Corpus Christi College
Corpus Christi College offers a tranquil setting right next to the bustle of Oxford's famous High Street and city centre, meaning that guests can enjoy peaceful meadows on your doorstep and historic attractions within walking distance.
We offer a collection of conference and event spaces enabling memorable events at the heart of Oxford, combining historic character with modern comfort and technology. Our spaces provide an inspiring setting for everything from board meetings and lectures to multi-room conferences and receptions. Spaces can be configured for a wide range of formats—plenary sessions, breakouts, workshops, and dining—with many rooms equipped for seamless presentations and hybrid meetings. Our Tudor Dining Hall provides an atmospheric setting for formal dinners and conference dining.
Corpus Christi College, Merton St, Oxford OX1 4JF
This venue offers...
Conference / Meeting with Accommodation
Conference / Meeting
Dinner
Group Accommodation
Summer School
Group Accommodation
Lunch
Drinks Reception
Garden party
Our Meeting Spaces
MBI Al Jaber Auditorium
The MBI Al Jaber Auditorium was completed in July 2009. It is built into the bastion of the ancient city wall and both preserves and accentuates original features such as the arrow-slots and embrasures of the bastion. Accommodating up to 120 attendees in theatre style and 48 attendees in cabaret and classroom style, as well as this space is ideal for a wide variety of events including presentations, lectures, panel sessions and group discussion. For even greater versatility, the tiered seating can be discreetly put away to open up the full floor area. This space features a large projector screen, lectern, audio system and microphones, and is equipped to facilitate hybrid meetings.Venue Capacity
- 48 Cabaret
- 40 Boardroom
- 48 Classroom
- 120 Theatre
MBI Foyer
The Auditorium Foyer is an ideal reception, poster session or breakout space for conferences. The room boasts large floor-to-ceiling sliding doors, which provide plenty of daylight and can be opened up to the Turner Quad. The space is a great space for refreshment breaks, conference lunches and drinks receptions. Steps outside the Foyer lead to the Handa Terrace as an additional reception and networking space, with views across Christ Church Meadows.Venue Capacity
- 12 Boardroom
- 60 Buffet
- 60 Drinks Reception
- 20 Theatre
Rainolds Room
Located in the old President’s Lodgings. An elegant room suitable for plenary sessions, lectures and social events. Our most popular space for a pre-dinner drinks reception, it is a traditional, panelled room with French doors opening onto the Turner Quad, leading to the Auditorium and Handa roof terrace. The room has a capacity of 35 attendees in theatre style, 24 in boardroom style and 60 in a buffet/drinks reception layout. The room features a large screen and has hybrid meeting capability.Venue Capacity
- 24 Boardroom
- 60 Buffet
- 60 Drinks Reception
- 35 Theatre
Seminar Room
Ideal as a breakout room or as a standalone boardroom meeting space, this room has a capacity of 23 attendees in boardroom style. The room features a large screen and has hybrid meeting capability.Venue Capacity
- 23 Boardroom
- 23 U-shape
Morelli Room
A panelled meeting room which is an ideal venue for smaller boardroom meetings and as breakout space, with a capacity of 10 attendees in boardroom style. The room features a large screen and has hybrid meeting capability.Venue Capacity
- 10 Boardroom
South Range 1
Once part of the Old Library and offering views across the main Quad, our largest newly created meeting room combines character with contemporary design. This modern, light-filled space is ideal for larger meetings, workshops, and presentations, comfortably accommodating up to 24 attendees in boardroom style, or 48 in both U-shape and theatre configurations. The room is equipped with a large screen, two large wall-mounted whiteboards, and integrated hybrid meeting technology, making it easy to collaborate with in-person and remote participants alike.Venue Capacity
- 24 Boardroom
- 48 Theatre
- 48 U-shape
South Range 2
The second largest newly created meeting space in our South Range, this room also offers views across the main Quad and a modern, professional setting ideal for focused meetings, team discussions, and hybrid collaboration. Comfortably accommodating up to 12 attendees in boardroom style or 15 in theatre layout, the room is equipped with a large presentation screen, two spacious wall-mounted whiteboards, and full hybrid meeting capability.Venue Capacity
- 12 Boardroom
- 15 Theatre
South Range 3
The third of the South Range meeting spaces, this smaller yet well-equipped meeting room provides a comfortable, modern environment for smaller meetings and collaborative sessions. It can accommodate up to 9 attendees in boardroom style or 12 in theatre layout, making it ideal for focused discussions, interviews, or small presentations. The space features a large screen, two generous wall-mounted whiteboards, and full hybrid meeting capability.Venue Capacity
- 9 Boardroom
- 12 Theatre
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MBI Al Jaber Auditorium
The MBI Al Jaber Auditorium was completed in July 2009. It is built into the bastion of the ancient city wall and both preserves and accentuates original features such as the arrow-slots and embrasures of the bastion. Accommodating up to 120 attendees in theatre style and 48 attendees in cabaret and classroom style, as well as this space is ideal for a wide variety of events including presentations, lectures, panel sessions and group discussion. For even greater versatility, the tiered seating can be discreetly put away to open up the full floor area. This space features a large projector screen, lectern, audio system and microphones, and is equipped to facilitate hybrid meetings.Venue Capacity
- 48 Cabaret
- 40 Boardroom
- 48 Classroom
- 120 Theatre
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MBI Foyer
The Auditorium Foyer is an ideal reception, poster session or breakout space for conferences. The room boasts large floor-to-ceiling sliding doors, which provide plenty of daylight and can be opened up to the Turner Quad. The space is a great space for refreshment breaks, conference lunches and drinks receptions. Steps outside the Foyer lead to the Handa Terrace as an additional reception and networking space, with views across Christ Church Meadows.Venue Capacity
- 12 Boardroom
- 60 Buffet
- 60 Drinks Reception
- 20 Theatre
-
Rainolds Room
Located in the old President’s Lodgings. An elegant room suitable for plenary sessions, lectures and social events. Our most popular space for a pre-dinner drinks reception, it is a traditional, panelled room with French doors opening onto the Turner Quad, leading to the Auditorium and Handa roof terrace. The room has a capacity of 35 attendees in theatre style, 24 in boardroom style and 60 in a buffet/drinks reception layout. The room features a large screen and has hybrid meeting capability.Venue Capacity
- 24 Boardroom
- 60 Buffet
- 60 Drinks Reception
- 35 Theatre
-
Seminar Room
Ideal as a breakout room or as a standalone boardroom meeting space, this room has a capacity of 23 attendees in boardroom style. The room features a large screen and has hybrid meeting capability.Venue Capacity
- 23 Boardroom
- 23 U-shape
-
Morelli Room
A panelled meeting room which is an ideal venue for smaller boardroom meetings and as breakout space, with a capacity of 10 attendees in boardroom style. The room features a large screen and has hybrid meeting capability.Venue Capacity
- 10 Boardroom
-
South Range 1
Once part of the Old Library and offering views across the main Quad, our largest newly created meeting room combines character with contemporary design. This modern, light-filled space is ideal for larger meetings, workshops, and presentations, comfortably accommodating up to 24 attendees in boardroom style, or 48 in both U-shape and theatre configurations. The room is equipped with a large screen, two large wall-mounted whiteboards, and integrated hybrid meeting technology, making it easy to collaborate with in-person and remote participants alike.Venue Capacity
- 24 Boardroom
- 48 Theatre
- 48 U-shape
-
South Range 2
The second largest newly created meeting space in our South Range, this room also offers views across the main Quad and a modern, professional setting ideal for focused meetings, team discussions, and hybrid collaboration. Comfortably accommodating up to 12 attendees in boardroom style or 15 in theatre layout, the room is equipped with a large presentation screen, two spacious wall-mounted whiteboards, and full hybrid meeting capability.Venue Capacity
- 12 Boardroom
- 15 Theatre
-
South Range 3
The third of the South Range meeting spaces, this smaller yet well-equipped meeting room provides a comfortable, modern environment for smaller meetings and collaborative sessions. It can accommodate up to 9 attendees in boardroom style or 12 in theatre layout, making it ideal for focused discussions, interviews, or small presentations. The space features a large screen, two generous wall-mounted whiteboards, and full hybrid meeting capability.Venue Capacity
- 9 Boardroom
- 12 Theatre
Our Dining Spaces
Dining Hall
Our Tudor Dining Hall is a magnificent, wood-panelled historic space that turns any meal into a memorable occasion. Hosting up to 112 guests, it’s ideal for formal dinners, banquets, and celebratory receptions, pairing timeless Oxford character with a warm, atmospheric setting. We offer flexible dining options to suit a range of events.Venue Capacity
- 112 Dining (rows)
SCR Dining Room
The Senior Common Room Dining Room offers an inviting setting for smaller private dinners within the heart of the College. With its warm, traditional atmosphere and discreet sense of occasion, it is ideal for hosting guests in a more intimate environment than the main dining hall. Available for dinner on selected evenings during term time, and with more availability outside of term time, the room can accommodate up to 40 guests.Venue Capacity
- 40 Dining
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Dining Hall
Our Tudor Dining Hall is a magnificent, wood-panelled historic space that turns any meal into a memorable occasion. Hosting up to 112 guests, it’s ideal for formal dinners, banquets, and celebratory receptions, pairing timeless Oxford character with a warm, atmospheric setting. We offer flexible dining options to suit a range of events.Venue Capacity
- 112 Dining (rows)
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SCR Dining Room
The Senior Common Room Dining Room offers an inviting setting for smaller private dinners within the heart of the College. With its warm, traditional atmosphere and discreet sense of occasion, it is ideal for hosting guests in a more intimate environment than the main dining hall. Available for dinner on selected evenings during term time, and with more availability outside of term time, the room can accommodate up to 40 guests.Venue Capacity
- 40 Dining
Our Outside Spaces
Handa Terrace
The rooftop Handa Terrace features a recreational space with beautiful views across Christ Church Meadow to the river, blending into the surroundings of the 'wild' garden for which the College is noted. The lower first floor terrace is a popular venue for receptions and a space to network during the intervals of performances and meetings.Venue Capacity
- 120 Informal
Corpus Garden
The Corpus Garden is famous for its ‘wildness ’, blending a wide range of flowers and botanical curiosities in a distinctive and arresting series of spaces. On a sloping mound above the croquet lawn, a huge copper beech nestles against the shadow of the old city wall, and ascending the paths to the top of the slope gives spectacular views over Christchurch and its meadows. The garden is an ideal space for drinks receptions, buffets and networking.Venue Capacity
- 120 Informal
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Handa Terrace
The rooftop Handa Terrace features a recreational space with beautiful views across Christ Church Meadow to the river, blending into the surroundings of the 'wild' garden for which the College is noted. The lower first floor terrace is a popular venue for receptions and a space to network during the intervals of performances and meetings.Venue Capacity
- 120 Informal
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Corpus Garden
The Corpus Garden is famous for its ‘wildness ’, blending a wide range of flowers and botanical curiosities in a distinctive and arresting series of spaces. On a sloping mound above the croquet lawn, a huge copper beech nestles against the shadow of the old city wall, and ascending the paths to the top of the slope gives spectacular views over Christchurch and its meadows. The garden is an ideal space for drinks receptions, buffets and networking.Venue Capacity
- 120 Informal
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