Living at Mansfield
Accommodation
All undergraduate students are housed in College accommodation, either on the main site or in College-owned/run accommodation elsewhere. All first year undergraduate students live on the main site, either in the E Block, the Hands Building or the Garden Building (all with en suite facilities), or in the more spacious rooms in the John Marsh Building in the main College quadrangle.
Second and third year students can live on the main site, in the Ablethorpe Building (a fifteen-minute walk from College), or in College-owned houses in Oxford. Fourth years can also choose to live in College-owned houses.
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Main site accommodation
A staircase, D staircase, E staircase, E Block accessible room, Garden Building, Hands Building, Hands Building accessible room
Meals
Mansfield has some of the best food in the University, and at reasonable prices. Although there is no obligation to eat in college, students are encouraged to do so.
Lunch and dinner are served in the Dining Hall and most meals are cafeteria style. There is a wide choice of meals, including vegetarian options. In 2019, Mansfield was voted the best college for vegetarian food in the University.
The twice-weekly formal second sitting of dinner is very popular and there are regular special dinners such as a Thanksgiving dinner and a Burns night supper.
There are also kitchens on site for students who prefer to cook for themselves.
For information on the costs of accommodation and meals, please see Fees and Finance.
Facilities
Mansfield occupies a very central location in Oxford, close to the libraries and shops, but in a quiet setting near the University Parks and the river Cherwell.
The College site includes student accommodation, tutors’ rooms, offices, the chapel, the dining hall, the Crypt café, the library, a laundry room, common rooms, and other social facilities. Mansfield also shares excellent sports facilities with Merton College, including tennis and squash courts.
The College’s main library is a wonderful wood-panelled room which contains core texts for all courses, and there are separate libraries devoted to Law, Philosophy, Politics & Economics, and Theology. All four libraries are open to students twenty-four hours a day, and there are computers available for use by students.
Accessibility
For information about Accessibility, please refer to the Access Guide.
Detailed maps of the college can be found here: College Maps