Why Choose Oxford?

Introduction

The University of Oxford and the colleges provide outstanding facilities and great value for day meetings, conferences, and celebratory dinners.

Each of the University departments and the colleges has its own unique character. Imposing stone-coloured facades and stunning modern architecture surround exclusive quadrangles and lovingly tended gardens, which speak of tradition and distinction. Delegates and guests will be inspired by the opportunity to experience the life and atmosphere of the institutions which have nurtured world leaders, scientists and artists, including Tony Blair, Margaret Thatcher, Bill Clinton, Dorothy Hodgkin, Oscar Wilde, C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien.

Enjoy a candlelit banquet in an ancient college dining hall or a concert in the distinctive seventeenth-century Sheldonian Theatre. Watch Shakespeare on a summer's evening in a college garden. Take afternoon tea on one of the college's lawns, or sip Pimms whilst punting peacefully along the River Cherwell.

Whatever your interests and preferences, Oxford has a great deal to offer delegates and visitors.