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Speed Dating in Oxford

King's Arms, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Thursday, 9 September 2021

Thu 9
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Tickets

£15
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Our age guides are not set in stone. You are still welcome to book tickets if you are slightly outside the published age range.
Age
23-35
Home Oxford Speed Dating in Oxford

Speed Dating in Oxford

King's Arms, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Thursday, 9 September 2021

Thu 9
SEP

Tickets

£15
?
Our age guides are not set in stone. You are still welcome to book tickets if you are slightly outside the published age range.
Age
23-35
This is a past event, please click here to see future events in Oxford.

About the event

Original Dating is proud to bring our unique brand of speed dating to Oxford.

Expect to meet around 15-20 people over the course of evening for short dates lasting four minutes each. The perfect length of time to decide if you want to see someone again.

After the event you'll have access to our unique online matching system to find out who you've matched with and be arranging that all important next date.

Our events attract a fun crowd and we hope you can join us too.

We guarantee you'll meet people you want to see again at this event, so if you don't - your next event is free.

Important information

This event takes place in the private Wadham Room where the host will meet you on arrival.

- Doors open 7.00pm
- Event starts 7.30pm
- Speed dating finishes approximately 9.30pm
- Venue closes 11.30pm

It’s essential that you arrive before 7.25pm in order to take part. We might not be able to allow entry if you are late.

Price: £15

Sorry, this event has sold out

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Where

The King's Arms is the oldest pub in Oxford but the newest venue for Original Dating's popular speed dating events. They're passionate about serving pub favourites and a great selection of drinks. The Wadham room provides us with a private an intimate setting for our events.

Address  King's Arms, 40 Holywell St, Oxford, OX1 3SP

Nearest station  Oxford Train Station

Tel  02071125174 – Please note this is not a booking line

Venue website  https://www.kingsarmsoxford.co.uk/

PLEASE NOTE: Advance booking is essential and no tickets will be available to purchase on the door. Online booking is simple and very secure. Our payments are handled by Stripe, one of the world's largest payment processors using the highest grade security currently available.

Reviews

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Veronica Verified Attendee
Posted: 20/03/2026
Steve Verified Attendee
  Good venue, relaxed atmosphere and well organised.  
Posted: 20/03/2026
Michael Verified Attendee
Posted: 20/03/2026
Andrew Verified Attendee
Posted: 19/03/2026
Sam Verified Attendee
Posted: 14/03/2026
Shaun Verified Attendee
Posted: 14/03/2026
Reb Verified Attendee
Posted: 14/03/2026
Ralph Verified Attendee
Posted: 14/03/2026
Sean Verified Attendee
  Was a good night. Although atmosphere could have been better with quieter music. Struggled to hear the date i was speaking to. Ben the host was very good and made everyone feel welcome.  
Posted: 14/03/2026
James Verified Attendee
Posted: 28/02/2026
Lioka Moizey Verified Attendee
  Kind and decent  
Posted: 27/02/2026
Elliott Verified Attendee
  Really opportunity to boast confidence  
Posted: 27/02/2026
Linda Verified Attendee
Posted: 20/02/2026
Andrew Verified Attendee
Posted: 20/02/2026
Max Verified Attendee
Posted: 19/02/2026
Linda Verified Attendee
Posted: 19/02/2026
Alana Verified Attendee
  The host was excellent and had a great balance of putting everyone at ease whilst bringing fun and keeping us engaged. I would definitely go to another event with this host.  
Posted: 15/02/2026
Arturo Verified Attendee
Posted: 14/02/2026
Andrius/Andi Verified Attendee
  One of the better events yet. Ben's a great host and clearly knows how to guide people, even first timers.  
Posted: 14/02/2026
Richard Verified Attendee
Posted: 14/02/2026
Nathan Verified Attendee
Posted: 05/02/2026
Tsvetelina Verified Attendee
Posted: 05/02/2026
Will Verified Attendee
Posted: 31/01/2026
Andrius/Andi Verified Attendee
  One of the better ones so far. You could actually talk with each other unlike in a party where it was too noisy. There were more participants this time and the ratio was 1:1.  
Posted: 31/01/2026
Edward Verified Attendee
Posted: 30/01/2026
Paul Verified Attendee
Posted: 30/01/2026
Artem Verified Attendee
Posted: 30/01/2026
Catherine Verified Attendee
  Nice, beautiful, quiet venue, friendly people. Hosts were kind and welcoming, but forgot to explain "friend matching" at the end of the night.  
Posted: 03/01/2026
Vahid Verified Attendee
Posted: 03/01/2026
Divya Verified Attendee
  Time to connect at least should be 10 mins per person  
Posted: 03/01/2026
Shannon Verified Attendee
Posted: 10/09/2021

Original Dating reply

So happy to see you enjoyed our Oxford dating event.

Chloe Verified Attendee
Posted: 10/09/2021
Darren Verified Attendee
  Great event, great hosts. I had a great time :) Due to change of venue the room was a little bit small so a bit noisy but other than that 9/10  
Posted: 09/09/2021
James Verified Attendee
  It was a lot of fun to talk to and meet everyone, and very well hosted.  
Posted: 09/09/2021

Original Dating reply

Thanks so much!

Tara Verified Attendee
Posted: 09/09/2021
Mohammad Verified Attendee
  The venue was very noisy. Wish it was a bigger one.  
Posted: 09/09/2021
Akis Verified Attendee
  Excellent host, friendly people, polite, nice pub Very fun evening Thank you  
Posted: 09/09/2021
Andrew Verified Attendee
Posted: 09/09/2021
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HOW IT WORKS

The beauty of Speed Dating Oxford lies in its no-nonsense approach. You take an equal number of single girls and guys, put them in a room and give them a few minutes to chat with every other member of the opposite sex.

When you get there

Original speed dating events in Oxford normally begin at 7.30pm. You will need to register with our hosts and to begin with they will issue you with a score sheet. This will help you to keep track of the singles that you would like to meet again and perhaps go on a date with. After a short period of mingling, your host for the evening who will run through detailed instructions and give you your starting position if you are a guy or table for the event if you are girl.

Meet & Mingle

An Oxford speed dating event is split into two halves, each lasting around an hour, there will be an interval at half time of about 15 minutes. You will have between 4 and 5 minutes with each person, after which you need to tick a box on your score sheet - "yes, I would like to meet this person again" or "no. Thanks but no thanks". Or "friend" if you'd like to get to know them platonically. Make sure that you do this after each date to keep track. Afterwards there is an opportunity for everyone to meet and mingle informally - this is often where the real action begins, so make sure you don't disappear too quickly!

Complete your score sheet

After the event you simply tick who you liked on the Original Dating website and the site works about your matches automatically. If the dates you have ticked as a "yes" have reciprocated you have a match. You will be able to view the first names and message them via our site online without revealing your email address until you are ready to. You'll be having proper first dates in no time.