From conferences, meetings and banquets to summer garden parties and receptions, St Hilda's College offers the ideal location for your event.
Combining a riverside location with stunning views of Oxford's dreaming spires, our event spaces enable us to offer a variety of solutions to your event needs. Our room offerings and capabilities are varied and unique, and our Events team are skilled at tailor-making a solution to meet your event requirements.
Please contact the relevant member of our Events Team, listed at the bottom of this page, who will be happy to discuss and facilitate any event requirements you have.
Event spaces at St Hilda's
Room
Riverside Pavilion and Terrace
A stunning RIBA award winning multifunctional space situated next to the River Cherwell, ideal for conferences, dinners and receptions. The wall to ceiling windows create a panoramic vista harmonising the College’s beautiful gardens with the riverside location. Complementing the main space, the foyer provides a practical area for refreshments, pre-dinner drinks or a small breakout space. A bar can be provided by prior arrangement.
| Dining | Theatre | Cabaret |
|---|---|---|
| 88 | 120 | 88 |
Facilities
AV facilities: Large portable screen with HDMI connection. Built in PA and music system
Accessibility
Fully accessible
Room
Edward Boyle Auditorium
A modern purpose-built auditorium in the Jacqueline du Pre Building with stage area and theatre style seating. Full audio-visual facilities and live streaming capabilities.
| Capacity |
|---|
| 168 |
Facilities
Full audio-visual system. Live streaming.
Accessibility
Ground floor fully accessible, lift to the stage area.
Room
Brian Duke Foyer
Adjacent to the Edward Boyle Auditorium in the Jacqueline du Pre Building, the glass foyer is a multipurpose space for exhibitions and receptions. It is also ideal as a reception and refreshment area for events being held in the auditorium.
| Capacity |
|---|
| 100 |
Accessibility
Fully accessible
Room
Dining Hall
A traditional but versatile dining hall with round tables and the High Table on a raised area. The wood panelling, high ceilings and paintings provide an elegant backdrop for special occasions. A bar can be provided by prior arrangement.
| Dining | Capacity |
|---|---|
| 190 | 190 |
Accessibility
Fully accessible
Room
Canada Room
A small traditional style room with a large bay window providing lots of natural light. Boardroom layout and ideal for meetings or intimate dinners.
| Boardroom |
|---|
| 14 |
Facilities
AV facilities: portable screen with HDMI connection.
Accessibility
Fully accessible
Room
Julia Mann Room
A medium size traditional style room in a boardroom layout. Ideal for meetings or dining.
| Dining | Boardroom |
|---|---|
| 14 | 16 |
Facilities
AV facilities: portable screen with HDMI connection.
Accessibility
Fully accessible
Room
Lady Brodie Room
An elegant traditional style room with large doors opening out on to our beautiful lawn next to the River Cherwell. The room can be set up in a cabaret or boardroom layout and is ideal for small conferences or intimate dinners.
| Dining | Theatre | Boardroom | Cabaret |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 40 | 22 | 24 |
Facilities
AV facilities: portable screen with HDMI connection.
Accessibility
Fully accessible
Room
Pisa Rooftop Suite and Rooftop Terrace
| Dining | Theatre | Boardroom | Cabaret |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 70 | 22 | 48 |
Facilities
AV facilities: portable screen with HDMI connection.
Accessibility
Fully accessible
Room
Rosalind Hill Room
Modern, light room, overlooking playing fields.
| Theatre | Classroom | Boardroom |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 15 | 15 |
Facilities
Fitted with data projector, computer and screen.
Accessibility
Full disabled access; first floor, with a lift.
Room
Sibthorpe Room
Small traditional style room with a boardroom layout and views of the River Cherwell. Ideal for meetings or as a refreshment area when using the Lady Brodie Room.
| Boardroom |
|---|
| 10 |
Facilities
AV facilities: portable screen with HDMI connection.
Accessibility
Fully accessible
Room
Vernon Harcourt Room
A large room with modern décor and views of the city spires and River Cherwell, which can be set up in a classroom or boardroom layout.
| Dining | Theatre | Classroom | Boardroom | Cabaret |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 70 | 50 | 34 | 48 |
Facilities
AV facilities: portable screen with HDMI connection.
Accessibility
Situated on first floor and accessed by a flight of stairs. No lift.
Room
Winifred Moberly Room
A small modern room in a boardroom layout – ideal for meetings.
| Boardroom |
|---|
| 10 |
Facilities
AV facilities: Screen with HDMI connection.
Accessibility
Situated on first floor and accessed by a flight of stairs. No lift.
Room
Observation Tower
| Boardroom |
|---|
| 6 |
Accessibility
Lift Accessible
Room
Tower Suite Room
| Boardroom |
|---|
| 10 |
Facilities
AV facilities: wall mounted screen with HDMI connection
Accessibility
Lift Accessible
Building
38 St Giles
The property at 38 St Giles’ is a pair of five-storey, Grade II listed Georgian townhouses with 1,500 square metres of floor space and currently offers 29 bedrooms, as well as extensive communal facilities. This site mainly hosts undergraduate students.
Room
38 St Giles
Located in the heart of the city, 38 St Giles offers a traditional large meeting space with several smaller break out style rooms close by. The rear of the property boasts a high ceiling former chapel ideal for refreshments and lunch, and stunning lawn space.
| Boardroom |
|---|
| 40 |
Facilities
AV facilities: portable screen with HDMI connection
Accessibility
Main meeting room and former chapel accessible on the ground floor. Two breakout spaces on the first floor accessed by a flight of stairs. No lift.
Guest Accommodation
Stay with us
Stay with us at St Hilda’s during vacation periods in one of our 88 ensuite and 161 standard rooms or during term time enquire about one of our guest rooms.
Single, Twin or Double - all bedrooms come equipped with towels, toiletries, tea/coffee-making facilities and free Cloud Wi-Fi.
Check-in is from 3pm and, upon arrival, the College Lodge will provide you with your key and any additional information you require.
For guest room accommodation please email the Accommodation & Housekeeping Manager.
Events Office
Event enquiries
For group bookings, or to book accommodation for an event, please email the Events Team. Please note, in the near future a direct booking link will be available on this page.
