- 284 single bedrooms
- The College hall can seat 126 for meals
- Meeting rooms can hold up to 100 people
- Marquees are available for weddings and other functions
- Central location
Sidney Sussex College, founded in 1596, has been a premier conference venue for over 15 years. The College occupies a central location within easy walking distance of Cambridge’s main tourist attractions and University buildings, offering a wide range of meeting rooms and accommodation together with excellent catering facilities, providing the ideal place for your conference or event:
Dining Hall
|
120 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Old Library
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32 | - | 30 | - | - | 20 | - |
Knox Shaw Room
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- | 50 | 50 | 30 | 30 | 20 | - |
Andrew Room & Seminar Room 1
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- | - | 75 | 30 | 20 | 18 | 24 |
Andrew Room
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- | - | 50 | 35 | - | - | - |
Seminar Rooms 1, 3 & 4
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- | - | 15 | - | - | 8 | - |
William Mong Hall
|
80 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 30 | 40 | 50 |
Garden Court Room
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- | - | 15 | - | - | 10 | - |
| Single Ensuite | 102 rooms |
|---|---|
| Single Standard | 191 rooms |
| Twin Ensuite | 3 rooms |
| Twin Standard | 0 rooms |
| Disabled | 1 rooms |
| Total: | 297 rooms |
The College has several dining rooms of varying capacity. Please click on the room name for more information and a picture of the room.
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Sidney Sussex College was founded in 1596 under the will of Lady Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex and aunt of the poet, Sir Philip Sidney, on the site of a dissolved Franciscan friary.
Its distinguished alumni include Oliver Cromwell and five Nobel Prize winners: C.T.R. Wilson (Physics 1927), C.F. Powell (Physics 1950), Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (Physics 1991), Sir John Walker (Chemistry 1997) and Alan McDiarmid (Chemistry 2000). Sidney is also reputed to have been the College of Sherlock Holmes.