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Conference Brochure
2016
What does Westminster College have to offer? Westminster College is delighted to offer its conference, meeting and dining facilities for your
organisation on a daily or residential basis. Located in the heart of Cambridge, with a peaceful
yet simulating atmosphere, you and your group can experience the unique charm and history the
building has to offer.
The Team
The dedicated Conference and Events team will help you plan each step of your event to
ensure every aspect is looked after from booking to departure.
Facilities
There are a total of six meeting rooms which each have their own unique style. The College’s
signature room is the grand Dining Hall with its cupola ceiling, oak panelled walls and bay
window. Our Chapel and Library are also open for visitors to use. The College also has a
selection of accommodation available, including two self-catering Cottages.
Accreditation
Westminster College are members of the MIA (Meeting Industry Association) and are
accredited by AIM.
AIM venues and service providers operate to a predetermined industry benchmarked
standard. This means they have processes and personnel that are competent and capable,
that venue facilities are appropriate and that operationally they are compliant with all
relevant legislation.
Audio/Visual Equipment
The following equipment is available to pre-book for conferences free of charge.
- Data projector/laptop computer/OHP - TV/DVD player
- Flipchart - Hearing loop
- PA system - Internet access
Parking & Location
There is parking on site, and the city centre is just a short walk away for groups wishing to
add some sight-seeing or an afternoon punting to the itinerary.
Arrival and Departure
For residential bookings, room check-in is available from 2.00pm. Room check-out is
10.00am and keys must be returned to the College Office. Luggage storage is available on
request, for guests arriving or departing outside of these times.
Catering
Meals can be served between the following times:
Breakfast - 7.30am - 9.00am, Lunch - 12 noon - 2.00pm, Dinner - 6.00pm - 8.00pm
Computer / Internet Access
All residential delegates will be provided a Wi-Fi code when they check in.
Day delegates may request a Wi-Fi code free of charge on arrival. A computer room on the
ground floor, complete with printer, is available to all guests. The door code is available from
the College Office to access the room.
Westminster College
Conference Rates
1st October 2015 – 30th September 2016
Westminster College is delighted to offer its conference, meeting and dining facilities for
commercial conferences throughout 2015 and 2016. The rates quoted below assume use
of College standard conference menus and include meeting room hire for one room per
booking; charges apply for additional meeting rooms. To view our meeting rooms and their
capacities please refer to the meeting room summary sheet. These rates do not apply to
bookings from the URC, Church-related and certain registered charities.
24 Hour Residential Rate
The above rates are inclusive of:
Overnight accommodation with en-suite facilities
Full English breakfast
Morning coffee and homemade biscuits
2 course lunch with tea or coffee
(College lunch, sandwich buffet or bowl food)
Afternoon tea or coffee with homemade mini cakes
3 course dinner with coffee and chocolate mints
Conference meeting room
Full projection facilities
Optional extras:
Inclusive of VAT
Single Room £140.00 per person
Double Room – single occupancy
Double Room – double occupancy
£158.00 per person
£138.00 per person
Inclusive of VAT
½ bottle of house wine with dinner £9.00 per person
Drinks reception – one glass of sparkling wine £3.75 per person
Day Delegate Rate
£42.00 per person Inclusive of VAT
The above rate is inclusive of:
Arrival coffee or tea with mini pastry
Mid-morning coffee or tea with homemade biscuits
2 course lunch
(College lunch, sandwich buffet or bowl food)
Afternoon tea or coffee with homemade mini cakes
Conference meeting room
Full projection facilities
Half Day Delegate Rate
£35.00 per person Inclusive of VAT
The above rate is inclusive of:
2 servings of coffee or tea with mini pastry
2 course lunch
(College lunch, sandwich buffet or bowl food)
Conference meeting room
Full projection facilities
Optional extras:
VAT
Rates quoted are inclusive of VAT charged at the standard rate unless the conference qualifies for exemption.
Exemption is available on a number of grounds as set out in the College’s VAT Exemption Request Form. If it is
believed that the conference is exempt, the College’s Exemption Request Form must be completed and
submitted to the College for approval. The decision of the College in relation to the application of VAT is final.
Inclusive of VAT
Brasserie Lunch
3 course dinner with coffee or tea
£5.00 Supplement
per person
£38.95 per person
Breakfast buffet £8.40 per person
½ bottle of house wine with dinner £7.50 per person
Westminster College Conference Menus
Kick starting your day with a selection of breakfasts is a great addition to the
day delegate package.
Kick Start Your Day
£8.40 per person (please choose one breakfast option for the group)
Classic English breakfast
Bacon and sausage rolls, muffins, fresh fruit and orange juice
Continental breakfast
Mini croissant filled with ham and cheese, Danish pastries, fresh fruit and orange juice
Healthy breakfast
Fresh fruit salad, Greek yoghurt, granola, smoothies and orange juice
£4.00 per person
Bacon butties
Lunch
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Option 1 – College Lunch
This is served in our dining hall from our servery.
Please select two options (including vegetarian if required)
Battered cod with chips and mushy peas
Roast chicken, roast potatoes, bread sauce and a selection of vegetables
Pork and leek sausages with creamy mashed potatoes, sautéed greens and onion gravy
Chicken brochette with roasted vegetables, couscous and a mint and yoghurt sauce
Jacket potato with a selection of fillings
Stir fried beef and vegetables with egg fried rice
Roasted vegetable pasta with tomato sauce (V)
Aubergine parmigiana with fresh basil (V)
Dessert Please select two options
Plum pie with fresh cream
Eton mess
Selection of fresh fruit
Tiramisu
Chocolate brownie with Chantilly cream
Chef’s cheesecake
Certain dishes can be modified to accommodate dietary requirements and food allergies
Option 2 – Working Sandwich Lunch
Working Lunch served in your conference room, break-out area or Dining Hall
Desserts
Please select two options
Chocolate brownie (V)
Flapjack (V)
Selection of fresh fruit (V)
Yoghurts (V)
Sandwich Buffet Please select four options
Selection of sandwiches and wraps:
Egg mayonnaise and watercress (V)
Tuna salad
Prawn mayonnaise
Cheese and pickle (V)
Ham, Brie and apple
Bacon, lettuce and tomato
Hummus, courgette and pesto (V)
Beef and herb mayonnaise
Chicken salad
Goat’s cheese and balsamic roasted peppers (V)
Served with Potato crisps (V)
Mixed Salad (V)
Homemade coleslaw (V)
(Gluten free bread available on request)
Certain dishes can be modified to accommodate dietary requirements and food allergies
Option 3 - Bowl Food
Bowl food is a stunning stand up food concept that is an ideal as an alternative to a finger buffet.
All dishes are served on trays in small bowls, in the conference room or a break-out area. Bowl food
can only be chosen if your delegate numbers are 20 or more.
Desserts
Please select one option
Exotic fruit salad (V)
Mini profiteroles with dark chocolate sauce (V)
Lemon posset with fig syrup (V)
Tiramisu (V)
Mixed berries with assorted meringues (V)
Hot Options Please select two options
Lamb tagine, apricot cous cous, confit lemon
Red thai curry, poached rice, aubergine pickle
Mini pork sausages, creamed potatoes, red onion
marmalade
Peking beef, egg fried rice, peppers
Duck confit, Asian greens, orange sauce
Seared salmon, violet potato salad, basil oil
Satay infused tiger prawns, poached rice,
garlic flakes
Sea bass, pea risotto, parmesan shavings
Wild mushroom risotto, fresh asparagus,
truffle oil (V)
Moroccan roasted vegetable and chickpea tagine,
coriander and sultana cous cous (V)
Butternut squash, tofu and coconut curry,
wilted greens (V)
Cold Options Please select two options
Chicken Ceaser salad with romaine lettuce, anchovy
dressing and parmesan cheese
Penne pasta with sun dried tomatoes, blistered
pepper and basil in tomato sauce (V)
Marinated artichoke hearts with cherry tomatoes
and broad beans in a basil dressing (V)
Honey glazed ham with pineapple
dressing
Herb crusted salmon with garlic aioli
Orange glazed fennel with ginger pickled carrots and
bean sprouts in a honey and soy
dressing (V)
Tomato, basil and mozzarella (V)
Greek salad of tomato, cucumber and
feta cheese (V)
Certain dishes can be modified to accommodate dietary requirements and food allergies
Brasserie Menu
(£5.00 supplement per person)
Served in the Dining Hall or a private dining room, please choose 1 dish per course for the group, plus one vegetarian option if required.
Main Courses
Open ravioli of wild mushrooms with a white wine and dill reduction (V)
Vegetarian or seafood risotto (V)
Smoked haddock and spring onion fishcake with spring leaf salad
Grilled Mediterranean vegetables, halloumi, basil oil and mushroom cous cous (V)
Grilled herb marinated chicken butterfly served with Greek salad
Roasted salmon supreme, with cherry tomato sauce, served with pea risotto
Glazed pork belly with roasted parsnips and potatoes, seasonal greens and apple sauce
Chicken supreme with red pepper essence, pan fried polenta and sautéed mushrooms
Soup of the with crusty home-made bread
Desserts
Fruit platter (V)
Vanilla panna cotta with fruit of the forest Chocolate and pear tart (V)
Lemon tart served with raspberry coulis (V)
Chef’s crumble with custard (V)
Certain dishes can be modified to accommodate dietary requirements and food allergies
Westminster College Dinner Menu PLease select two dishes per course, including a vegetarian option if necessary
£38.95 Menu
Starters
45°C salmon with lemon emulsion, Jerusalem artichokes and sea vegetables Blow-torched cured mackerel, mackerel ceviche, compressed rhubarb, pickled radish and lime jelly
Chicken and shitake mushroom terrine wrapped in Parma ham with a beetroot and spring leaf salad Smoked duck breast, beetroot jelly and a blackberry dressing
Pan-fried Halloumi salad with broad beans, roasted peppers and spring leaf salad (V) Roasted vine tomato soup finished with crème fraîche (V)
Buffalo mozzarella, caviar, English peas, pink grapefruit and grilled leeks
Main Courses
Slow-cooked duck leg, crispy duck liver, butterbean and chorizo stew, braised baby fennel and red wine jus
Barbecue pork fillet, crispy pancetta, Anna potatoes, carrot purée, glazed apples and cider jus
Chicken supreme stuffed with ricotta and spinach, crispy chicken wing, chestnut mushrooms, glazed seasonal vegetables, sautéed potatoes and a cream sauce
Herb crusted salmon, fine ratatouille, crushed new potatoes with a dill sauce Sea bass fillet, asparagus risotto, trout mousse and samphire
Homemade ravioli with leeks, sundried tomatoes and gorgonzola served with spinach, and a cream and courgette sauce (V)
Pan-fried gnocchi, pine nuts, baby carrots, confit tomatoes and a wild mushroom sauce (V)
Desserts
Rhubarb semifreddo, pistachio cream with a honey madeleine Tiramisu, honeycomb ice cream and raspberry compote
Champagne and raspberry mousse, mixed berries, lemon sorbet and chocolate soil Chocolate and Grand Marnier tart, peanut butter mousse and vanilla ice cream
Lemon meringue tart with pine nut ice cream and fruit of the forest Warm plum clafoutis, vanilla ice cream and plum compote
White chocolate cheesecake on homemade oreo cookies with orange sorbet
Both menus - followed by
Freshly brewed fair trade tea and coffee with chocolate mints Add cheese and biscuits for an extra £6.50 per person
Add cheese and a glass of port for an extra £8 per person
Certain dishes can be modified to accommodate dietary requirements and food allergies
Westminster College Conference Rooms
Details of our conference rooms, including layout options and the facilities available.
Healey Room
Named after Tim Healey, a benefactor of Westminster,
who taught at the College in the 1960’s.
This is the largest conference room in the College
and is suitable for a variety of layouts.
The room has a smart board and full AV equipment.
Room Capacities
Room Specifications
Windows
AV System
Wi-Fi
Hearing Loop
Theatre
60
Classroom
28
Boardroom
22
Cabaret
25
Cabaret
Theatre
Boardroom
Cheshunt Room
Named after Cheshunt College,
founded by the Countess of Huntingdon in 1768.
Cheshunt College united with Westminster in 1967.
This room has been remodelled to serve equally well
for meetings or as a space to carry out arts and crafts. U-Shape
Room Capacities
Boardroom
Room Specifications
Classroom
Theatre
24
Classroom
16
Boardroom
12-16
U-Shape
12
Hollow Square
16
Windows
AV System
Wi-Fi
Hearing Loop
Theatre
Assembly Room
The Assembly Room, a new function room next to the Dining Hall, was formerly used
as a library, and still has the original oak bookcases lining the walls.
Room Capacities
Room Specifications
Theatre
24
Classroom
14
Boardroom
12-14
U-Shape
20-22
Hollow Square
12
Cabaret
20
Windows
AV System Portable
Wi-Fi
Hearing Loop Portable
Sound System
CD Player
Boardroom
U-Shape
Cabaret
Lounge
Lounge
Senatus Room
An exquisite panelled and vaulted room, originally
used as a rather grand staff meeting room when
the College was first built. This room is specifically
designed for conferences or meetings in a theatre
layout.
Room Capacities Room Specifications
Gibson Room
Named after Margaret Gibson, one of the famous
Sisters of Sinai, this duck-egg blue oak panelled
dining room offers a stylish but cosy atmosphere.
This room can only be set up in a boardroom layout.
Room Capacities
Room Specifications
Windows
AV System Portable
Wi-Fi
Hearing Loop
Theatre
32
Boardroom
12
Windows
AV System Portable
Wi-Fi
Hearing Loop
Theatre
Lewis Room
Named after Agnes Lewis, one of the famous
Sisters of Sinai, this beautiful space has a
feature fireplace and grand bay windows.
It is the perfect setting for an intimate
boardroom meeting or private dining space.
Room Capacities
Room Specifications
Please contact a member of the Westminster events team if you have any
queries regarding the layout or facilities of our conference rooms. We would be
more than happy to arrange a tour of the rooms if required.
Westminster Conference and Events
01223 330647
Theatre
28
Classroom
12
Boardroom
14
Windows
AV System
Wi-Fi
Hearing Loop
Boardroom
Theatre
Boardroom
Westminster College now has…
38 en suite bedrooms set over three floors
- 5 double rooms
- 31 single rooms
- 2 single rooms with facilities for disabled users/guests
2 self-contained cottages
- each sleeping two, in a double bed
- located on-site
All rooms are equipped with
- Fresh linen and towels
- Complimentary toiletries
- Tea and coffee making facilities
Lift access to all floors
You don’t have to be attending a conference to stay with us, as we now welcome bed and
breakfast guests all year round.
B&B prices start from £70.50 per night. Please contact us on 01223 330633 to check
availability and book a room.