We will be opening the centre for social distanced room hire from 17th May. With a proposed full re-opening, contingent with Covid-19 regulations, from June 21st.
We now offer an on-line booking process, which can be accessed here or at the bottom of this page.
We offer room hire at competitive prices. We have a variety of rooms suitable for meetings, lectures, training, workshops, community activities and much more.
Room hire is available 9am-5pm on Mondays and Wednesdays, 9am-9pm on Tuesdays and Thursday and 9am-4pm on Fridays. Outside of these hours, room hire is available at the discretion of the Centre, and there may be an additional charge outside our core hours. For weekend availability please contact us to discuss.
For parties, we offer a special rate of £150.00 for exclusive hire of the centre for four hours (use of the main kitchen is charged additionally Total cost £200.00 for 4 hours including use of the commercial kitchen).
St Sidwell’s Community Centre is located in the heart of Exeter, with easy access for public transport. We are located within a five minute walk of the main bus station, a 10 minute walk from Exeter Central Rail Station and 15 minutes drive from the M5 motorway. Cycle parking is available onsite.
Room hire cost details
Rooms are available on Monday and Wednesday 9am-5pm
Tuesdays and Thursday open until 9pm
Fridays 9am-4pm
On Saturdays all rooms other than the cafe and kitchen cost £20.00 per hour to hirer and are available from 10am to 4pm. Please phone to discuss options.
(Swipe left to view the whole table on a phone.)
| Room | Room Size | Price Per Hour | Max in a Circle | Max in a Boardroom Style | Max in a Theatre Style |
The Harry Hems Room
| 11ft wide, 25ft long | £10.00 | 20 | 12 | 20 |
The Peter Hennis Room
| 11ft wide, 20ft long | £10.00 | 20 | 12 | 20 |
| Old Chapel
| 13ft wide, 20ft long | £12.50 | 20 | 12 | 25 |
| Rougemont
| 16ft wide, 36ft long | £15.00 | 30 | 20 | 30 |
Sidwella
| 23ft wide, 19ft long | £15.00 | 40 | 20 | 30 |
| Café Space (After 5pm Mon-Thu) | Large | £25.00 | Including use of the small kitchen to make drinks (Discuss with staff) | 30 | 50 |
| Main Kitchen (After 5pm Mon-Thu) | N/A | £30.00 | (Discuss with staff) The hirer must have experience of using a commercial kitchen. |
Commercial Kitchen 
Cafe Area
Equipment and facilities available
All rooms, apart from Sidwella, have free access to the internet and have access to a whiteboard.
- Tables and chairs – just let us know how you want them set up. The Hennis room is pre-set to a boardroom style with 12 chairs and cannot be altered.
- Laptops
- Wi Fi in rooms and/or Ethernet Connections
- Digital Projectors
- Printing and photocopying facilities
- Full disability access, disabled toilet
- Tea and coffee can be purchased from the small kitchen all day.
| Other equipment we can provide | Cost |
| Projector with screen | £8.00 per session |
| Laptop | £8.00 per session |
| Flipchart with paper | £6.00 per session |
| Teas and coffees (as per our menu) | from £1 per person per cup |
| Hot water & 10 mugs for your own tea/coffee (One pump jug fills 10 cups) | £5 per session with free re-fills |
Just let us know what you need and we will do the rest.
Refreshments can be purchased from our café during opening hours. If you want to bring your own tea and coffee, we will provide a pump jug of hot water and 10 cups for the one off cost of £5.00, with free re-fills. If you require 20 cups then you must order 2 pump jugs at a cost of £10.00.
Buffet catering can also be arranged through the café.
Booking a room at St Sidwell’s
Please email bookings@stsidwells.org.uk, or call us on 01392 666 222, or fill out this form to enquire about booking a room.
Book a room through our on-line booking system