The Pitt Building
The Pitt Building stands in the heart of the historic city centre of Cambridge and has been renovated to the highest modern standards to offer professional conference and meeting facilities for up to 250 people.
A superb combination of well-equipped training rooms, meeting rooms and syndicate rooms have all been designed with flexibility in mind and are managed by an experienced events team who understand the needs of organisers, trainers and delegates.
Our wealth of experience combined with our first-class facilities and tailored catering packages, enable us to host a whole range of events including:
Conferences | Seminars | Training Courses | Lectures | Away Days | Board Meetings | Interviews | Exhibitions | Presentations | Award Ceremonies | Examinations | Graduate Recruitment Events | Fundraising Events | Breakfast Meetings | Lunches | Evening Canapé Receptions
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Get my Free Venue ShortlistThe Pitt Building is owned and operated by Cambridge University Press and serves as a dedicated, non-residential, conference and meetings venue. Since opening in 2004, The Pitt Building has rapidly and deservedly made its mark as a professional venue offering consistently high standards of facilities and services at competitive prices.
Our strong links with the University of Cambridge and our ideal city centre location, allows our clients easy access to the fine dining and accommodation packages that are available at the Cambridge colleges.
If you choose to hold your next event at The Pitt Building your benefits would include:
The choice of 7 flexible meeting rooms all with natural daylight
A generous and transparent delegate package
Complimentary use of the very latest audio-visual equipment
Complimentary WiFi access throughout the building
Air conditioning
Tailored catering packages
Comprehensive office facilities
Year-round availability
A conference team on hand to assist and advise you
Historic and conveniently central location
Room Information
The Pitt Building has 7 rooms. The largest, Darwin, holds up to 100 guests seated.
- Darwin32-100 seated
- Newton16-35 seated100 standing
- Oriel26 seated30 standing
- Cass10 seated25 standing
- Wright15-25 seated15 standing
- Thomas8 seated
- Bentley20-50 seated70 standing
Travel Information
Cambridge (about 1 mile away)
Getting to The Pitt Building by public transport
In Cambridge, The Pitt Building is about 1 mile from Cambridge (train).
Getting to The Pitt Building by car
For sat nav, use the postcode CB2 1RP.
Getting to The Pitt Building by air
The nearest major airports are Stansted (about 22 miles away) and Luton (about 31 miles away). Distances are in a straight line, so the road journey will be longer.
The Pitt Building for conferences, training and receptions in Cambridge
The Pitt Building stands on Trumpington Street, within Cambridge's historic centre, renovated to the highest modern standards for professional conference and meeting facilities.
Darwin, Newton and Bentley
Darwin seats 32 to 100, Bentley 20 to 50 and Newton 16 to 35, with Newton also taking 100 at a reception. Training, meeting and syndicate rooms are all designed with flexibility in mind, and a group comparing London conference rooms with a Cambridge address can weigh these sizes against its numbers.
Smaller rooms
Oriel seats 26, Wright 15 to 25, Cass 10 and Thomas 8, handy for interviews, board meetings and breakfast meetings.
A long day of sessions
Seminars, training courses, lectures, away days and presentations all run here, backed by tailored catering packages and an experienced events team who understand the needs of organisers, trainers and delegates. That suits a full-day conference or seminar.
Awards, exhibitions and canapés
Award ceremonies, exhibitions, graduate recruitment events, fundraising events, examinations and evening canapé receptions have all been hosted.
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