Colleges and Common Rooms

We are delighted to invite SCR members and their guests to book their places for the Christmas Formal Dinner on Wednesday 3 December 2025.

The College Bar will open between 18.00-18.45, with the meal beginning at 19.00 in the Dining Hall. The dress code is black tie and non-gowned.

The menu for the Christmas Formal Dinner is:

Starter

Winter vegetable soup with truffled gnocchi (v)

Main

Carved turkey breast with chateau potatoes, thyme-roasted carrots, parsnips, brussels sprouts, pigs in blankets, stuffing balls and red wine sauce.

Or

Slow-braised carrots and chestnut mushroom wellington with chateau potatoes, thyme-roasted carrots, parsnips, brussels sprouts and red wine sauce (v)

Dessert

Christmas pudding cheesecake with orange and cinnamon granola and brandy cream.

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Sweet mine pie (v)

If you have specific dietary requirements, please ensure that these are included on the booking form.

We very much look forward to seeing you there.

Bookings and Cancellations

Places can be cancelled until bookings close atfter this time, no cancellation or refund will be possible. To cancel a place before this time, please log-in to your Ecommerce account and cancel it, and then please email trevelyan.collsec@durham.ac.uk so the payment can be refunded.