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Girton College

Venue at a glance

  • •Set in 50 acres of beautiful grounds
  • Up to 250 people can be seated in Hall
  • Heated indoor swimming pool
  • Civil service wedding ceremonies and receptions
  • Over 200 bedrooms including 8 luxury rooms
  • Ample on-site parking
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Introduction to Girton College

With easy access from all the main routes into Cambridge, Girton College provides the perfect and unique setting for the complete wedding package, from the ceremony to the reception and evening celebration. Formal dinners for up to 250 people may be held in the main college dining hall, providing excellent cuisine to suit all individual requirements, while the Old Hall can also seat up to 120 people, and is fully equipped with AV facilities. There are several other smaller flexible seminar rooms available for dinners and functions. In addition, the historic Stanley Library can seat up to 80 delegates, with dining for 40.

Leisure time can be enjoyed using the extensive sports grounds including grass and hard tennis courts and croquet lawn. Indoors there is a heated swimming pool and squash courts, as well as a college bar.

Exhibitions can be catered for and marquees can be arranged in our spacious gardens.

 
Stanley Library Stanley Library
Stanley Library
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A beautiful country house-style library, this is one of the most traditional of our conference rooms. Its shelves are filled with the original books and there are beautiful views through the twelve arched stained glass windows onto the College grounds.

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The Great Hall The Great Hall
The Great Hall
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0 This grand Victorian wood-panelled dining room is where all delegates can relax and enjoy lunches, dinners, banquets and high feasts. The room has a very decorative high ceiling and is set out with large oak tables and chairs, making it ideal for evening dinners and dances.

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Old Kitchens Old Kitchens
Old Kitchens
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This self-contained area consists of a spacious reception room with patio area, and a wood-panelled meeting room. Ideal for a medium-sized conference group.

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Old JCR
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This comfortable conference room is appropriate for smaller group meetings. It provides a quiet and informal setting with plenty of natural daylight and stunning views of Woodlands Court.

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Emily Davies Room Emily Davies Room
Emily Davies Room
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These two adjoining small conference rooms are light and inviting, providing a less formal surrounding for a more relaxed gathering. Situated on the first floor, they benefit from views of the beautiful Emily Davies Court.

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Old Hall Old Hall
Old Hall
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This light, spacious room is one of the largest conference venues we have at Girton. With its wooden floor and oak beams, our Old Hall is ideal for larger presentations as it has a stage located at one end with brand new integral data projector, screen and full WiFi access.

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Chapel Box Room Chapel Box Room
Chapel Box Room
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The old arched oak chapel door and arched windows gives this room added character. This comfortable and appealing room is perfect for smaller groups and also benefits from an interactive SMART board and full WiFi access.

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Accommodation at Girton College

Girton College offers a wide range of accommodation options during University vacations. The large variety in room size and design lends each room an individual character. We also offer a suite of luxury, hotel standard rooms for extra special occasions, for up to 15 people.

Single standard 330 rooms
Single en-suite 20 rooms
Twin standard 0 rooms
Twin en-suite 2 rooms
Pear Trees Luxury Suite (6 doubles, 1 single, 1 VIP) 1 rooms
Total: 353 rooms
Bedrooms at Girton College
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Conference venue address

Girton College
Cambridge
CB3 0JG

Contact details

Tel: +44(0)1223 338999
Fax: +44(0)1223 338896
http://conferences.girton.cam.ac.uk/
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Technical facilities available

  • 35mm Slide Projector
  • Data Projectors
  • Fax
  • Flipchart
  • Interactive Lectern with Back Projection Screen Free Wireless Internet Digital Signage Laptops available on request
  • Interactive Smart Board
  • Overhead Projector & Screen
  • Photocopying
  • TV & Video

Sports facilities

  • Sports fields
  • Swimming Pool
  • Squash
  • Tennis

Additional notes

  • Civil wedding licence and wedding receptions for non College members
  • Parking spaces for 150
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Catering at Girton College

Girton College offers a range of beautiful rooms for exclusive dining including: the Old Hall, which can comfortably seat 180 guests and other smaller rooms including the Stanley Library, the Old Kitchens, the Emily Davies Rooms and the Chapel Box Room.

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History of Girton College

In 1866 Miss Emily Davies and others interested in the higher education of women initiated a scheme for founding by public subscription a College for women designed to hold, in relation to girls’ schools and home teaching, a position analogous to that occupied by the Universities towards the public schools for boys. On 16 October 1869, the College was opened at Benslow House, Hitchin, under the name of the College for Women. In 1872 the present site was purchased, and the College was renamed Girton College: the removal to the new buildings took place in October 1873.

 

For reasons of Victorian respectability, the College was located two miles north of the town centre to discourage male undergraduates! It was originally seen as a Victorian country house, and the large size of the grounds relative to the other Colleges has allowed plenty of room for expansion since.

Men have been Fellows since 1977, and male undergraduates have been admitted since 1979. The equal balance between the numbers of men and women in both Fellowship and students is matched by no other College.

 

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Our clients say...

"This was truly amazing. The venues and offers were thoroughly described and there appeared to be a genuine understanding of the brief, and a real attempt to fulfill it. Girton came first past the post because of parking facilities, and a value-driven budget. However, every college gave a wonderful account of what they could do. This has enabled us to reach the decision that we shall use you again. Many thanks for all the superb responses. Every one of the offers was seriously tempting, and beautifully presented. Exceptional service. "

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