Harrogate Convention Centre

Saturday 14 October 2023

** CEREMONY FULL TO MAXIMUM CAPACITY **

From	To	Activity	Location
11:00	14:00	Registration	Foyer (level 4)
11:30	14:00	Collection of academic dress	The Queen's Suite
11:30	14:00	Photography	The Queen's Suite
13:00		Auditorium doors open	Level 5 (see ticket for entry door)
14:00	14:30	Musical programme	Auditorium
14:30	16:30	Ceremony	Auditorium
16:30	17:00	Celebratory drinks	Level 5, Hall D, The Queens Suite (coloured post-ceremony drinks voucher will indicate which location)
	17:00	Return of academic dress	The Queen's Suite Foyer

This page was last updated on 20 September 2023. This is the final version.

Arrival and registration

Please note, there are two entrances to the Convention Centre; the main entrance signposted Entrance 1 on King's Road gives immediate pedestrian access to the Foyer; whilst pedestrian access to the Foyer from the Convention Centre car park is by lift.

Upon arrival, please head to the Registration desks on the level 4 foyer to collect your tickets, presentation card, post-ceremony drinks vouchers and souvenir programmes. You will also be given an information sheet with a map of the venue to help you find your way around. A preview of this is available to view here.

If you have any questions during the ceremony day, the staff at the Registration and Enquiry desks will be pleased to help you.

Please be advised that this ceremony is full to capacity and as such, there will be no tickets to available to purchase on the day.

Academic Dress

If you have chosen to wear academic dress for your ceremony, you can collect these from The Queen’s Suite once you have registered. Collection will be open from 11:00 and all hired items should be returned to the Queen's Suite Foyer by 17:00.

For details on Open University academic dress, including how to pre-order from our approved supplier, please see ‘Preparing for your ceremony’.

Photography

The photography studios are located in The Queen’s Suite and will be open from 11:00. The service will also be available for a short time after the ceremony. Please be advised that there may be queues, so allow yourself plenty of time.

A photograph will also be taken of you when you cross the stage. This photograph will be available to purchase after the ceremony in Hall D, level 4 and online at www.edeandravenscroft.com.

For further details on the photography services available on your ceremony day, including how to pre-book, please see ‘Preparing for your ceremony’.

The ceremony

The doors to the auditorium will open at 13:00 and the musical program will start at 14:00. You and your guests should be seated at least 15 minutes before the ceremony begins. Your ceremony is expected to last approximately 1.5-2 hours.

Further details about the ceremony proceedings can be found on ‘Your ceremony day’.

Post-ceremony drinks

After the ceremony, you and your guests are invited to join the academic procession for a celebratory glass of sparkling wine or soft drink on Level 5, in Hall D or the Queens Suite on level 4. The coloured post-ceremony drinks voucher, which you will have collected from registration, will indicate where you should meet you guests and which area to go to.

Venue information

On the day contact

The Ceremonies Centre will be closed on the day of the ceremony, so to reach us / get a message passed to us please telephone +44 (0) 1423 500500.

Accessibility

The Harrogate Convention Centre is fully accessible. For full details, please go to www.harrogateconventioncentre.co.uk/visitors/accessibility.

If you or any of your guests have additional seating requirements to be considered for the ceremony, please telephone the Ceremonies Centre on +44 (0)1908 541079 at least 4 weeks before your ceremony date.

Parking

The Convention Centre has its own car park underneath the venue with around 158 spaces and a number of spaces for Blue Badge holders. The entrance is on Springfield Avenue.

You will also find another 1200 spaces in the Jubilee and Victoria public car parks in the centre of Harrogate, just a few minutes' walk from the Convention Centre and Royal Hall.

Jubilee car park is the closest at just three minutes walk from Entrance 4 (Hall M), Royal Hall and Entrance 5 (Hall A).

Walking from Victoria car park next to the Railway Station will take around ten minutes to Entrances 4, 5 and Royal Hall or twelve minutes from West Park car park.

Follow the links for more information, including car park opening and closing times. Please use the below postcodes to get satnav directions.

Harrogate Convention Centre Car Park - HG1 2HR

Jubilee Car Park - HG1 1DJ

Victoria Car Park - HG1 5LQ

Refreshments

There are outlets where you can buy tea, coffee, soft drinks and light snacks in Hall D and on both Level 4 and Level 5. In addition to this a bar facility will be available in both areas. All outlets will be open from 11.00am. There are also many restaurants, cafés, wine bars and pubs nearby.

Cloakroom

The venue has cloakroom facilities on the level 4 foyer. Please note that large bags, pushchairs, buggies, etc. will not be permitted within the auditorium during the ceremony. Pushchairs and buggies can be kept in the allocated storage area on level 6a.