Room hire - Terms and conditions
Published: 6th March 2026
The following terms and conditions apply to all event booking transactions processed by the Historical Association (HA):
- All attendees must comply with any current health and safety protocols in place at the venue, which may include hygiene, or public health measures.
- By making a booking on behalf of a group, a customer accepts the HA’s terms and conditions on behalf of all group members and becomes responsible for making all payments due from the group.
Accessibility
- The HA is not fully accessible. The office space on the ground floor.
- We cannot guarantee that wheelchair access will be unobstructed.
- If you have specific accessibility requirements, please contact us on events@history.org.uk before booking to ensure we can accommodate your needs. Otherwise, any bookings are subject to our standard refund/cancellation policy.
Payments and cancelations
- An invoice will be sent once your booking has been confirmed. Total payment must be received one month before your booked date.
- The HA will refund you if it cancels a booking. This refund will be made via the original payment method, within a month of being notified that the event is cancelled.
- Cancelations made by you with more than 2 months notice will be fully refunded. Cancelations made with 1 month notice will receive a 50% refund. No refunds will be made for cancelations later than this.
- The HA is not responsible for travel or other costs if our events are cancelled or postponed. We will only refund costs paid to the HA.
- If a booking is cancelled or rescheduled, the HA will use reasonable endeavours to notify the booker of the cancellation or change of date.
- The HA shall not be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations due to events beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to natural disasters, war, terrorism, pandemics, government restrictions, strikes, failure of suppliers, or other unforeseeable events.
- By making a booking, you consent to the HA storing and using your personal data (and that of any other attendees) to process and fulfil your booking. We will not use your personal information for marketing purposes without your explicit consent. Please read our full privacy notice.
- The HA reserves the right to decline any booking or deny admission to any event without providing a reason.
- By making this booking, you agree to comply with the HA’s code of conduct.