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Lucy Cavendish College

The gardens with Lucy Cavendish College in the background, a unique events venue in Cambridge.
Lucy Cavendish College
Strathaird House, home to three meeting rooms, in the background with the beautiful gardens in the foreground.
Strathaird House
Ground level view of gardens at Lucy Cavendish, surrounded by shrubbery
Stunning Gardens
A plate of sweet treats, including rich chocolate cake and strawberries.
Delicious Food
A bride and groom being served a glass of champagne in the garden at Lucy Cavendish College.
Ideal for Special Occasions
An aerial view of guests enjoying dinner in Warburton Hall.
Warburton Hall

The College's mix of traditional and modern buildings present a friendly professional atmosphere in a tranquil setting with up-to-date conference facilities. Located just ten minutes from the centre of Cambridge, Lucy Cavendish is an ideal location for conferences offering excellent facilities, affordable prices and a dedicated and friendly conference team.

To complement the meeting rooms and excellent catering provision, facilities are also on offer for organisers to host residential programmes in the most beautiful surroundings, from the end of June to the end of September.

Whether conference-style buffet lunch, banquet style gala dinner, wedding, celebratory event, informal buffet or small private lunch or dinner, the College's professional team of chefs provide an excellent standard using fresh local produce and ingredients when possible tailored to suit the occasion.

The friendly, professional team look forward to giving you a warm welcome to Lucy Cavendish College.

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Rooms and Accommodation

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Bedroom

Breakout Areas

Theatre
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Classroom
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U-Shape
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Boardroom
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Cabaret
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A bright and modern meeting room set U-shape for 18 delegates. A light airy room seating up to 40 delegates with a large skylight window offering an abundance of natural daylight. A modern meeting room set u-shape with a large skylight offers natural daylight along with French doors opening onto gardens.
Wolfson Room
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24
22
28
30
Width: 5m
Length: 9m
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The Beryl Green Room with a boardroom table suitable for small meetings and a window overlooking the gardens.
Beryl Green Room
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Width: 3.5m
Length: 4.5m
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The Bulman room has a fireplace and cosy armchairs, ideal as a sitting room or break-out room to serve light refreshments. The Bulman Room is a breakout room with lounge chairs and a plenty of natural light from the window that looks into the garden.
Bulman Room
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10
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Width: 4.3m
Length: 6.1m
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The Reception Room filled with comfortable lounge chairs and a piano, a great setting for a drinks reception.
Warburton Hall Reception Rooms
40
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24
24
24
Width: 4.7m
Length: 11.9m
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The Oldham Hall Seminar room is a modern meeting room set in u-shape for 20 delegates with natural daylight and a large screen and projector.
Oldham Hall Seminar Rooms
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36
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The wood-legh room set u-shape with a presenters table at the front. A boardroom table and chairs complete with notepads and pens for delegates. Rows of chairs are set theatre style with a flipchart at the front, french doors and windows along oneside let in ample daylight. A meeting room complete with chairs set in rows, ideal for presentations and workshops.
Wood-legh Room
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The Oldham Hall lounge area which is equipped with comfortable couches, a TV and DVD's, a perfect space to relax.
Oldham Hall Lounge and Conservatory
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Main Meeting Rooms

Theatre Layout
Classroom layout
U-Shape Layout
Boardroom Layout
Cabaret Layout
Dimensions
The wood-legh room set u-shape with a presenters table at the front. A boardroom table and chairs complete with notepads and pens for delegates. Rows of chairs are set theatre style with a flipchart at the front, french doors and windows along oneside let in ample daylight. Set in an elegant Victorian house, the Wood-legh is a traditional room set cabaret style with flowers on the table. A meeting room complete with chairs set in rows, ideal for presentations and workshops.
Wood-legh Room
80
46
34
40
50
Width: 8m
Length: 12m
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A bright and modern meeting room set U-shape for 18 delegates. A light airy room seating up to 40 delegates with a large skylight window offering an abundance of natural daylight. Purple chairs seated theatre style, a layout suitable for presentations and workshops. A modern meeting room set u-shape with a large skylight offers natural daylight along with French doors opening onto gardens.
Wolfson Room
40
24
22
28
30
Width: 5m
Length: 9m
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The Beryl Green Room with a boardroom table suitable for small meetings and a window overlooking the gardens.
Beryl Green Room
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10
8
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Width: 3.5m
Length: 4.5m
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The Bulman room has a fireplace and cosy armchairs, ideal as a sitting room or break-out room to serve light refreshments. The Bulman Room is a breakout room with lounge chairs and a plenty of natural light from the window that looks into the garden.
Bulman Room
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10
8
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Width: 4.3m
Length: 6.1m
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The Oldham Hall Seminar room is a modern meeting room set in u-shape for 20 delegates with natural daylight and a large screen and projector.
Oldham Hall Seminar Rooms
50
30
30
34
36
Width: -
Length: -
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The Oldham Hall lounge area which is equipped with comfortable couches, a TV and DVD's, a perfect space to relax.
Oldham Hall Lounge and Conservatory
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Width: -
Length: -
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The Reception Room filled with comfortable lounge chairs and a piano, a great setting for a drinks reception.
Warburton Hall Reception Rooms
40
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24
24
24
Width: 4.7m
Length: 11.9m
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Warburton Hall, with its spectacular triple-height vault interior, seats up to 140 people, with doors leading out to the garden.
Warburton Hall Dining Hall
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Width: 13m
Length: 12m
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Dining Rooms

Max Diners
Room Width
Room Length
The Reception Room filled with comfortable lounge chairs and a piano, a great setting for a drinks reception. Table set for a private dining function, complete with fresh colourful flowers.
Warburton Hall Reception Rooms
26
4.7m
11.9m
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Warburton Hall, with its spectacular triple-height vault interior, seats up to 140 people, with doors leading out to the garden.
Warburton Hall Dining Hall
140
13m
12m
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Lucy Cavendish College Accommodation

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Lucy Cavendish accommodation is situated in its own picturesque gardens consisting of three beautiful houses, built near the beginning of the 20th century, and four modern buildings. This gives a combination of the intimate atmosphere of domestic Victorian architecture with the advantages of modern, up-to-date buildings.

Study bedroom complete with desk, toiletry pack and towels, a great option for conference accommodation. Study bedroom with complimentary tolietry pack and towels provided.
Single en Suite
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Twin bedroom with en suite bathroom and desk and seating area, with fridge and tea and coffee making facilities Twin bedroom with en suite bathroom and desk and seating area, with fridge and tea and coffee making facilities
Twin en Suite
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Bedroom with single bed, desk and a bench window seat overlooking the gardens.
Single Room Sets
14 Rooms
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Total
120 Rooms

Green Initiatives

  1. The College is proudly a Refill Station, keeping Cambridge hydrated and helping to prevent plastic pollution.
  2. No fish from the Marine Conservation Society's 'fish to avoid' list is served.
  3. Eco cleaning products are used throughout the College.
  4. Takeaway plates and cutlery made of plastic/polystyrene have been phased out and replaced by compostable products.

Did You Know?

  1. Lucy Cavendish College Library was opened by HM Queen Margarethe II of Denmark in 2000 and has approximately 30,000 books.
  2. The Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize has resulted in over 20 bestsellers, including Gail Honeyman's 'Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fines'
  3. 3 of our 4 guinea pigs are named by the students after feminist heroes including Virguinea Woolf and Emmeline Squeakhurst.
  4. The Anglo Saxon Herb Garden was established in 1987 with herbs that were in use prior to 1066.

How To Find Lucy Cavendish College

Lucy Cavendish College
Cambridge
CB3 0BU

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