Christchurch's Permanent Commemoration of the Coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II
Druitt Hall is available for hire by groups and by individuals.
We favour hire to community groups, charities and family occasions, but commercial hires are also taken to support our work.
Once a hire is confirmed by us, the facility is reserved for the hirer's use as a private hire.
To view current availability and reserve a slot click on this logo
Your hire period MUST include for both entry/setting up AND clearing away/final exit.
Hirers on the premises outside of the time reserved will be liable to additional charges AND, more importantly, may:
For the full conditions of hire refer to our To Hire section.
When requesting a booking, you will confirm having read and accepted these terms.
Our booking, billing etc services are handled via the HallMaster system.
You can view the current availability of the main hall here:
click on this logo
The Trustees have maintained hire charges for existing long-term hirers at 2023 levels for the time being.
This is reviewed on a quarterly basis and is inevitably going to be brought up to the rate charged to new hirers before much longer.
Through the efforts of DHCA's volunteers, 2023 was another successful year and is being repeated in 2024. The 2023 average lettings, over a 48 week period, were 37.5hrs per week and the footfall was at some 18,000 - 20,000 persons. This unpaid time results in our hire rates being substantially below a true commercial cost and is without subsidy from the public purse.
The promised extension of DHCA's lease is now in its 4th year but some real progress is now being made.
A change of approach by the Landlord means that the terms of the lease will be essentially those issued by Christchurch Borough Council in 2014 (contrary to a
recent inaccurate report in the local press).
Assigning Town Councillors Stuart Perry and Mike Cox to a liaising role with DHCA has allowed real progress to be made.
Issue of the lease will allow us to seek funding for further improvements to this facility.
Here are some recent photos showing how lovely the hall now looks. Come and see for yourself!
A short video showing the condition of the hall in 2012, before DHCA took on the lease, can be viewed on our History (Druitt Hall) page.
More video and photos are slowly being added to show exterior and interior conditions from 2013 onward, recording work on the extensive improvements carried out since then.
A more-recent video about a visit to Druitt Gardens (pre-dating work to the windows and cladding) can be found on very website here under Location.
H&S Information for operational and maintenance purposes and for works proposed or in progress is available here.
The table below shows regular events at the hall - provided as a guide to events you might like to visit at Druitt Hall.
To view actual / confirmed events and current availability, and to reserve a slot click on this logo
| Day | Morning | Afternoon / Early Evening | Evening |
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| Monday | Artisan Community Market 9:30 - 12:45 dorsetmadefood.co.uk |
Druitt Hall Table Tennis Club 1:30 - 3:45pm |
Christchurch Residents Association (1st Monday each month) christchurchcitizensassociation@outlook.com Christchurch Belles WI (3rd and 4th Monday each month) christchurchbelleswi@gmail.com |
| Tuesday | Age Concern Friendship Club 1:30 - 3:30pm 01202 488311 |
Tokon Shotokan Karate 6:00 - 7:00pm 07753 237058 |
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| Wednesday | Christchurch Central WI (1st Wednesday each month) 10am - 12pm |
Christchurch Life Drawing Group (2nd Wednesday of each month) lifedrawinginfo@yahoo.com 07969 436 921 |
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| Thursday |
Pilates Mat Class with Laura Lane 09:15 to 1030pm 07539 226514 www.lauralanepilates.co.uk laura_s_lane@yahoo.co.uk Over-60's Fitness Class with David Davis 11:00am - 12:00pm |
Druitt Hall Table Tennis Club 2 - 4pm |
BCP Skills and Learning Tap Dancing Class 7:30 - 9:00pm enquiries@salbcp.com |
| Friday |
Ezmerelda's Vintage Craft Fayres 10:00am to 2:30pm ezmereldasapothecary@gmail.com |
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| Saturday |
Win On Waste (1st Saturday each month) winonwaste.org |
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| Saturday |
Ezmerelda's Vintage Craft Fayre (4th Saturday of each month) 10:00am to 3:00pm ezmereldasapothecary@gmail.com Occasional Birthday Party Bookings |
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| Sunday |
Bi-monthly Record Fair usrfairs.co.uk |
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| Sunday |
Ezmerelda's Market & Indoor Car Boot Sale (4th Sunday of each month) ezmereldasapothecary@gmail.com Occasional Birthday Party Bookings |
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| Any other times |
The hall is available at various other times for Family Event Bookings Click on the small logo above for current 'live' availability |
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Details of the facilities can be found at our About page and directions on how to hire can be found under our To Hire page.
To directly contact a trustee 07483 111270
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the trustees can also be contacted by emailing
trustees@druitthall.org.uk
As an alternative to HallMaster for booking enquiries, email
bookings@druitthall.org.uk
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call 07934 912672
Our website continues to be developed as a source of information on the facilities, events at and the history of the hall.