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Conferences and Accommodation

Catering and Dining Services

Our Catering team is here to assist you in planning your residential conference, catered event or formal banquet.

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We are pleased to offer our Conference and Events clients the opportunity to consult with our team to plan for all your food and beverage needs. From drinks receptions and teas to formal banquets with wine pairings from our Cellars, and from day-long catered events to multi-day, residential conferences, our friendly and professional staff can help you plan a perfect menu for every occasion. Below, explore our available Dining Rooms. To enquire about our catering services, contact our Conference and Events Office.

Below, explore our available Dining Rooms. Catering is also available for events held in our function rooms.

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The Dining Hall

The College Dining Hall is located in one of the three original buildings of St Peter's, known as Hannington Hall, which today occupies a site once home to New Inn Hall, one of the earliest medieval halls of the University of Oxford.

The Hall can seat up to 130 and makes an ideal setting for banquets, special dinners and less formal lunches.

Full-service or self-service meals can be served as requested. Wines from the College cellars can be served with lunch and dinner. Pre-dinner receptions can also be arranged.

Special dinners and banquets can be arranged with the Events Office, who will discuss the choice of menus together with suggested wines. Such functions have exclusive use of the Dining Hall.

  • Available for bookings throughout the year
  • Facilities: Portable audio-visual equipment can be set upon request.
  • Accessibility: Full disabled access

Senior Common Room Dining Room

The College’s ‘Senior Common Room’ (SCR) Dining Room is available for private dining surrounded by St Peter’s collection of works by Bloomsbury artist Duncan Grant (1885–1978).

The Dining Room can seat from 20 to a maximum of 32 diners on our distinctive Arne Jacobsen Oxford Chairs. Bespoke menus can be created for any occasion from formal dinners and lunches to drink receptions with canapés.

  • Available for bookings throughout the year
  • Facilities: Portable audio-visual equipment can be set up on request.
  • Accessibility: Full disabled access

Terms and contact

For all event enquiries and bookings, please use the contact details below.

Our standard terms for events services can be downloaded below.

Business (B2B) Venue Hire Terms

Individual (Consumer) Venue Hire Terms

Intra-Oxford Venue Hire Terms

Charlie Kisiel, Commercial and Events Manager

Telephone: +44 (0)1865 278464

Email events@spc.ox.ac.uk

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