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Catering | Support facilities
With 14 rooms available for hire, we can provide accommodation to suit a wide variety of events such as:
Prices for room hire are based on full or part hour usage Monday to Saturday 09.00 to midnight (the minimum reservation is 2 hours) and Sunday 10.00 to 16.00, except The Gallery.
Clients may be eligible for discounts on the prices and should ask at the time of booking for further details.
Sunday outside of normal hours and Bank Holiday use will be subject to negotiation and an increase of 25% on the prices shown. No discounts are offered for Sunday or Bank Holiday reservations.
Where a client's use of the premises would incur royalty fees payable by the City Council, these charges are passed on to the client.
Please note that rates for room hire are valid for 1 Apr 2008 to 31 Mar 2009, but may be subject to change without notice.
The table below shows our current charges for hiring Town Hall rooms:
|
Room |
Price per hour |
| Main Hall |
£158.00 |
| Assembly Room |
£97.00 |
| Old Library |
£97.00 |
| Barristers Room |
£35.00 |
| Clerks Room |
£35.00 |
| Council Chamber |
£35.00 |
| Court Room |
£35.00 |
| Gallery (Community Exhibitions) |
£35.00 per day |
| Gallery (Other bookings) |
£125.00 per day |
| Judge's Room |
£35.00 |
| Jury Room |
£35.00 |
| Long Room |
£67.00 |
| Panel Room |
£35.00 |
| Plowman Room |
£35.00 |
| St Aldate's Room |
£35.00 |
The table below shows other charges and discounts for booking Town Hall rooms:
| After Midnight | Price |
| Any room (per hour) |
£18500 |
|
Social Events (including Wedding Receptions) |
Price |
| Main Hall |
£1,800.00 |
| Assembly Room or Old Library |
£1,550.00 |
| Discounts |
Rate |
| Concessionary meetings |
50% |
| Preparation, clearance or rehearsal |
50% |
| 6 hours or more consecutive at the standard price |
20% |
| Royalties |
Price |
| Concerts |
£175.00 |
| All other events including music, films, video, DVD films | Price |
| Main Hall |
£30.00 |
| Assembly Room or Old Library |
£20.00 |
| All other rooms |
£15.00 |
The Gallery opened its doors on 10 May 2006. It is a versatile multi-functional space suitable for art displays, exhibitions, product launches and small craft fairs.
For more information please see our gallery pages.
To view photographs of the rooms and detailed information about technical specifications and capacities of our rooms please see the documents below:
| Room Information and Photographs (1755kB PDF) |
| Room Capacities and Specifications (1564kB PDF) |
Alternatively you can view the rooms through the Town Hall virtual tour available on our Virtual Tour pages.
For more about the cost of Weddings in the Town Hall, visit our Weddings page.
We can also provide technical equipment and full catering facilities. Visit our Support Facilities and Catering pages for full details.
To see the terms and conditions for the hire of the Town Hall, or information about Town Hall Stewards, please see the documents below:
| Room Hire Terms and Conditions (673kB PDF) |
| Town Hall Stewards Information (28kB PDF) |
To see a layout of the Town Hall, please see the document below:
| Town Hall Room Layout (488kB PDF) |
For parking, loading and unloading restrictions, please see the document below:
| Loading, Unloading and Parking Restrictions (12kB PDF) |
To book or find out more please contact us using the details on the right of this page.
Find detailed information about our Town Hall catering services, how much the they costs and how you can order them.
This page details equipment and cost of support facilities at the Town Hall, such as visual and audio equipment including information on wheelchair access and induction loops for the hearing impaired.
Page last reviewed 10 Nov 2008