A formal dinner with a large group of graduate students in an Oxford dining hall

Conferences and Accommodation

Dining Services

Host your formal banquet, dinner, reception or celebration in our beautiful and historic Dining Hall, or plan a luncheon or more intimate gathering in the Senior Common Room Dining Room. Our friendly and professional Event Services can help you plan a perfect menu, complete with wine pairings from the College cellars.

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 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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