V E N U E I N F O R M A T I O N
Oundle International
Festival uses several venues to promote
its concerts, which all differ in the
facilities they offer.
Listed below are notes on each of the venues:
Festival Club, Milton Road, Oundle (and Marquee)
Once again the Festival will be using the very comfortable
Common Room and gardens in Milton Road (almost
opposite Oundle School Chapel, will be signposted as
a Festival Club). The bar will be open there for pre-or
post-concert drinks, and the lawn behind is where the
Marquee will be sited, and used as the venue for several
concerts. Access for the disabled is limited, please phone
01780 470297 before making booking; car parking at the
Gascoigne Building or Swimming Pool car parks (see map
on page 20); toilets.
St Peter’s Parish Church, Church Street, Oundle PE8 4AL
Wheelchair ramp; comfortable chairs; toilets; pillars,
refreshments available (where indicated) outside the
church porch; parking please use the Gascoigne
Building car park (see map page 20).
Oundle School Chapel, Milton Road, Oundle
Wheelchair ramp; spaces for wheelchairs but
preferably notified in advance when booking so chairs
can be removed; wooden chairs (so please bring a
cushion); no toilets (available across the road at the
Festival Club, see below); refreshments available (where
indicated) outside the church West door or across the
road at the new Festival Club; car parking at either
the Gascoigne Building or the Swimming Pool
(see map page 20).
The Jesus Church, Stoke Hill, West Street,
Oundle PE8 4BH
Comfortable chairs; no toilets; wheelchair ramp; parking
- there is a long stay public car park on Benefield Road
some 250 yards from the church.
St Mary’s and All Saints Church, Fotheringhay PE8 5HZ
Wheelchair ramp; no toilets but for main concerts
portable toilets will be installed outside church,
including disabled; wooden pews (so please bring a
cushion), with some chairs in the nave and side aisles;
parking outside church on street, although sometimes
off-street parking available near-by; long gravel drive up
slight incline to church – arrangements can be made for
the disabled to have vehicle access to the door, but
please phone in advance – 01780 470297.
Great Hall, New Street, Oundle PE8 4GH
Seating on plastic chairs (bring a cushion); toilets, and
for the disabled; wheelchair ramp; parking at Gascoigne
Building car park.
Stahl Theatre, West Street, Oundle PE8 4EJ
Wheelchair access; seats can be removed for
wheelchair space but this needs to be advised in
advance when booking; toilets, and for the disabled;
parking on street or Long Stay car park in Benefield
Road; bar open before film showings.
The Creed Chapel, Ashton, Oundle PE8 5LD
Portable toilets; parking available in nearby field;
drop-off point near entrance for disabled – level
gravel path but uneven grassy seating areas;
refreshments available.
Oundle School Playing Fields (Fireworks Concert),
Ample car parking adjacent to site; spaces reserved for
Blue Badge holders; toilets, and for the disabled; bring
rugs or low-backed chairs, no seating provided;
refreshments available (bars, food etc).
Facilities for the Disabled
If you need further information or to ask for assistance,
seats to be reserved, etc, please phone 01780 470297.
Toilets for the disabled are not provided at all venues –
please phone for more details. |