WELCOME TO

BUDWORTH HALL, ONGAR

Located in Ongar High Street, CM5 9JG
the historic Budworth Hall is available for hire.

A landmark Grade 2 Listed
Victorian Building

Built in 1886, Budworth Hall houses a Ballroom with adjacent Kitchen and Licenced Bar, a Concert Hall, Meeting Room and a Coffee Bar and Restaurant.

Budworth Hall is grateful to the following organisations for their generous grants and donations, which have helped us with some of our major projects.

Our famous Ballroom available to hire

with adjacent Bar and modern Kitchen

UPCOMING EVENTS

Your guide to upcoming events at Budworth Hall

Laughing Chili Comedy Night

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Laughing Chili returns to Chipping Ongar, as we bring you another night of fun & laughter. Come and enjoy a hilarious night of comedy at Budworth Hall with a top line-up of fabulous comedians [...]

REGULAR CLUBS

Check out our regular clubs and discover their upcoming events!

Ongar Music Club

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WHATS ON - Sound Bites - Trio Incendio  Budworth Hall, United Kingdom, CM5 9JG  Sun 22nd March 2026 Trio Incendio Trio Incendio was founded in 2016 in Prague by pianist Karolína Františová, violinist Filip [...]

Fats City Record Hop

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WHATS ON - ❤️ Saturday 14th February - Valentines Record Hop Jive Club ❤️ ___________________________________________ Jive Club & Tea Dance This is A  Rockin Club set up in Ongar (our hometown). Fats Dinger on [...]

Ongar Jazz Club

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Ongar Jazz Club was founded in 1986 as a non- profit making organisation and has developed into one of this country’s leading jazz clubs. Concerts are held monthly from September through to May. Our [...]

Salsa 205 Club

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Come Salsa with us. "Salsa Club 205" is the heart and soul of Thursday nights at Budworth Hall, a lively and welcoming event that invites people of all ages to immerse themselves in the [...]

Maximize Fitness
Michelle

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Hi, I’m Michelle Russell, I run Community Group Exercise classes at the Budworth Hall Ongar. Classes began there April 2017 with just two classes a week, the community has grown enabling the schedule to [...]

Karate Club

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Sensei Dan Cuthbert Sensei Dan Cuthbert, 4th Dan, is the Karate England Kumite Coach and has won numerous medals in competitions around the world. This includes winning National, European and World Championships in Kumite. [...]

Ballroom Dancing
Emma Stocker

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The Steps Ahead Story Formerly known as The Aldcroft Taylor School of Dancing – Steps Ahead Dance Academy was Founded in 1997. Steps Ahead provides quality and fun dance classes in a safe and constructive [...]

GALLERY

Take a look at our wonderful building and it’s facilities!