: The room was clean, comfortable and perfectly acceptable. The beauty of staying at Keeble is more to do with the wonderful historic setting and lovely architecture of the college and the very convenient setting within easy walking distance of the centre of Oxford. Thank you for for a lovely stay - my second in as many months!

John Dawyot, September 2010: We had a wonderful experience staying for two nights at Keble College. The highlights were having the 24 porter for late checkin, internet accessiblity in the rooms, amazing surroundings, and a breakfast experience that we will remember for years to come.

Bridget Ankers, September 2010: In the bathroom there was mildew in the shower and the grouting in between the tiles wasn't a clean as it could be. I was in room 3700 and there was a drawer knob missing and one of the shelf supports was also missing from the top shelf of the bookcase. These are things that I feel the room maid should be reporting and maintenance fixing. Other than this I thought the rooms were of a high quality and we had an excellent view of the quad. We had an evening meal and breakfast in the Hall and I thought the quality of service and standard of food was excellent.