Christ Church was founded by Henry VIII in 1546 and is one of the largest colleges within the University of Oxford. It is a popular venue for day meetings, residential conferences, and summer schools during the Easter and Summer vacations.

Residential delegates can stay in the distinctive surroundings of the College and Cathedral, with the chance to walk through the quadrangles and cloisters, dine in the Tudor Dining Hall, and sleep in traditional College bedrooms. They may also attend Evensong in the College chapel, which is uniquely also the Cathedral of the Diocese of Oxford. Christ Church is centrally located, giving easy access to shops, museums, libraries, Christ Church Meadow, the rivers Isis and Cherwell, nearby punts, Oxford tours, and the Picture Gallery and Shop.

The College offers a range of meeting rooms and two modern lecture theatres, with facilities including WiFi, audio-visual equipment, flipchart/whiteboard, Christ Church notepad and pen, and bottled water. An office space for conference organisers can also be provided if required.

Accommodation is available during the Easter and Summer vacations on the main site or at one of two annexes: the 117 St Aldates Building, a three-minute walk from Christ Church, and the Liddell Building in East Oxford, available in Summer only. Single, twin, and double rooms are available for up to 445 adult delegates in buildings of architectural and historical interest reflecting the College’s long history. Christ Church accommodates adults aged 18 and over only, including babies and children sharing a room with adults.

Christ Church St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1DP

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Did you know...

  • Christ Church was founded by Henry VIII in 1546 and is one of the largest colleges in the University of Oxford.
  • Christ Church is famous for its links to Alice in Wonderland and Harry Potter
  • The Tom Tower was designed by architect Sir Christopher Wren

Venue Spaces

Hall

Hall

The Tudor dining Hall, one of the largest in Oxford, with notable stained glass, hammer beam roof and portrait collection. Delegates can enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner in the Hall during their stay. It is a shared space with all other guests and separate tables will be reserved for each group. An additional fee for exclusive use of Hall is £5.000.

Venue Capacity

  • 300 Dining
The Ante-Hall and Hall Staircase

The Ante-Hall and Hall Staircase

The Ante-Hall is a spacious area at the top of a magnificent stone staircase and it is used for large drinks receptions before dining in the Great Hall.

Venue Capacity

  • 300 Other
Sir Michael Dummett Lecture Theatre

Sir Michael Dummett Lecture Theatre

Purpose-built accessible lecture theatre with fixed tiered seating and writing tablets - 120 (100 fixed seating + 20 additional chairs). There is also a small ‘Green Room’ behind the lecture theatre which can be used as an office. Dimensions: 6.5m x 16m.

Venue Capacity

  • 120 Theatre
Sir Michael Dummett Exhibition Space

Sir Michael Dummett Exhibition Space

Part of the complex, the Exhibition Space is adjacent to the Lecture Theatre and used as a breakout room for refreshments or to display marketing material when booked with the Lecture Theatre. It has large glass doors which lead out to the patio and stone seating area. Dimensions: 6.5m x 10.5m.

Venue Capacity

  • 80 Standing
Research Centre

Research Centre

The modern accessible Research Centre boasts a spacious lecture room with exposed beams and views across The Meadow. The room also has an adjoining fully equipped catering area. Traditional building forms and materials have been used in the construction to integrate the new and existing early 19th Century Thatched Barn within the rural setting. Dimensions: 15.6m x 7.8m (meeting area) & 9.6m x 6.2m (catering area).

Venue Capacity

  • 50 Boardroom
  • 63 Cabaret
  • 45 Classroom
  • 100 Theatre
  • 44 U-shape
McKenna Room

McKenna Room

An attractive and spacious room with oil paintings and fire place. A multi-purpose room that can be used as a dining room or meeting space weekdays during term time or as a meeting space in late August and September. Minimum numbers for dining are 20 people. Dimensions: 10.2m x 7.8m.

Venue Capacity

  • 34 Boardroom
  • 60 Buffet
  • 28 Classroom
  • 55 Dining
  • 60 Theatre
  • 31 U-shape
Lecture Room 1

Lecture Room 1

Ground floor small Lecture Room with character overlooking Tom Quad. Flexible seating and tables. Dimensions: 6.9m x 4.7m.

Venue Capacity

  • 22 Boardroom
  • 18 Classroom
  • 30 Theatre
  • 18 U-shape
Lecture Room 2

Lecture Room 2

Lecture Room with large windows overlooking the cloisters and Tom Quad. Flexible seating and tables. Dimensions: 8.4m x 5.6m.

Venue Capacity

  • 22 Boardroom
  • 16 Classroom
  • 50 Theatre
  • 18 U-shape
Peck 9.02

Peck 9.02

Peckwater Seminar Rooms. Three ground floor small Seminar Rooms, recently refurbished. Flexible seating and tables. Peck 9.02 dimensions: 5.60m x 5.60m

Venue Capacity

  • 12 Boardroom
  • 12 Classroom
  • 23 Theatre
Peck 9.03

Peck 9.03

Peckwater Seminar Rooms. Three ground floor small Seminar Rooms, recently refurbished. Flexible seating and tables. Peck 9.03 dimensions: 6.40m x 5.60m

Venue Capacity

  • 12 Boardroom
  • 10 Classroom
  • 20 Theatre
Peck 9.06

Peck 9.06

Peckwater Seminar Rooms. Three ground floor small Seminar Rooms, recently refurbished. Flexible seating and tables. Peck 9.06 dimensions: 4.80m x 4.60m

Venue Capacity

  • 12 Boardroom
  • 12 Classroom
  • 22 Theatre
Music Room

Music Room

Spacious room with wooden flooring off Tom Quad with flexible seating and tables. Dimensions: 7.9m x 6,6m.

Venue Capacity

  • 22 Boardroom
  • 24 Classroom
  • 40 Theatre
  • 20 U-shape
Old Library 1

Old Library 1

Seminar room ideal for small groups with flexible seating and tables facing onto Meadows Building. Dimensions: 5.4m x 4.6m.

Venue Capacity

  • 12 Boardroom
The Buttery Bar

The Buttery Bar

The Buttery Bar functions as a bar and wine cellar and is frequently used by guests dining in the McKenna Room, to enjoy a drink beforehand. During Term, receptions in the Buttery start at 7.30pm to fit with our student dining. During vacation, Conferences and Summer Schools can request the Buttery be open to enjoy a drink before or after dinner in the Great Hall.

Venue Capacity

  • 47 Other
Undercroft Bar

Undercroft Bar

The Undercroft is a renovated cellar bar. It can be used as a communal space for Conferences and Summer Schools to have a drink before or after dinner, but can also be booked by groups for a private reception.

Venue Capacity

  • 100 Other
  • Hall

    Hall

    The Tudor dining Hall, one of the largest in Oxford, with notable stained glass, hammer beam roof and portrait collection. Delegates can enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner in the Hall during their stay. It is a shared space with all other guests and separate tables will be reserved for each group. An additional fee for exclusive use of Hall is £5.000.

    Venue Capacity

    • 300 Dining
  • The Ante-Hall and Hall Staircase

    The Ante-Hall and Hall Staircase

    The Ante-Hall is a spacious area at the top of a magnificent stone staircase and it is used for large drinks receptions before dining in the Great Hall.

    Venue Capacity

    • 300 Other
  • Sir Michael Dummett Lecture Theatre

    Sir Michael Dummett Lecture Theatre

    Purpose-built accessible lecture theatre with fixed tiered seating and writing tablets - 120 (100 fixed seating + 20 additional chairs). There is also a small ‘Green Room’ behind the lecture theatre which can be used as an office. Dimensions: 6.5m x 16m.

    Venue Capacity

    • 120 Theatre
  • Sir Michael Dummett Exhibition Space

    Sir Michael Dummett Exhibition Space

    Part of the complex, the Exhibition Space is adjacent to the Lecture Theatre and used as a breakout room for refreshments or to display marketing material when booked with the Lecture Theatre. It has large glass doors which lead out to the patio and stone seating area. Dimensions: 6.5m x 10.5m.

    Venue Capacity

    • 80 Standing
  • Research Centre

    Research Centre

    The modern accessible Research Centre boasts a spacious lecture room with exposed beams and views across The Meadow. The room also has an adjoining fully equipped catering area. Traditional building forms and materials have been used in the construction to integrate the new and existing early 19th Century Thatched Barn within the rural setting. Dimensions: 15.6m x 7.8m (meeting area) & 9.6m x 6.2m (catering area).

    Venue Capacity

    • 50 Boardroom
    • 63 Cabaret
    • 45 Classroom
    • 100 Theatre
    • 44 U-shape
  • McKenna Room

    McKenna Room

    An attractive and spacious room with oil paintings and fire place. A multi-purpose room that can be used as a dining room or meeting space weekdays during term time or as a meeting space in late August and September. Minimum numbers for dining are 20 people. Dimensions: 10.2m x 7.8m.

    Venue Capacity

    • 34 Boardroom
    • 60 Buffet
    • 28 Classroom
    • 55 Dining
    • 60 Theatre
    • 31 U-shape
  • Lecture Room 1

    Lecture Room 1

    Ground floor small Lecture Room with character overlooking Tom Quad. Flexible seating and tables. Dimensions: 6.9m x 4.7m.

    Venue Capacity

    • 22 Boardroom
    • 18 Classroom
    • 30 Theatre
    • 18 U-shape
  • Lecture Room 2

    Lecture Room 2

    Lecture Room with large windows overlooking the cloisters and Tom Quad. Flexible seating and tables. Dimensions: 8.4m x 5.6m.

    Venue Capacity

    • 22 Boardroom
    • 16 Classroom
    • 50 Theatre
    • 18 U-shape
  • Peck 9.02

    Peck 9.02

    Peckwater Seminar Rooms. Three ground floor small Seminar Rooms, recently refurbished. Flexible seating and tables. Peck 9.02 dimensions: 5.60m x 5.60m

    Venue Capacity

    • 12 Boardroom
    • 12 Classroom
    • 23 Theatre
  • Peck 9.03

    Peck 9.03

    Peckwater Seminar Rooms. Three ground floor small Seminar Rooms, recently refurbished. Flexible seating and tables. Peck 9.03 dimensions: 6.40m x 5.60m

    Venue Capacity

    • 12 Boardroom
    • 10 Classroom
    • 20 Theatre
  • Peck 9.06

    Peck 9.06

    Peckwater Seminar Rooms. Three ground floor small Seminar Rooms, recently refurbished. Flexible seating and tables. Peck 9.06 dimensions: 4.80m x 4.60m

    Venue Capacity

    • 12 Boardroom
    • 12 Classroom
    • 22 Theatre
  • Music Room

    Music Room

    Spacious room with wooden flooring off Tom Quad with flexible seating and tables. Dimensions: 7.9m x 6,6m.

    Venue Capacity

    • 22 Boardroom
    • 24 Classroom
    • 40 Theatre
    • 20 U-shape
  • Old Library 1

    Old Library 1

    Seminar room ideal for small groups with flexible seating and tables facing onto Meadows Building. Dimensions: 5.4m x 4.6m.

    Venue Capacity

    • 12 Boardroom
  • The Buttery Bar

    The Buttery Bar

    The Buttery Bar functions as a bar and wine cellar and is frequently used by guests dining in the McKenna Room, to enjoy a drink beforehand. During Term, receptions in the Buttery start at 7.30pm to fit with our student dining. During vacation, Conferences and Summer Schools can request the Buttery be open to enjoy a drink before or after dinner in the Great Hall.

    Venue Capacity

    • 47 Other
  • Undercroft Bar

    Undercroft Bar

    The Undercroft is a renovated cellar bar. It can be used as a communal space for Conferences and Summer Schools to have a drink before or after dinner, but can also be booked by groups for a private reception.

    Venue Capacity

    • 100 Other
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