Ruskin venues

Our expert team will provide full support to ensure that your event runs smoothly. To inquire about availability and discuss your unique requirements, call 0208 231 2038 or contact venues@uwl.ac.uk

Our historic and spacious site in Oxford offers a variety of venue hire options for conferences, meetings, away-days, workshops and corporate training for groups of up to 150 people.

View through a window of Ruskin House, looking out at the countryside and blue sky.

You will benefit from:

  • Spacious and leafy grounds with country views 
  • Cutting-edge interactive presentation facilities 
  • Full catering amenities/services and large cafeteria 
  • Local accommodation options 
  • Proximity to shops, bars and restaurants 
  • Bus links to Oxford city and London 
  • On-site parking 
  • Wi-Fi 
  • Full disabled access 

Venues

Exeter College Ruskin Room features two circular lights above a long table, and blue carpeting.

Ruskin Room, Exeter College

 A few highlights of the available space:

  • Excellent central Oxford location
  • A blend of period features with modern architecture
  • Concierge
  • Courtyard
  • Restaurant
Interior of Smith House at Ruskin College, showing desks and chairs with a black beam on the ceiling.

Smith House

Smith House is a self-contained building on the Ruskin College grounds. The build has a dedicated conference space that is available all year round for small meetings. A 35-person plenary room is located in the loft, and four breakout rooms ranging in size from 4 to 14 people are located on the ground floor. 

William Morris room interior at Ruskin College, showing wooden flooring, desks and chairs facing a white screen.

William Morris Room

The William Morris Room at Ruskin Hall is suitable for meetings, seminars, team-building, training sessions and private screenings up to 22 guests. The room is equipped with a AV screen and has an abundance of natural light, creating a favourable setting for any function.  

This room can also be set in a boardroom layout for 14 people.

Venues

Catering for event in Ruskin College board room

Executive Boardroom

The Ruskin Hall Executive Boardroom is suitable for meetings, seminars, training sessions and private screenings of up to 14 guests. The room is equipped with a screen and the room has an abundance of natural light, tall ceilings and classic features.

Rows of blue seats in a Ruskin College classroom, with the Ruskin College banner in the background.

Classrooms

There are also multiple classrooms around the College that can be used as breakout spaces or for standalone bookings. All of our spaces come with an AV screen as standard.

A diamond hole in a fence looking through to Ruskin garden, showing a path, shrubs and trees.

Filming and photography

Ruskin College has an assortment of facilities available for filming, including its library, the cafeterias, and all classrooms. The main building, The Rookery, is a historic 17th century, Grade II listed building, with classical gardens.

Accommodation for hire

Ruskin College white building surrounded by trees.

Ruskin College has accommodation for external hire.

Key features:

  • Wifi
  • Outside space
  • 24 hours security
  • Bedding package available
  • Prices

    • £133 non en-suite per week
    • £153 en-suite per week.

Contact us

View through a window of Ruskin House, looking out at the countryside and blue sky.

Our expert team will provide full support to ensure that your event runs smoothly.

To inquire about availability and discuss your unique requirements, call 0208 231 2038 or contact venues@uwl.ac.uk.