Facilities:
Our excellent facilities include:
- – a traditional auditorium with striking Victorian wood panelled ceiling
- – a permitted audience of up to 250 people
- – balcony with fixed seating
- – stage and dressing room areas
- – stage lighting system
- – fitted kitchen with serving hatch to Hall
- – purpose-built bar area
- – dedicated atrium entrance
- – small meeting/green room
- – rear access for unloading
- – level wheelchair access at street level
- – free Wifi – the pass code is posted at various points around the hall
- – competitive rates of hire
Hourly rates:
Main hall: £20
Meeting/green room only: £11 (no charge if used for a performance booking)
Atrium only: £11 (subject to availability & not usually offered independently of a main hall booking due to existing daytime use)
The hourly rate of £20 for the main hall applies to the entire booking and includes:
- – use of the hall (excluding bar & balcony), atrium, stage, backstage area, kitchen (tea/coffee only)
- – seating and tables
- – 30 minutes setting up time and 30 minutes leaving time for bookings of 4 hours or more
- – house lighting
- – heating
- – PRS/PPL music licence
- – use of basic sound system and hearing loop
- – 12 ft x 12 ft electrically operated projection screen
- – caretaking
- – free Wifi
Charity/Community hirers:
(rates for charities, community organisations and local groups)
Parties/Dinners, balcony not used: £135
Performances one day, main hall, no balcony: below 150 – £150, 150 to 200 – £200, plus use of balcony – £50
Performances plus rehearsals, block booking 4 days and over, whole hall: £120 per day
Discos, no balcony: below 150 – £200, 150 and over – £250
Markets & Sales, whole hall all day, no balcony: £140
Exhibitions, whole hall all day, no balcony: £110
Professional hirers:
(rates for commercial events and professional productions)
Performances one day, main hall, no balcony: below 150 – £300, 150 to 200 – £350, plus use of balcony – £50
Discos, no balcony: below 150 – £300, 150 and over – £350
Markets & Sales, whole hall all day, plus 2-3 hrs set up on previous day, no balcony: £300
Additional charges:
Pre-set concert/stage lighting – basic simple colour wash: £30
Show lighting: the lighting board must be operated by an experienced technician employed by the hirer or a designated Clarence Hall volunteer. Hire rates available on request.
Balcony: £50
Use of hall projector: £20
Use of piano: £20
Vintage crockery: see attachment below
Extra cleaning (where needed): £17.50 per hour
Removal of rubbish (where needed): £25
Damage: repair costs
Bar:
Private hire of the bar: £50 per booking
If you wish to sell alcoholic beverages at your event, the Directors of the Clarence Hall are licensed to grant permission at their discretion.
A Declaration Form (see below) must be completed in addition to the Booking Form. The £50 fee for use of the bar includes the licence, allowing you to sell alcoholic beverages purchased independently or to arrange for a local publican to manage the bar.
Alternatively, the Clarence Hall Volunteers can operate a bar for your event, with all proceeds supporting the Hall’s funds. Please note that in these circumstances, the bar hire fee is waived.
Deposits:
Bookings charged at hourly rate: £25
Other events: £100
All deposits must be paid within the timeframe stipulated by the Bookings Team to confirm the booking. Deposits will be deducted from the final invoice, providing the building and facilities are left in a satisfactory condition. They will be offset against additional expenditure incurred by the Hall, such as extra cleaning and rubbish disposal.
Booking process (from 1 April 2026):
Please use the online booking system for initial enquiries and booking requests. If this is not possible, please contact the Bookings Team at bookings@clarencehallcrickhowell.org.uk. We will be happy to discuss your requirements.
If available, your reserved date will be held for two weeks and confirmed upon receipt of your completed booking form and deposit (if required).
Please note: Your booking will only be finalised once the Bookings Team have received all the required information.
Document update & rate review:
These hire rates were updated in March 2026 to reflect the introduction of the Hall’s revised booking system in April 2026.
The current rates have remained largely unchanged since May 2023, although minor updates have been made to reflect operational changes within the Hall.
A review of hire charges is planned during the 2026-2027 financial year and some adjustments are expected, although the details of any increase have not yet been finalised. Any revised rates will be communicated to hirers in advance and will apply only from the date specified in the updated schedule.
A pdf copy of this information is available by clicking on the following links:
Clarence Hall Facilities & Hire Rates 2026
Clarence Hall Application to Sell Alcohol 2026
Clarence Hall Vintage China Hire May 2023