Events and Hospitality Venues and Facilities

As a self-contained academic venue, QM has an excellent range of rooms of all shapes and sizes – from a lecture theatre for hire to the Victorian Octagon for a sit-down dinner for 180. We can suggest which room would best suit your event when you contact us. All rooms can be set up to suit your requirements.

Event and Hospitality Room Layouts

The table below shows our principal rooms, lecture theatres and halls for hire, click on the name of the room for more information.

Room Name

Theatre style

Classroom style

Exam style

Boardroom style

Arts 128

-

72

30

28

Francis Bancroft 113-115
Closed (single room):
Open (three rooms):


100
-


100
-


50
170


60
-

Francis Bancroft 326

40

67

30

32

Great Hall
(Currently undergoing refurbishment)

750

180

250

-

Mason Lecture Theatre

280

-

-

-

Octagon

120
(150 Cabaret)

-

180

50

Skeel Lecture Theatre

249

-

-

-

 

Great Hall - A traditional theatre the Great Hall is equipped with a stage, lights and tiered balcony seating as well as a generous atrium. Total seated capacity 750. The Great Hall is currently undergoing a £5 million refurbishment. More information on the Great Hall project can be found here.

Mason Lecture Theatre - A modern lecture theatre with tiered seating and professional AV equipment. Total seated capacity 280.

Skeel Lecture Theatre - A modern lecture theatre with tiered seating and professional AV equipment. Total seated capacity 249. 

Events & Hospitality QM Room Range

Room Type

Number of rooms

Lecture theatres with fixed seating & writing surfaces to seat 100+

10

Lecture rooms to seat 50 - 99

17

Seminar rooms to seat 13 - 24

37

Audio visual equipment

Modern audio visual (AV) equipment is available for all of our meeting and teaching rooms and lecture theatres. We can also arrange for our team of skilled technicians to help you with any technical issues or special requirements.

  • Video, DVD and CD playback
  • Overhead projectors
  • LCD data/video projectors
  • Portable public address systems
  • Radio microphones
  • Laser pointers
  • Video cameras.