Our beautiful 800-acre campus offers an array of versatile spaces for summer schools, conferences and training courses, concerts, social occasions and filming. Our unique location, just ten minutes from Oxford and an hour from London, makes Radley College the ideal venue for events of all sizes.
Our premises and facilities are open for hire through the extensive College holidays and long weekends, and we are proud to welcome a broad range of clients and events. In recent years, we have hosted the European Transplant and Dialysis Games, Discovery Summer Language Schools, National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, MG Club Car Rally, John Locke Institute and comedians Jo Brand and Alan Davies.
Our Venues
Theatre
Our professionally equipped theatre is much admired locally. With 355 seats it is the perfect size for concerts, productions, lectures, training courses and festivals.
We have ample backstage facilities and a professional technical manager who can assist with lighting and sound. In addition, we have a small black box studio, suitable for intimate productions, rehearsals and examinations. The Theatre foyer is a bright and open space for drinks receptions, post-show parties and the like.
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Silk Hall is a 250-seat concert hall. Its unique pentagonal shape makes it suitable for concerts, recitals, lectures and training courses.
In addition to the professional PA system, Silk Hall is home to three beautiful Steinway pianos. There are plenty of dressing rooms and smaller practice rooms in close proximity, as well as a bright and open foyer for drinks receptions, post-show parties and the like.
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Our three connecting Mansion Rooms are available to hire as a group or individually.
Guests can enter through the front doors of Mansion and into Stone Hall; a real statement entrance. The rooms are perfect for intimate dinners, drinks receptions, parties, recitals, talks, training courses, conferences and lectures. The rooms also benefit from a beautiful lawn with expansive views across the Oxfordshire countryside.
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Round Pavilion is a unique circular build with a large open plan conference room overlooking acres of green pitches.
The space is regularly used for social occasions, dinners, drinks receptions, training courses, conferences and lectures.
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Sports Facilities
Our world class sports facilities are the envy of schools across the country and we regularly welcome professional teams and clubs to train at Radley.
The rowing tank, strength and conditioning centre, ergo room, athletics tracks, 4G pitches, tennis courts, gym, real tennis courts, swimming pool and sports hall are all available to hire. We also welcome wishing to use our outdoor pitches, where we can accommodate rugby, football, cricket, lawn tennis and lacrosse.
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St Peter’s Chapel is one of the most beautiful buildings in Oxfordshire. With 807 seats, a large balcony and a newly-built organ, Chapel is the figurative and literal heart of the Radley College community.
The building is available for services, recitals, concerts and lectures. The unique layout allows for pews to be removed to create space for orchestras, grand pianos and AV equipment.
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Our beautiful grounds and gardens can provide the perfect backdrop for a wide range of events and commercial opportunities, including filming and photography.
In addition to wide expansive spaces, our enchanting gardens are ideal for intimate gatherings or commercial events.
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Our modern 180-seat Lecture Theatre is the ideal location for talks, lectures and conferences.
Built in 2019, the space has a professional AV system, a top of the range projector and built-in recording video equipment. The Lecture Theatre is perfect for talks, meetings and conference presentations.
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We are fortunate to have 750 single bedrooms across 11 boarding houses. Each room has a single bed, study desk, wash basin and a wardrobe.
All the houses have plenty of cubicle showers and toilets, and a range of kitchens, outdoor spaces and common areas – often with table football games and ping pong tables!
Back to allWe are extremely grateful for all the preparations you put in place and for making us feel so welcome in your fabulous theatre. We will most certainly be back!