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Sidney Sussex College

The exterior of the entrance to Sidney Sussex College Chapel.
The Chapel
The College Hall is an Elizabethan building with deep red wooden panelling, suitable for private dining and wedding breakfasts.
College Dining Hall
The perennial garden with flower beds bursting with colour, creating a beautiful setting for drinks receptions.
Perennial Garden, Fellows' Lawn
The William Mong Hall set theatre style is suitable for lectures, presentations and workshops.
William Mong Hall

Sidney Sussex College has been a premier conference and events venue for over 15 years.

Founded in 1596, the College occupies a central location within easy walking distance of Cambridge’s main tourist attractions and University buildings.

The College offers historic buildings, peaceful gardens and a wide range of meeting rooms and accommodation, together with award-winning catering. It is the ideal venue for your event, whether it’s a large residential conference, a small meeting or your wedding day.

Sidney Sussex is known throughout the University as a friendly College, and this same approachability is evident in our conferences and events.

The various dining rooms can cater for everything from intimate dinners for 10 to grand banquets for 127. The beautiful College gardens make an excellent setting for catering events for up to 250 people. The Gardens can be used for a range of dining options from small garden parties to large events requiring marquees. The College has an excellent reputation for taking care of its visitors and for providing award-winning cuisine served in beautiful, traditional rooms.

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Rooms and Accommodation

  • Rooms
  • Accommodation
  • Outside Spaces
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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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Chapel Court Room is a modern meeting space with a boardroom table to seat 12 delegates and a window overlooking the Chapel Court.
Chapel Court Meeting Rooms 1 and 2
20
12
10
12
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Width: 4.3m
Length: 6.4m
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The modern Jesus Lane Meeting Room laid out for a boardroom meeting for 10 delegates, with a whiteboard.
Jesus Lane Seminar Rooms
15
9
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10
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The old Kitchen has wooden paneling, a U-Shaped layout of tables suitable for up to 40 delegates.
Old Kitchen
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30
40
30
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Width: 10.36m
Length: 8.53m
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Dining Rooms

Max Diners
Room Width
Room Length
A small dining table is set for a private dinner in the Old Library, a wooden panelled room with stained glass windows.
The Old Library
48
6.23m
10.41m
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The College Hall is a grand dining space, with the walls are lined now with portraits of past Masters.
College Dining Hall
127
9m
18m
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The Old Parlour is a beautiful intimate private dining space for 10 guests, complete with white linen and candles.
The Old Parlour
15
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The old Kitchen has wooden paneling, a banquet layout of tables which are well dressed in white linen.
Old Kitchen
66
10.36m
8.53m
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Main Meeting Rooms

Theatre Layout
Classroom layout
U-Shape Layout
Boardroom Layout
Cabaret Layout
Dimensions
Wooden panelling and stained glass windows add charm to this traditional meeting room with a boardroom table for 16 delegates. The Old Library is no longer lined with bookshelves, but the wooden panelling and stained glass windows add charm to the event space.
The Old Library
50
15
20
20
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Width: 6.23m
Length: 10.41m
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Chapel Court Room is a modern meeting space with a boardroom table to seat 12 delegates and a window overlooking the Chapel Court.
Chapel Court Meeting Rooms 1 and 2
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12
10
12
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Width: 4.3m
Length: 6.4m
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The William Mong Hall, is a large meeting room, set theatre style with a large screen and podium. The William Mong Hall set for private dining, the room is a flexible event space with oak panelling and a large window.
William Mong Hall
100
40
30
40
35
Width: 9m
Length: 11.6m
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A bright and airy event space arranged in classroom style.
Junior Combination Room
60
20
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22
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Width: 6m
Length: 9m
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The modern Jesus Lane Meeting Room laid out for a boardroom meeting for 10 delegates, with a whiteboard.
Jesus Lane Seminar Rooms
15
9
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10
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Width: -
Length: -
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The Knox Shaw Room has wooden panelling, open fires and red hues, creating a warming atmosphere for any event.
Knox Shaw
40
18
23
22
20
Width: 7.7m
Length: 9.7m
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The old Kitchen has wooden paneling, a U-Shaped layout of tables suitable for up to 40 delegates.
Old Kitchen
60
30
40
30
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Width: 10.36m
Length: 8.53m
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Outside Space

Sidney Sussex College Accommodation

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The College has a range of standard and en suite bedrooms on site. All bedrooms are supplied with soap and towels, tea and coffee making facilities are have free internet access. Guests can use the gardens, squash court,TV room and launderette.

A single en suite bedroom complete with bed, comfortable armchair and tea and coffee making facilities.
Single en suite
87 Rooms
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A single bedroom with plenty of natural daylight from a large window. A great option for conference bedrooms. A large bedroom with a bay window overlooking Cloister Court. Towels and toiletary pack are available for conference guests.
Standard Single
214 Rooms
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Blundell Court twin en suite bedrooms, with two single beds, desk and chair, an ideal option for conference bedrooms.
Twin en suite
11 Rooms
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Twin standard bedrooms with two single beds, a toiletary pack and towels, ideal conference accommodation.
Twin Standard
4 Rooms
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Total
316 Rooms

Sidney Sussex College Outside Spaces

The beautiful gardens situated in front of Cloister Court, a charming Grade Two listed building.
Cloister Court Gardens
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The beautiful Tennis Court Garden at Sidney Sussex College bursting with colour.
Tennis Court Garden
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The Fellow's Lawn, with the Cloister Court building in the background, an ideal space for drinks receptions.
Fellow's Lawn
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Green Initiatives

  1. Food and other products are locally sourced in order to sustain the local economy and reduce environmental impacts.
  2. The menus are developed to make use of seasonal fruit and vegetables.
  3. Fairtrade products are used whenever possible and promotes products which actively support Fairtrade initiatives.
  4. Cooking oil is recycled into biofuel.

Did You Know?

  1. The world's most overdue library book was borrowed from Sidney in 1667-8 and returned on 16 January 1956.
  2. The head of Oliver Cromwell was buried in a secret location in the College on 25 March 1960.
  3. At least eleven Sidney men worked on code-breaking at Bletchley Park during the Second World War.
  4. Samuel Ward (1572-1643), Sidney's third Master, was one of the translators of the King James Bible.

How To Find Sidney Sussex College

Sidney Sussex College
Sidney Street
Cambridge
CB2 3HU

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