The Higham Hall ‘country retreat’ atmosphere suits our core business of lifelong learning but also is appreciated by private groups within commercial, community and voluntary sectors.
- 7 Meeting Rooms
- Dining for 54
- 32 Bedrooms
- Ample Free Parking
- 6 acres of Grounds
Run as a Charitable Trust we appreciate extra income and often fit groups from two to ninety between courses when we have spare capacity.
Ask us about using Higham Hall
as a Venue
FACILITIES
- Lunch buffet style
- Dinner service at table
- Mealtimes and refreshments can be adjusted to suit
- Licensed for local beer, wines, spirits and soft drinks
Meeting Room Layouts
theatre style: seated in rows facing the front
boardroom style: seated around one table/ block of tables
cabaret style: seated around each side of tables
classroom style: seated behind tables facing the front or sideways
The Lecture Room:
- 60 in theatre style
- 30 in boardroom style
- 30 in cabaret style
- 25 in classroom style
- clearable for dancing
- Boston grand piano
- Wooden floor and good acoustics
- Woodburning Stove
- Bose Sound System
The Dining Room:
- 54 seats in tables of 6
- Demonstration/performance space
The Drawing Room:
- 18 in armchairs
- Low occasional tables
- Sound System
- Upright piano
- Woodburning Stove
The Cedar Room:
- 30 in theatre style
- 20 in boardroom style
- 20 in cabaret style
- 16 in classroom style
- Hidden Sink
- Pinboards
- Adjoining the Bar!
- WiFi
The Hoskins Room:
- 16 in classroom style
- 8 Computers (XP) with Internet Access
- WiFi
The Parlour:
- 10 in boardroom style
The Study/Library (upstairs):
- 6 in boardroom style
- Views over Binsey, Skiddaw and Ullock Pike
- Private – No other public rooms upstairs
The Studio:
- 14 station workbenches
- easels, sink, daylight lighting, pottery kiln, print roller, book press, air extraction
- WiFi
The Bar:
- Seating for 25
- Selected drinks available independently
- Digital Piano
Equipment and Services available
- Free ‘Higham Guest’ WiFi in some areas
- AV equipment:
- Laptop (XP) for presentations
- Projectors: Digital, Overhead, Carousel Slide
- DVD, CD, Cassette Players
- Portable hearing loop
- Lectern with reading light
- Flip charts and pens
- Office support: Photocopying, Fax, Newspaper ordering, Post etc.
Example Rates
Day Delegate Rate (Working Lunch)
£22.80 per person + VAT
- Meeting room
- Sandwich lunch with dessert and coffee
Day Delegate Rate (Buffet Lunch)
£27.30 per person + VAT
- Conference Room
- Freshly brewed Costa Rican coffee mid-morning with homemade biscuits
- Buffet lunch with a variety of salads, a choice of dessert and coffee
- Afternoon tea with homemade cakes
24 Hour Delegate Rate (The ‘Full Monty’)
£64.50 per person + Day delegate rate +VAT
- Facilities above plus
- 4 course Dinner, en-suite accommodation and full Cumbrian breakfast
Anything else? Ask us and we’ll see what we can do!
Exclusive use will need to be arranged before we set our programme of courses, sometimes a year in advance! But there’s no harm in asking. For instance, we may have some ‘down time’ we would be happy to fill short notice at a special rate.