Truro School Senior offers a collection of unique and versatile venue hire spaces in Truro, combining historic architecture, modern facilities and stunning views of Truro Cathedral and the city skyline. From creative studios and classrooms to period dining halls and landscaped grounds, the site provides an inspiring setting for meetings, workshops, filming and private events.
Constructed in 1881, the Truro School Senior Main Building is a striking period property offering a captivating and tranquil setting for events and filming projects. The building features historic architectural details, landscaped terraces and sweeping views across Truro.
The building houses:
Its historic charm makes it particularly suitable for period property filming and television or film production.
The extensive Truro School grounds provide beautifully maintained outdoor event spaces, cared for by an on-site gardening team. The grounds include:
The outdoor areas are well suited for filming, performances, receptions and outdoor corporate events.
The historic oak-panelled Dining Hall provides a beautiful setting for formal events and banquets. Traditionally furnished with long banqueting tables and benches, the space can also be reconfigured with round tables and Cheltenham chairs to suit different event styles.
Adjoining the main dining hall is Heath Hall, a contemporary, light-filled space featuring two serveries, providing additional catering and hospitality flexibility.
These spaces are ideal for:
The venue is supported by a professional in-house catering team, offering tailored menus for a wide range of occasions.
The Truro School Library is an exceptional venue for meetings, workshops, retreats and small events. This light and spacious room features large panoramic windows, offering impressive views across Truro towards the cathedral.
All classrooms are available to hire during evenings, weekends and school holidays, providing flexible and affordable spaces for:
Each classroom is equipped with audio-visual facilities, and several double classrooms are available for larger groups and collaborative workshops.
Truro School Senior features three dedicated art studios, offering excellent facilities for creative workshops, demonstrations and studio hire.
Additional specialist facilities include:
These creative spaces are ideal for arts training, craft workshops, demonstrations and educational programmes.
Over in our DT building, you will find large, fully equipped workshops, which provide access to a wide range of professional wood and metalworking tools, along with dedicated individual workstations designed for productivity and precision.
Benefit from high-specification equipment and industry-standard digital software, including SolidWorks 3D design software, a full-size CNC router, vacuum bag press and advanced 3D digital scanners. These facilities enable you to design, prototype and manufacture at scale, working at high capacity within a practical, real-world engineering and fabrication environment.
The Music School at Truro School Senior provides a range of professional spaces available for music tuition, rehearsals and recording sessions.
Facilities include:
Truro School features dedicated, well-equipped science facilities comprising of four physics labs, four chemistry labs, and five biology labs within the complex. The chemistry classrooms were fully modernised in September 2024, designed to provide state-of-the-art facilities for enhanced experiences in the sciences.
To find out more about this and our other venues, please get in touch with our team—we’d be happy to help.
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 01872 246059
"I wish to say a massive thank you for the help and support we were given. Everyone looked after us splendidly and without a doubt a good time was had by all. The facilities were excellent and the evening a great success, please take a deal of the credit for that outcome."
"Thank you so much for your hospitality in providing such excellent facilities for the AOTOS Access Day. We were very happy with the arrangements. The caretakers and catering staff were so approachable and willing to help."
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"We couldn't have asked for a better first night. The staff, were absolutely on top of everything even to the point of sending us all messages on Instagram to see what our needs were. Brilliant. Great venue, well run, nice crowd!"