Societies and clubs at Peterhouse, Cambridge

The 2026/27 Undergraduate (opens in a new tab) and Postgraduate (opens in a new tab) Student Handbooks (linked from the handbooks page (opens in a new tab)) give the current rules. Formal Hall is at 19:30 in Full Term, with bookable dates on Upay. It costs £9.75; bookings open one week ahead and close at 11:00 the day before, after which they cannot be changed, cancelled or refunded. Junior Members must wear a gown to Formal Hall and Super-Hall.

A Junior Member may buy up to two guest tickets per Formal Hall, at £16.45 per guest including VAT. The host must be present to admit their guests and stay for the whole dinner; if the member who booked does not attend, the guests are not admitted and no refund is given. Wine may be bought at the College Bar or brought in with £2.00 corkage per standard 75cl bottle; larger bottles, beer, spirits, liqueurs and port are not allowed. Super-Halls and themed dinners are booked on Upay with their own guest limits, prices and earlier closing times. The College's Upay booking page (opens in a new tab) says to show your University card at check-in; the undergraduate living page (opens in a new tab) describes Formal Hall as a chance to invite guests from other colleges. The older Formal Hall page (opens in a new tab) (undated, with Easter 2022 menus, six-guest limit and £7.20 price) is out of date; use the handbooks. Guest gown rules are not stated.

Practical assessment: a Peterhouse member must book you on Upay by 11:00 the day before and sit through dinner with you; each member can bring at most two guests.