About
Designed as a highly adaptable, multipurpose space the Studios have been built sympathetically to their surroundings in the rolling Chiltern Hills. With sustainability and practicality in mind, alongside beautiful design, we are creating an important hub for art and culture in Buckinghamshire, with a wide range of flexible rooms and facilities to suit everything from filming and recording to meetings and conferences.
In addition to our two large and third smaller studio spaces, Garsington Studios also has a wide range of other small rooms and facilities, listed below:
- Parking for 70 cars including EV charging points
- Café/Green Room seating 100
- Board room/meeting room with scenic views and nearby kitchenette
- 2 offices/meeting rooms on the first floor
- 5 practice/coaching rooms
- Wigs and hair room with hair washing sink
- Wardrobe, fitting/ dressing rooms and laundry
- Farmhouse with six bedrooms, two bathrooms, lounge, kitchen, and garden
- Cottage with four small double bedrooms, two bathrooms and kitchen
- Fast Wi-Fi throughout the building
- Facility to run cables outside and to neighbouring rooms
- Commercial-style kitchen, available for dry hire
- All spaces are accessible by wheelchair with lift access to all floors
- Flat access from car park into building
- Hoist room and accessible bathrooms with assistance alarms
- On-site showers
- South-facing courtyard for relaxation
- Range of high quality pianos including Steinway Model D (full list available on request)
How to find us
- Quiet and secure location on the Wormsley estate, within minutes from the M40, J5
- 40 mins from West London
- Nearest train station: High Wycombe (20 mins) with frequent 25 minute trains to central London
- 30 minutes from Oxford
- Gate for general and event access: https://w3w.co/food.mixing.husbands
- Postcode: HP14 3YF
Accessibility
Because Garsington Studios should be enjoyed by all, we’ve ensured the space is a physically accessible and welcoming building.
- a lift to all floors, with wide doors and corridors
- a range of furniture to accommodate different needs
- accessible toilets on all floors including a Changing Places bathroom with hoist and changing bed
- level access from car park to building with accessible spaces.
The Studios enable us to increase our work with local schools, young people and the wider community from all backgrounds, but are also available for other local arts charities.
Sustainability
- on target to achieve a Very Good BREEAM rating (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology) and an Excellent rating for water efficiency
- the surface water drainage strategy includes green roofs over the two main Studios, pervious paving, swales and soakaways discharging by infiltration
- efficient air source heat pumps and low energy ventilation solutions
- electric car charging points in the parking area
- detailed Ecological Mitigation, Compensation and Enhancement Strategy, taking into account the natural world, biodiversity and nature which surrounds the site
Contact Us
To get in touch about hiring Garsington Studios or to find out more about what we have to offer, email studios@garsingtonopera.org
Address:
Garsington Studios,
Wallace Hill Farm,
Stokenchurch,
HP14 3YF
Staff:
Lindsey Cook – Director of Communications, Marketing & External Relations
Hugo Millard – Studios & Communications Coordinator
Angus Boyd-Heron – Director of Operations at Wormsley