Lonsdale College has a bar called The Red Lion, a computer lab, a study room, and a launderette.

The residential buildings housing the college's entirely en-suite accommodation are named after places in the Lonsdale area.

[4] The college logo features an heraldic "leopard", the name given in heraldry to a lion "passant guardant" i.e. walking from right to left with face turned towards the viewer.

The executive committee undertake a variety of tasks, ranging from organising social events to co-ordinating sports, producing publicity and offering an education and welfare service.

Students can use the Senior Common Room for music practice, and a number of clubs and societies regularly meet in the college.

Lonsdale College also has a long-standing reputation for holding some of the best attended social events on campus.