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King’s Manor is one of York’s most significant historic buildings and is located in the heart of the city on Exhibition Square, between York Art Gallery and York Museum Gardens. The complex consists of Grade I listed buildings whose history stretches back to the medieval period, when the site served as the house of the abbots of St Mary’s Abbey. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the building became associated with the Council of the North and subsequently acquired its present name during the Tudor period. For many years, King’s Manor formed part of the University of York and housed academic departments while also functioning as a distinctive conference, meeting and events venue. Its facilities included the historic 16th-century Huntingdon Room and several fully equipped meeting rooms containing presentation and computer equipment. The University of York promoted the building for conferences, meetings and special occasions and reported catering provision for up to 90 delegates. The building's institutional use has now changed. York St John University has acquired King's Manor and states that information about event-space hire will be released in due course.
The medieval Huntingdon Room balances original timber and stone architectures with functional presentation fixtures. It can be formatted with standard board tables or arranged in deep theatre-style seating for up to 100 delegates.
Smaller, high-ceilinged spaces across the wings offer multi-tiered desk seating, large presentation displays, and modern seminar layouts for smaller classroom groups
King’s Manor historically contained a range of fully equipped meeting rooms used by the University of York. Facilities included PCs, projectors, screens and laptop connections. These spaces supported conferences, seminars, meetings and academic events.
The 17th-century Refectory serves as the primary large group hall, offering standard dining alignments for banquets, catering, and evening socials. Right outside, the stone-carved external staircase leads directly into the historic inner courtyard spaces often utilized for open-air reception drinks.
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