Venues

Our campus style site is an impressive blend of old and new buildings within 50 acres of peaceful, landscaped grounds providing the ideal location for your hire. Our striking range of facilities are available for hire throughout the year, from the Bacon Theatre and Centenary Hall venues to our water-based hockey Astroturf and heated indoor pool. We also offer accommodation in the form of our broad range of boarding houses. A full listing of all our venues can be found below.

In addition, we can offer on-site catering which is supplied by our fantastic in-house catering team. All food is freshly prepared on-site.

If you would like to schedule a visit, a member of the team would be happy to show you around and discuss your hire requirements in person.

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Venues for Hire

Dean Close House and Gardens

Dean Close House is a beautifully grand venue for a wedding reception, garden party, conference or even intimate dinner. Built in 1875, Dean Close House offers three large downstairs reception rooms, including a grand hallway, lounge and dining room, all with ample proportions. With over an acre of superb landscaped gardens, this would also be the ideal location for a sizeable marquee on the lawn.

This venue also boasts professional standard kitchen facilities, providing limitless catering options. Dean Close House and Gardens are available for private or corporate functions.

Bacon Theatre

The impressive Bacon Theatre was completed in 1991 and built to a very high specification. As a professional arts venue, it boasts excellent sightlines and state-of-the-art sound, lighting and audio-visual technology. The Theatre also offers:

Professionally equipped theatre venue
Seating for 566 on two levels
Excellent audio-visual technology
Full technical support
A fully trained and first aided Duty Manager to oversee your event
Box office service
Wheelchair accessible, with adapted toilet facilities
Parking outside venue

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Orangery

The elegant, marble foyer of the Bacon Theatre doubles up as an impressive space in its own right, complete with a fully licensed bar and refreshment area. With high ceilings and imposing architecture, the Orangery is an ideal setting for entertaining guests or clients, holding exhibitions or coffee mornings.

There is wheelchair accessible with adapted toilet facilities.

Helen Porter Hall

Previously known as the Prince Michael Hall and commonly referred to as the music school, HPH is another incredibly versatile venue. Opened in 1997, HPH is a vibrantly designed 120-seat recital venue, that can also double up as a more intimate hall space for smaller functions and events. The surrounding practice rooms and classrooms make excellent break-out spaces and there are also office spaces on the first floor.

Centenary Hall

Located in Dean Close Preparatory School, the hall is a well-equipped and very versatile theatre venue. With an impressive entrance, elegant atrium and breakout rooms in close proximity, this is the ideal space for small to medium-scale conferences, receptions and performances. This venue also offers:

Excellent audio-visual technology and technical support (additional cost)
Flexible space with retractable seating for 370
Parking for 40 cars directly outside venue with additional street parking
Wheelchair accessible, with adapted toilet facilities

The auditorium and atrium can be hired separately or combined.

Edwards Dining Hall

Our stylish and elegant dining hall boasts high ceilings and stunning views over Leckhampton Hill. Ideal for large scale business events or celebratory functions for up to 350 guests with full set-up and support included. Our catering team, Palmer & Howells, are also on hand in the adjoining kitchen to cater for events, providing everything from small conference lunches to luxurious 3-course meals.

Sports Facilities

Accommodation

Our nine boarding houses are perfect for groups of all ages and offer a wide range of sleeping arrangements. Across nine boarding houses we offer both en suites and singles, as well as doubles and dorm rooms. All boarding houses have common room areas and kitchen facilities.

If you are interested in hiring our boarding facilities we have detailed floor plans available for each house.

Additional Facilities

Day Village – a crescent of four newly built houses constructed on the format of social space on the ground floor and study space on the second floor. With fantastic acoustics and open spaces, this facility offers incredibly versatile spaces.

Business Hub – a recently opened business school/hub with a comprehensive range of adaptable, modern classrooms, all glass-fronted and equipped with state-of-the art tech.

Cookery School – a large, refurbished space suitable for cooking as a group or teaching a lesson. With 8 separate cooking stations and a demonstration counter with interactive whiteboard, fully equipped with everything you could need.

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