Madgalen’s 550 years of rich and eventful history have left it with some of the most hauntingly beautiful buildings in Oxford. The college is at the far end of the High Street, a 10-minute walk from the centre of the city, sitting in 100 acres of woodlands, riverside walks and lawns, including the famous Deer Park.
Yet the college is so much more than a mere collection of splendid buildings and inspiring gardens that have survived the test of time. It has been a place of study and inspiration for no fewer than nine Nobel Prize winners and several other famous alumni including John Betjeman, Howard Florey, Seamus Heaney, C. S. Lewis, Dudley Moore, Erwin Schrödinger and Oscar Wilde.
We are pleased to welcome conference guests and independent travellers to experience living in this historic venue. We have up to 50 single ensuite bedrooms, some with views over the Deer Park, and each with a private shower room. A further 110 standard rooms are located in traditional college buildings, each room with its own wash hand basin. Shower rooms nearby are shared with three or four guests. All bedrooms have a mini-refrigerator and coffee and tea-making facilities. Towels, bathmats and complimentary toiletries are supplied.
Description: Medieval panelled dining hall with refectory style tables.
Facilities: Assisted-service meals from the selection offered in our buttery; or candle-lit served meals. Pre-dinner drinks on a college lawn, weather permitting.
Accessibility: Situated on the first floor but fully accessible by lift.
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Old Kitchen Bar, Magdalen
Old Kitchen Bar
Available during Vacation
Description: Originally the kitchen of the 12th-century Hospital of St John with many original features.
Facilities: The Old Kitchen offers reception space for pre-dinner drinks, coffee breaks, informal buffets and evening bar with dance area, and riverside terrace.
Accessibility: Fully accessible but steps down to the riverside terrace.
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Grove Auditorium, Magdalen
Grove Auditorium
Available during Term-time
Description: Tiered lecture theatre seating 160 for conferences, lectures and recitals.
Facilities: Services of our audio-visual technician supporting extensive audio-visual equipment. Wifi. Auditorium foyer provides area for registration and coffee breaks or receptions.
Accessibility: Fully accessible.
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Summer Common Room, Magdalen
Summer Common Room
Available during Vacation
Description: Governing body room, with open views of college lawns on two sides. The Summer Common Room is the venue for college dessert in Trinity (or summer) term when the fellows drink port and dessert wine and eat fresh fruit following their dinner in Hall.
Facilities: Data projection and wifi available.
Accessibility: First floor, no lift.
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Daubeny Laboratory, Magdalen
Daubeny Laboratory
Available during Vacation
Description: Originally the laboratory of the first Oxford University Professor of Botany, this room has a mezzanine floor displaying Daubeny’s library (not accessible) giving the room a spacious feel.
Facilities: Integral data projector and screen controlled from the lectern. Flexible seating with chairs having writing tablets attached. No food or drink allowed in this room. Refreshment breaks, if required, would be served in our Old Kitchen bar. Wifi.
Accessibility: Full disabled access.
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Old Practice Room, Magdalen
Old Practice Room
Available during Vacation
Description: Panelled room with central table located in the cloister.
Facilities: Audio-visual can be supplied to this room as required. Wifi.
Accessibility: Ground floor, small step.
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Oscar Wilde Room, MagdalenOscar Wilde Room, Magdalen
Oscar Wilde Room
Available during Vacation
Description: Formerly residence of Oscar Wilde and decorated in keeping, this room has a small roof-top terrace overlooking Magdalen Bridge.
Facilities: Audio-visual can be supplied to this room, as required.
Accessibility: First floor, narrow staircase.
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Lecture Room A, MagdalenOld Law Library, Magdalen
Old Law Library and Lecture Room A
Available during Vacation
Description: Two lecture rooms, each seating 20 and connected by a small door.
Facilities: Tables and chairs for classroom or boardroom setup. Audio-visual can be supplied as required. Wifi.
Accessibility: Ground floor but steps down into each room.
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Grove Seminar Room, Magdalen
Grove Seminar Room
Available during Vacation
Description: Small seminar room.
Facilities: Tables and chairs for 16. Audio-visual can be supplied as required. Wifi.
Accessibility: Full disabled access.
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New Room, Magdalen
New Room
Available during Term-time
Description: This room is under refurbishment until October 2020
Facilities: Served dinners, buffets, working lunches.
