Kings Hall College rents its seminar room and classrooms for meetings, workshops, parties and other gatherings, for groups of 8 to 50 people, at 12-14 Lever Street in central Manchester. The building is an English language college, so the rooms are teaching spaces first and event spaces second. It is less than a minute's walk from Piccadilly Gardens.
Seminars and company events
The college says all its rooms can be repurposed for events, parties and meetings, large or small. For business use, it points to its classrooms, offices and seminar room, and to its position in the city center as a convenient meeting place. The setup suits training sessions, team workshops, presentations and client meetings rather than gala events.
Every room has tables and chairs, an interactive whiteboard and air conditioning for both cooling and heating. The site lists no other equipment, no catering and no breakout areas, so ask what is possible before you plan a full-day program.
Rooms and capacities
The college lists four rooms for hire. The small classroom takes up to 8 people. The medium classroom takes up to 12. The large classroom takes up to 16. The presentation and seminar room takes up to 50 and is the only space suited to a full plenary session.
A practical split would be to use the seminar room for the opening and closing sessions of a day and the classrooms as breakout rooms for groups of 8, 12 or 16. This depends on the rooms being free at the same time, so ask for them together in one request. The site does not give floor plans, so check the layout when you visit.
Availability
Hire is available from Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 16:00. Weekend and evening use is possible on enquiry. Because the rooms are working classrooms, the college lists specific unavailable days around the holidays, including December 25 and 26 and January 1. Most of the other days follow the school calendar, so confirm your date early.
History and setting
Kings Hall College teaches English to international students and runs a range of courses, including business English and corporate training programs. The venue is not a hotel or a catering venue. Its value for an organizer is the central address, the number of rooms and the simple, equipped setup.
Getting there
The college is at 12-14 Lever Street, Manchester M1 1LN, in the city center and less than a minute's walk from Piccadilly Gardens. Many visitors arrive by tram or bus at Piccadilly Gardens. The site does not list parking or a train station, so check access for your group before the day.
