Christmas party hire

We are now taking bookings for Christmas 2025!

Looking for your perfect Christmas party venue? Whether you need a table for a large group, or want to privately hire the entire venue for your party, look no further than Academy!

We have events space available in Barry and Whitchurch Road, Cardiff. We offer private or part hire at our Rooftop bar - 297 and Academy Whitchurch Road, and private hire in our Underground venue at Academy Espresso Bar.

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297

With cosy vibes, twinkling Christmas lights and the best cocktails in Barry, 297 is sure to impress your guests. Our unique rooftop bar is available for private hire. We can accommodate up to 60 guests and provide food and drinks packages to suit your needs.

Don’t need the full venue? If you have a party of 10 to 30 people, we would be more than happy to get you booked onto a large table, or reserve an area for your group. Drinks packages are still available for these bookings.

Underground

Downstairs at Academy Espresso Bar is our fun and quirky events venue - Underground. A great place to party the night away this festive season!

Located in the basement of a grade II listed former Pumphouse, this space really looks the part. It has its own private bar and can accommodate up to 60 guests. Food and drinks packages are available upon request.

Let us help you plan the perfect christmas event!

Whitchurch Rd

Whether you need a large space to hold your festive party, or fancy a cosy corner for a more intimate Christmas catch up, we’ve got you covered at Academy Whitchurch Road.

At our large Cardiff venue we can offer individual table bookings for afternoon teas, or hire of our large front room with full buffet or street food catering. Here we offer drinks and catering packages tailored to your event. Impress your guests with a Christmas party at Academy Whitchurch Road!

297 more info

This unique rooftop venue is the only of its kind in Barry, and is sure to impress your guests. Known for its delicious cocktails and cozy vibes, 297 is the perfect place for festive fun.

There are plenty of hire options for this venue, including:

Individual table bookings for up to 10 people, for drinks or festive afternoon tea bookings - this can be done via our website.
Festive afternoon tea bookings for over 10 people - please enquire for more information
Part hire of venue - an area will be reserved for your party. This is for up to 30 people
Full venue hire for up to 60 people - minimum spend applies

There are drinks and catering packages available to book along with your party, choose from afternoon tea (with or without bottomless prosecco) or a full premium buffet including festive favourites.

To enquire about Christmas bookings at 297, please email events@academycoffee.co.uk

Underground more info

Here we have our exclusive private hire venue ‘Underground’; a 60 person capacity room perfect for a party! There are daytime and evening hire options for this venue, with tailored drinks and catering packages to suit your needs. The room also comes with a fully stocked and staffed bar to keep the party vibes flowing! For entertainment options, you can opt to use our sound system to play your own music, or book your own entertainment (DJ etc.) for your event.

Christmas bookings are available from Friday 21st November, up to and including New Year’s Eve Wednesday 31st December 2025 (Closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day).

To enquire about Christmas bookings at Academy Barry, please email events@academycoffee.co.uk

Whitchurch Rd more info

Hire out our front room at Whitchurch Road; a 40 person capacity room perfect for a party! There are daytime and evening hire options for this venue, with tailored drinks and catering packages to suit your needs.

Christmas bookings are available from Friday 21st November, up to and including New Year’s Eve Wednesday 31st December 2025 (Closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day).

To enquire about Christmas bookings at Academy Whitchurch Road, please email events@academycoffee.co.uk

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