About

Saffron Hall is an award-winning concert hall uniquely located on the campus of Saffron Walden County High School. Built with the generous support of the Yellow Car Charitable Trust, Saffron Hall has become a vibrant, pioneering model of community cultural provision and arts education since its opening in November 2013.

The Hall is a dual-use space, operating as both the school hall and as a world-class performance space, hosting some of the finest cultural experiences in the country, including both world-class and local soloists, folk and jazz ensembles, orchestras, dance and opera. Our critically acclaimed acoustic attracts world-renowned artists to the stage including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bryn Terfel, Kathryn Tickell, The Sixteen, Britten Sinfonia, The Hallé, Nicola Benedetti and Jess Gillam, to name a few.

Our schools and community programme brings opportunities to experience and participate in the performing arts to people of all ages and backgrounds. Our work includes a programme of performances, open rehearsals, side-by-side workshops, and masterclasses for both primary and secondary school students, and pioneering community initiatives including Together in Sound, our music therapy project for people living with dementia and their companions and Come Together building an intergenerational creative community across Uttlesford and beyond.

A fisheye photo of the Saffron Hall auditorium

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Exterior of Saffron Walden County High School

Saffron Walden County High School

Saffron Hall is built within the grounds of Saffron Walden County High School, a local comprehensive of exceptional quality.
Three smiling Britten Sinfonia players chat mid-rehearsal holding their instruments

Resident Orchestras

Discover more about our Resident Orchestras Britten Sinfonia and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Teenagers holding sheet music smiling

Saffron Centre for Young Musicians

SCYM provides emerging musicians aged 5-18 in the East of England with unique opportunities for music tuition

Latest news

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Saffron Hall CEO Angela Dixon Awarded MBE in King’s Birthday Honours

Saffron Hall Open Morning

Autumn 2025 Season

Our Autumn 2025 season is now on sale! All events are available to book via the what's on section of our website

What's On

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Saffron Walden Choral Society

Saturday 28 June 2025, 7.30pm
Featuring works by Mozart, Haydn and Mendelssohn

Saffron Walden Symphony Orchestra

Sunday 29 June 2025, 3pm
Saffron Walden Symphony Orchestra presents a concert inspired by colour

Peter Grimes

Saturday 5 July 2025, 4pm
With Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus