Queen’s Lane

Undergraduate Accommodation for Third-Years

Who can stay in Queen’s Lane?

Third-year students who wish to return to College accommodation.

What is provided in my room?

Almost all rooms have a single bed with mattress, a bed-side cabinet, chest of drawers, desk, desk chair, easy chair, coffee table, wardrobe/hanging space for clothes, desk lamp, book shelf, IT socket, curtains/blinds, and a sink. The College provides shared bathroom and en-suite bathroom accommodation.

Room Ballot Information for third-year students

Students must refer to the ballot list sent by the Accommodation Manager for the most up-to-date room list.

Where will I live?

Third-year undergraduates will live in Besse and the Front Quad. Images and floorplans of all the Queen’s Lane Accommodation can be found below.

Besse

Refurbished in 2021, the Besse building is a grade II building with 52 single study rooms and newly improved sustainable credentials. 38 rooms are available with en-suite bathrooms and there are six self-contained student apartments with a kitchen per apartment.

Besse is situated in Forum Gate Quad, to the rear of the main Queen’s Lane site.

Besse Building Image Gallery
Besse Building Floorplan

Besse Building Image Gallery

Undergraduate student in Besse student bedroom. — A student bedroom in the Besse building on the main College site

Student in Besse student bedroom — A student bedroom in the Besse building on the main College site.

Besse room — A student bedroom in the Besse building

New Besse student bedroom — A student room in Besse Building

Photography by Dan Paton of the refurbished Besse Building at St. Edmunds Hall, University of Oxford by architects Original Field — A student bedroom in the Besse building

Kitchen in Besse Building — Student kitchen in the Besse Building

JCR IT Computer Suite in the Besse Building — JCR IT Computer Suite

The front of the Besse Building from the Oxford High Street — The front of the Besse Building from Oxford High Street.

Redecorated corridor in Besse building — Corridor in the Besse building.

Hallway in Besse Building — Corridor in the Besse Building.

Besse Building Floorplan

Besse Bulding Floorplan

The Front Quad

The Front Quad offers the chance to stay in the oldest part of the College. There are single study rooms: 5-en-suite bedrooms and the rest have shared bathroom facilities. There are two shared pantry kitchens on staircase 1 and 7.

The Front Quad is one of the most attractive in Oxford and some of its buildings such as the Chapel and Old Library date back to the seventeenth century.