Conferences & Meetings
Downing offers an excellent choice of flexible meeting facilities which can be tailored to meet your needs. These range from a small boardroom set up in one of our traditional meeting rooms to a larger theatre style layout in both the Howard Theatre and the Howard Building Lecture Room for up to 160 delegates.
Although giving the impression that the buildings are spread over acres of space it is surprising how compact the college domus is with accommodation, conference rooms and dining rooms all adjacent to each other. The Howard Theatre and the Howard Building Lecture Room are both fitted with a full range of the most up to date presentation equipment. We offer a good selection of catering services with menus ranging from a simple working lunch to a full banquet style Gala Dinner. Executive Chef , Stuart Conibear has prepared our menus using locally sourced ingredients where possible.
The Howard Theatre has been built to meet current environmental standards with a ground-source heating system and solar power to heat water in the building . In the future we hope to offer a sustainable conference facility within the Howard Conference Centre comprising the Howard Theatre, the Howard Building and Howard Lodge.
The centre of Cambridge is just a short walk from our main gates with the Cambridge Rail Station less than a mile away. Car Parking is offered within the College grounds.