Keble College - H B Allen Centre

The H B Allen Centre, located 300m from the main Keble College site, is Keble’s centre for innovation and research and is the ideal venue for events looking for a classically Oxford experience in a contemporary setting. The Centre sits at the heart of Oxford University, providing first class facilities for graduates and home to a number of successful Oxford spin-out businesses, including Oxford Science Enterprises and the Oxford Robotics Institute.

The HB Allen Centre was opened in 2018, by HRH the Duke of Cambridge, as the centrepiece in the College’s 150th Anniversary celebrations. It provides a home to Keble’s 230 graduate students, and also a focal point for aspirational meetings and events. It is the ideal venue for conferences and events offering a modern hybrid lecture theatre for up to 100 delegates with a selection of additional meeting spaces for between 8-60 delegates. The HB Allen also has the bonus of being able to offer dining in the traditional setting of the oak panelled Keble College Hall for up to 300 guests.

The Centre itself offers six meeting rooms, including a Harvard style lecture theatre with capacity for up to 100 and 250 ensuite double bedrooms or self-contained apartments.

Keble College - H B Allen Centre
Oxford, OX2 6NN

5 meeting spaces with capacity for up to 120 guests for Theatre, Drinks receptions, Boardroom, and Classroom functions.

Bedrooms 250

Ensuite 250

Standard 0

Breakfast yes

Lunch yes

Dinner yes

"We were all extremely appreciative of the kindness shown to us, and of the interest which the college staff took in us."


Conference customer

Senan Simmons
conference@keble.ox.ac.uk
01865 272789
www.keble.ox.ac.uk/conferences/hbac-facilities/
  • Lecture Theatre

    Lecture Theatre

    Theatre 100

    A modern, hybrid Harvard style lecture theatre offering a mix of comfortable chairs with desks and padded bench seating for up to 100.

    Facilities

    Seating for up to 100, set up for live streaming with relay tv screens and inhouse AV technician, natural light

    Accessibility

    Fully accessible either by lift from ground floor, via external sloped pathway, or internal staircase

    Available

    Term & Vacation

  • Robin Geffen Cafeteria

    Robin Geffen Cafeteria

    Drinks receptions 120

    Cafeteria style meeting area ideal for Conference lunches or drinks reception, with access to external terrace

    Facilities

    Offers a mix of armchairs and sofa seating alongside more formal dining tables and chairs and personal diner style booths, natural light

    Accessibility

    Ground floor room accessible from road with no lifts, stairs or other steps

    Available

    Term & Vacation

  • Minnie’s Room

    Minnie’s Room

    Theatre 16

    An intimate meeting space with two tiers of in-built seating which can be expanded with an additional row of freestanding chairs

    Facilities

    Built in AV and seating, natural light, on-site AV technician

    Accessibility

    Basement space accessible by lift from ground floor or stairs

    Available

    Term & Vacation

  • Mille’s Room

    Mille’s Room

    Boardroom 18

    An intimate meeting space preset for boardroom style meetings focussed around a presenter podium.

    Facilities

    Built in AV, boardroom style seating with desks and additional bench seating on back wall, natural light, on-site AV technician

    Accessibility

    Basement space accessible by lift from ground floor or stairs

    Available

    Term & Vacation

  • Glen Callater Room

    Glen Callater Room

    Theatre 60

    Classroom 40

    Boardroom 20

    A flexible space that can be partitioned into two rooms or utilised as exhibition space, with large windows, suitable for any type of meeting or event.

    Facilities

    Built in AV, natural light, on-site AV technician

    Accessibility

    Fully accessible either by external sloped pathway or steps

    Available

    Term & Vacation