Christ Church welcomes Conference and Summer School groups during the College Vacation (March/April, July, August and September). We offer a variety of meeting rooms and a modern lecture theatre in buildings clustered around Tom Quad.

Blotter with stationary on a meeting table

Facilities include wi-fi and a flipchart/whiteboard.

Audio-visual equipment (AV) can be hired for an additional fee for rooms without fixed facilities. 

We can also offer office space for conference organisers if required (subject to availability).

JCR and McKenna Room

Our light and spacious Junior Common Room (JCR) with comfy chairs is open to all of our guests who want to relax, read and watch TV.

During a term, the McKenna Room is also available on weekdays for day meetings.

Junior Common Room

Room by room

  • Sir Michael Dummett Lecture Theatre

    Sir Michael Dummett Lecture Theatre (MDLT)

    Dimensions: 6.5m x 16m

    Description: Purpose-built accessible lecture theatre with fixed tiered seating and writing tablets. There is also a small ‘Green Room’ behind the lecture theatre which can be used as an office.

    Facilities:

    • Built-in AV
    • Lectern with fixed microphone
    • 3 x wireless microphones
    • 2 x clip-on microphones
    • Air-conditioned
    • Hearing loop

    Capacity: Theatre: 120 (100 fixed seating + 20 additional chairs)

    Two views of the Sir Michael Dummett Lecture Theatre
  • Sir Michael Dummett Exhibition Space

    Dimensions: 6.5m x 10.5m

    Description: 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 booking the MDLT. It has large glass doors which lead out to the patio and stone seating area.

    Facilities:

    • Fixed water cooler
    • Multi-purpose room
    Two views of the Sir Michael Dummett Exhibition Space
  • McKenna Room

    Dimensions: 10.2m x 7.8m

    Description: An attractive and spacious room with oil paintings and a fireplace. 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.  

    Facilities: 

    • Lectern
    • Multipurpose room

    Capacity: Theatre: 60 / Classroom: 28 / Boardroom: 34 / U-Shape: 31

    McKenna Room shown in theatre and classroom layouts
    McKenna Room shown in boardroom and U-shape layouts
    Views of the McKenna room space
  • Lecture Room 1

    Dimensions: 6.9m x 4.7m

    Description: Ground floor small Lecture Room with character overlooking Tom Quad. Flexible seating and tables. Accessible with the use of a ramp (2 steps).                  

    Facilities:

    • Built-in AV
    • Water cooler

    Capacity: Theatre: 30 / Classroom: 18 / Boardroom: 22 / U-Shape: 18

    Lecture room 1 in theatre and classroom layouts
    Lecture room 1 in boardroom and U-shaped layouts
  • Lecture Room 2

    Dimensions: 8.4m x 5.6m

    Description: Lecture Room with large windows overlooking the cloisters and Tom Quad. Flexible seating and tables. Accessible with the use of a ramp (2 steps).

    Facilities:

    • Built-in AV
    • Lectern
    • Water cooler

    Capacity: Theatre: 50 / Classroom: 16 / Boardroom: 22 / U-Shape: 18

    Lecture room 2 in boardroom and classroom layouts
  • Dodgson Room

    Dimensions: 9.0m x 5.1m 

    Description: Traditional college room with paintings and a grandfather clock.

    Capacity:  Boardroom: 20

    The Dodgson room setup for a meeting
  • Keene Room

    Dimensions: 4.9m x 9.6m

    Description: Traditional college room with paintings.

    Capacity: Boardroom: 20

    The Keene room
  • Peckwater Seminar Rooms

    Description: Three ground floor small Seminar Rooms, recently refurbished. Flexible seating and tables. Accessible with the use of a ramp (2 steps).

    Facilities:

    • Built-in AV
    • Webcam & Speakers

     

    Peck 9.02

    Dimensions: 5.60m x 5.60m

    Capacity: Theatre: 23 / Classroom: 12 / Boardroom: 12

    Peckwater 9.02 in theatre and boardroom layouts

     

    Peck 9.03

    Dimensions: 6.40m x 5.40m

    Capacity: Theatre: 20 / Classroom: 10 / Boardroom: 12

    Peckwater 9.03 in theatre and boardroom layouts

     

    Peck 9.06

    Dimensions: 4.80m x 4.60m

    Capacity: Theatre: 22 / Classroom: 12 / Boardroom: 12

    Peckwater 9.06 in boardroom and classroom layouts
  • Music Room

    Dimensions: 7.9m x 6.6m                                      

    Description: Spacious room with wooden flooring off Tom Quad with flexible seating and tables.

    Capacity: Theatre: 40 / Classroom: 24 / Boardroom: 22 / U-Shape: 20

    The Music room in classroom layout
  • Old Library 1

    Dimensions: 5.4m x 4.6m

    Description: Seminar room ideal for small groups with flexible seating and tables facing onto Meadows Building.

    Capacity: Theatre: 20 / Boardroom: 12 / U-Shape: 10

    Old Library 1 in boardroom layout
  • Old Library Rooms

    Average Dimensions: 4.5m x 4.2m

    Description: Small seminar rooms, available during the summer vacation only, have been converted from student bedrooms, with flexible seating and tables. All the rooms are located within the Old Library block and one of the rooms can also be used as an office.

    Capacity: Theatre: 15 / Boardroom: 10 to 14

  • Research Centre

    Dimensions: 15.6m x 7.8m (meeting area) & 9.6m x 6.2m (catering area)

    Description: 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.

    Facilities:

    • Built-in AV
    • 2 x wireless microphones
    • 1 x clip-on microphone
    • Portable screen with built-in webcam and speakers

    Capacity: Theatre: 100 / Classroom: 45 / Boardroom: 50 / U-Shape: 44 / Cabaret: 96

    Research Centre in theatre and boardroom layouts