Sports pavilion
Nightingale Pavilion
Nightingale Pavilion, off Nightingale Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 8SG
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Details last checked 18 days ago
John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0
Across Nightingale Recreation Ground, Cambridge (2019); local scene near the Pavilion
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- Hire price
- £26–£55per hour
- Capacity
- 60guests maximum
- Listed spaces
- 1named space for hire
- Kitchen
- Full kitchenfor catering
Hire from
£26per hour
Up to £55, depending on the room and occasion
- Community room and kitchen — community organisations£26
- Community room and kitchen — classes£31
- Community room and kitchen — corporate businesses£55
- Capacity
- Up to 60
- Spaces
- 1 listed
Prices as published by the venue, checked 18 days ago. Confirm with them before you book.
About this venue
Nightingale Pavilion’s council-bookable community room hosts events, classes and activities and can support meetings. The 98m² room has a 23m² kitchen, tables and chairs, a large TV with HDMI, Wi-Fi, toilets, baby-changing facilities and a step-free route. Events are limited to 60 people. Room and pitch hire are available on weekdays and on weekends outside the football season, which usually runs from August to May. The community room can be hired with or without a pitch and changing rooms.
Facilities
Catering & space
- Kitchen availableYes
- Bar on siteNot confirmed
- Tables and chairs includedYes
- StageNot confirmed
- Garden or outdoor spaceNot confirmed
Access & accessibility
- On-site parkingYes
- Step-free accessYes
- ToiletsYes
- Accessible toiletYes
Permissions & licensing
- Alcohol allowedNo
- Amplified music allowedConditional
- Late licence availableNot confirmed
- Bouncy castles allowedNo
- Dog friendlyNot confirmed
Connectivity & extras
- Wi-FiYes
- Projector or screenNot confirmed
Also features
- Baby-changing facilities
- Portable hearing loop
- Large veranda with views across the recreation ground
- Large TV with HDMI connections
- 10 cycle racks outside
Good for
- Meetings
- Classes & courses
- Community events
Rooms and pricing
Hire rates and the spaces you can book.
Community room
- Tables and chairs
- Large TV with HDMI connections
Community room and kitchen — community rate
Resident
Local resident or club serving residents in its area; this restricted rate is not a general public price. The Council page’s current tariff includes £1/h hirer’s liability insurance. No effective date is stated; the Council may increase rates with 28 days’ notice, usually from 1 April. One-off bookings are payable in advance, and hourly billing covers setup access through clearance.
Source: www.cambridge.gov.uk£16 per hour
Community room and kitchen — community organisations
Standard
Community organisation rate for wider-area activities or public, voluntary or similar organisations. The Council page’s current tariff includes £1/h hirer’s liability insurance. No effective date is stated; rates may increase with 28 days’ notice, usually from 1 April. One-off bookings are payable in advance; billing covers setup access through clearance.
Source: www.cambridge.gov.uk£26 per hour
Community room and kitchen — classes
Standard
For profit-generating classes where the hirer is not a business. The Council page’s current tariff includes £1/h hirer’s liability insurance. No effective date is stated; rates may increase with 28 days’ notice, usually from 1 April. One-off bookings are payable in advance; billing covers setup access through clearance.
Source: www.cambridge.gov.uk£31 per hour
Community room and kitchen — corporate businesses
Commercial
Business rate where income or profit is generated or hire is by a private company. The listed corporate charge excludes the £1/h Council insurance charge; the Council insurance service is unavailable to commercial hirers. No effective date is stated; rates may increase with 28 days’ notice, usually from 1 April. One-off bookings are payable in advance; billing covers setup access through clearance.
Source: www.cambridge.gov.uk£55 per hour
Venue hire rates
Changing rooms — community rate
Resident
Community rate for local residents or clubs serving their area. The Council table does not clarify whether the rate covers each room or the changing rooms together; not the community-room tariff. £1/h insurance is included in the published non-corporate tariff. No effective date is stated.
Source: www.cambridge.gov.uk£16 per hour
Changing rooms — community organisations
Standard
Community organisation rate for wider-area activities or public, voluntary or similar organisations. The table does not clarify whether the rate covers each changing room or all changing rooms; not the community-room tariff. £1/h insurance is included in the published non-corporate tariff. No effective date is stated.
Source: www.cambridge.gov.uk£13 per hour
Changing rooms — classes
Standard
Class rate for profit-generating classes where hire is not a business. The table does not clarify whether the rate covers each changing room or all changing rooms; not the community-room tariff. £1/h insurance is included in the published non-corporate tariff. No effective date is stated.
Source: www.cambridge.gov.uk£13 per hour
Changing rooms — corporate businesses
Commercial
Business rate where income or profit is generated or hire is by a private company. The Council table does not clarify whether the rate covers each changing room or all changing rooms; not the community-room tariff. Corporate tariff excludes the £1/h Council insurance charge, which is unavailable to commercial hirers. No effective date is stated.
Source: www.cambridge.gov.uk£12 per hour
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Sources & checks
Last checked 27 October 2026
Information taken from www.cambridge.gov.uk, v2.hallmaster.co.uk, www.cambridge.gov.uk, www.cambridge.gov.uk, commons.wikimedia.org, www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk.
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Hire from
£26/hr