Formal Dinners

Formals are a central tradition to Castle. They’re a weekly dinner where everyone can come together and enjoy spending time with each other. They are one of the oldest traditions that we have in Castle. In Castle, our formal dinners are ‘gowned’ - the gown represents a sense of belonging and that we are all the same in Castle’s community.

The meal itself consists of three courses with some opening remarks from the Principal and grace being read aloud before the traditional ‘bowing out’ at the end. Some weeks we celebrate special events with a more unique formal - these prove to be incredibly popular!

The signup for all undergraduates is handled by the JCR via our Facebook page. For more information or to arrange borrowing a gown for guests please contact castle.servicesmanager@durham.ac.uk

A copy of the college formal handbook can be found here.