Somerville College is able to offer competitively priced conferences, fine dining and large-scale formal events, all from the convenience of our central Oxford location.
Here you will find the complete list of costs for venue hire of our various spaces, as well as our most recent selection of banqueting menus, wine list and menus for smaller, less formal occasions.
Venue Pricing
| VENUE | PRICE |
| Flora Anderson Hall & Brittain Williams Room | Full Day: £575 + VAT Half Day: £325 + VAT |
| Margaret Thatcher Centre | Full Day: £375 + VAT Half Day: £200 + VAT |
| New Powell Room | Full Day: £190 + VAT Half Day: £115+ VAT
or
£30 + VAT per hour (min 2 hour booking) |
| Eleanor Rathbone Room | Full Day: £190 + VAT Half Day: £115+ VAT
or
£30 + VAT per hour (min 2 hour booking) |
| New Council Room | Full Day: £190 + VAT Half Day: £115+ VAT or
£30+ VAT per hour (min 2 hour booking)
|
| Dining Hall / Reading Room | No Charge (Min 20 delegates)
£125 +VAT for Dinners Below 20 delegates |
| Drinks Receptions (Mary Somerville Room or Chapel Lawn in Summer Vacation) | £125 +VAT per use |
| Terrace Bar/ Café | £275 + VAT Per Use for private hire |
Venue Availability
All venues are available for hire during term time and vacation with the following exceptions:
- The Hall and Reading Room are only available from 19:45 onwards;
- The Mary Somerville Room is only available from 18:30 onwards;
- The Terrace is only available during vacations.
Menus (including costs)
Summer Dinner Menu 2021
Two-Course Cold Buffet 2021-21
Wine List 2020-21
Beverages and Afternoon Tea 2020-21
Sandwich Menu 2020-21
Cold Finger Buffet 2020-21