Gardens of our 17th century manor house

St. Clare's is able to offer comfortable and high-quality College residential accommodation to a high proportion of students. Our houses are beautifully situated. While all rooms are comfortable and tastefully decorated, the settings vary between elegant Victorian houses, a modern custom-built complex, or a 17th Century Manor House. Senior students live in 5 College houses, located within 15 minutes' walk of our adult Bardwell Road Centre or a short bus ride away.
All houses have a resident house manager, a senior resident (in the case of some smaller self-catering houses), or a member of staff on duty each night. There are house rules intended to protect the privacy, security and welfare of all residents. You have your own key and there are no restrictions on when you return to the house in the evening. However, please note that overnight visitors are not premitted.
Bed linen and towels are provided, and rooms are cleaned regularly. Most houses have coin-operated washing machines and dryers for personal laundry. Please note that all College residential accommodation is non-smoking.
Take a look at our housing photo gallery for an insight into residential life.

Accommodation options for Liberal Arts students
You can choose:
Room Type
• Single room (for your exclusive use)
• Twin room (shared room with another student)
Room Category
• Superior (with private shower and toilet)
• Standard (with shared facilities)
Meal Plan
• self-catering (in your house)
• meals included (eating in the College dining room)

Explanation of terms used
You can choose between a twin or a single room. You can also choose a 'standard' or 'superior' room - self-catering or meals included. Here is a helpful breakdown of what these terms mean.
Standard room - these are usually twin rooms in a shared house or apartment where a small number of other students share a bathroom. There are some single rooms in this category. If you select this option you will either be assigned to one of the few standard rooms in Logan House or to a twin room in Hampden Manor or to rooms in Bardwell Road.
Superior room - these are single and twin rooms with private shower and toilet. Superior rooms are available in Logan House and Staverton Road. These are very popular (especially the single rooms) and allocation is on a first come, first served basis.
Single room - this means that the room, and any facilities, are for your exclusive use.
Twin room - this means that there are two single beds in the room, and any facilities are for shared use between roommates.
Self-catering arrangements - we have a number of houses with fully equipped kitchens for student use. If you select this option, you can cook your own meals, although, if you wish, you can eat meals at College regularly or occasionally, paying only for those meals. This option gives you the most flexibility.
Meals included - we have one house immediately on campus which does not have any self-catering kitchens but does enable you to eat all your meals in the College dining room. Breakfast, lunch and dinner Monday to Friday, and brunch and dinner on Saturdays and Sundays are included in this meal plan price. This option is not advisable for students who are likely to travel at weekends as no refunds are made for missed meals.
Logan House - is a purpose-built block of apartments opened in 1996, located about 15 minutes walk from the Bardwell Road Centre. Most of the rooms in this block are superior twins with a few singles. Students are able to self-cater in this house or choose the meal plan. This house has a resident house manager.
Hampden Manor - is a 17th century manor house located in the village of Kidlington, about 20 minutes by regular bus from the Bardwell Road Centre. Rooms here are all standard and are either twin or single. Students are able to self-cater in this house. The meal plan is not recommended for this house because of the travelling time. Hampden Manor students are issued with a free bus pass. This house has a resident house manager.
Staverton Road - there are two small and intimate college houses with superior rooms located just 10 minutes walk from the Bardwell Road Centre. Students may self-cater or choose the meal plan for these houses. The houses have a resident house manager.
Bardwell Road - is one of our Bardwell Road Centre buildings and offers standard single and twins rooms right on the campus! No self-catering facilities are available at this house so all students are enrolled on the meal plan and eat breakfast, lunch and dinner Monday to Friday, and brunch and dinner on Saturdays and Sundays in the College dining rooms. This house has a member of staff on duty each night.

Residential policy at St. Clare's
Many of the benefits of international living can be experienced in our College residences. Students from diverse cultural and national backgrounds share houses at St. Clare's. We make every effort to ensure that any student living in one of our shared rooms will be sharing with a student from another country. Time and time again, we see how this generates increased appreciation and respect of different practices and views.

Booking Accommodation
To book College accommodation, please complete in full your first choice and an alternative choice on the Accommodation Options section of the Liberal Arts Programme application form. Please state clearly if you would like:
• a single or twin room
• a standard or a superior room
• self-catering or meal plan

Changing or moving out of College accommodation
Please note that if you wish to move out of a College house you must give us four weeks written notice. A charge is made for changes or cancellations made without due notice.