Calverley Old Hall Community Space

Calverley, West Yorkshire

Overview

The Community Space at Calverley Old Hall is available for community groups, businesses and individuals to use for regular or ad hoc events, meetings, creative workshops or talks. 

The space is available to hire between 10am and 8pm, seven days a week, for a maximum of 25 people. It can be hired on an hourly, half day, full day or recurring basis. Your hire time must include all set up and pack down time required for your event, and access will not be possible outside of your event start and finish time.

The restoration of Calverley Old Hall and provision of this community space is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. 

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Facilities 

  • Five tables and 25 chairs in the main room. 
  • Kitchenette equipped with two kettles, a fridge, small plates, mugs, water glasses plus cutlery 
  • W.C. with accessible features
  • Wi-fi is available
  • Large screen with HDMI connection cables
  • Two bicycle racks
  • One parking space, ideal for unloading and loading any equipment. There is ample free on-street parking available in the local area. Please park considerately for our neighbours, and ask your guests to do the same.  
  • Access to the Community Garden is included, but as a public access space it is not part of your exclusive hire. 
  • The main room is approximately 8.2m x 4.8m. The kitchenette is 2.3m x 3.2m. The W.C. is 1.9m x 1.4m.  

Accessibility 

The whole space is on the ground floor and is accessible for those with limited mobility or using manually operated wheelchairs. Further information can be found in our Community Space Access Guide below.

Floor plan

Price

Price

The community space hire pricing is subsidised by the Landmark Trust to enable more people to benefit from the space. 

We offer a 25% discount for local community groups, and not for profit or charity organisations. This discount will be applied to your invoice when the booking is confirmed. 

 

 Core rate  

 Local community  group*  

 Not for profit/charity   discount 

Hourly 

 £25  

 25% discount  

 25% discount  

Half day or evening (4 hours) 

 £50  

 25% discount  

 25% discount  

Full Day (More than 4 hours) 

 £80  

 25% discount  

 25% discount  

Recurring booking (5 or more booked at the same time) 

 25% discount  

 

 

*Postcodes within the LS28, BD10, LS19, LS18 or LS13 area 

FAQs
What you need to know about hiring the Community Space
  • No, your access code to unlock the door will only work during your booked time slot, so please book enough time to set up and pack down your event. 
  • The Space can be booked for up to 25 people. 
  • There is a Community Garden at Calverley Old Hall which is available for the public to use during daylight hours. This is adjacent to the Community Space and can be used by hirers, however it does not comprise of exclusive access – members  of the public continue to have free access throughout your hire. Full details about the Community Garden are here. 
  • There is a W.C. with accessible features.
  • The kitchenette equipment provided does differ to that of a normal Landmark and a list of what is provided will be sent with your confirmation. There is a fridge, kettles and limited crockery and cutlery. 
  • To check up-to-date mobile network coverage in the area, visit signalchecker.co.uk. Due to the location and structure of many of our buildings, signal strength may differ to those indicated. 
  • Yes, the password is available in the space when you arrive. WiFi is provided for users of the community space on best endeavour - intermittent connection problems can occur and therefore the WiFi should not be relied upon. 
  • To the rear of the building there is one Community Space designated parking space. There is ample free on-street parking on the surrounding residential streets. We ask that all users park considerately for our neighbours. 
  • Via a track from the main road. You will be sent an access code to unlock the door as part of your booking confirmation. 
  • Yes – you can download our detailed accessibility guide here.
  • Only assistance dogs are permitted in the Community Space and Community Garden 
Availability and booking

Book the Community Space

To make a booking:

1. Check the calendar below for availability

2. Click on the plus (+) symbol next to the date you wish to book

3. Follow the link to our HallMaster booking system where you can follow the instructions to create an account and submit your booking request

4. We will then confirm the booking via email within three business days.

Please provide as much detail as possible in your event description to ensure we are able to accept your booking without delay. 

Whilst we will do all we can to accept bookings on less notice, we recommend requesting your booking at least two weeks in advance of your hire date to avoid disappointment. 

As a community space we hope that this space will be cared for by all our users as if it were their own. Please plan time in your hire to clean all rooms including the kitchenette and toilet at the end of your hire, empty bins and leave the space in the condition you would hope to find it for the next user.