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The Purcell Room is the perfect London venue for conferences, meetings and private concerts, ideal for up to 300 people. 

This recently refurbished, wood-panelled auditorium has an intimate atmosphere making it suitable for smaller scale events such as meetings, seminars, panel discussions, conferences and private concerts, which can be held with a live audience, as a hybrid event or virtually.

Located within the iconic Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Purcell Room offers a combination of state-of-the-art technical equipment, new seating and air conditioning. The backstage spaces include two dressing rooms, and a Green Room, making for a relaxing experience for anyone about to take to the stage. An area of the adjoining foyer is included with the venue hire for delegate registration and catering.

Need more space? You can also hire the Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer on an exclusive basis. This bright and welcoming space is perfect for networking and exhibitions.

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A light, airy and flexible space, located in one of London’s premiere cultural attractions. Located in central London, the Level 5 Function Room is the perfect blank canvas for conferences, meetings, workshops or receptions, up to 300 guests.

With a capacity of up to 300 guests, the Level 5 Function Room is ideal for a wide range of live, hybrid and virtual events. Floor-to-ceiling windows create the ultimate backdrop for any event and allow your guests to enjoy a view of the London skyline. 

This space is licensed for weddings and civil partnership ceremonies and is perfect for larger receptions.

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Level 5 Function Room

Southbank Centre

Hire the Royal Festival Hall Auditorium for large-scale events for 2,500 guests.

London awards ceremony and conference venues don’t come more iconic than the Royal Festival Hall – a world-famous auditorium ideal for large-scale events.

With a capacity of up to 2,500 people, the Royal Festival Hall Auditorium truly adds the wow factor to any event, making it perfect for conferences, AGMs, award ceremonies and film premieres. This venue also has hybrid and virtual event capabilities.

This Grade I-listed venue is ideally situated on the banks of the River Thames with stunning panoramic views and fantastic transport links across London and the UK.

The world-class concert hall has a state-of-the-art stage and rig, a large number of back-of-house areas and many of its original 1950s features. The Royal Festival Hall building offers a number of additional reception rooms, foyer and ancillary spaces that can be used for breakout rooms, catering and entertaining, in addition to the hire of the auditorium.

Royal Festival Hall Auditorium

Southbank Centre 

Hire Queen Elizabeth Hall, a flexible auditorium for events up to 900 guests. 

London conference & meeting venues are rarely as iconic as the Queen Elizabeth Hall, a dynamic auditorium ideal for live or hybrid events.

This beautiful auditorium is perfect for conferences, award ceremonies, AGMs, film premieres, seminars and hybrid events.

Centrally located next to the River Thames and with great transport links, the building is an icon of brutalist architecture with state-of-the-art facilities. Steeped in culture, your guests will be inspired by its history and comfortable in its 916-seat space.

With backstage facilities including dressing rooms, an Artists’ Bar and Green Room this space has everything you need under one roof. 

If you need more exclusivity for your event, the whole venue is available for a full building takeover to host an exhibition or reception in the adjoining Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer, while the Purcell Room can be used as a breakout space.

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Queen Elizabeth Hall Auditorium

A stylish and dynamic space situated within one of London’s landmark brutalist buildings.

The ideal London venue for your reception or fashion show, the Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer provides a dramatic backdrop with room for up to 1,000 people. 

This flexible venue is perfect for award ceremonies, product launches and workshops. It is centrally located with great transport links across London and the UK.

The foyer space is bright and airy during the daytime while the interior features, such as restored brushed concrete walls and marble floors, give it a distinctive aesthetic. Doors open out onto the riverside terrace and fantastic views of the Thames.

The Foyer is available for exclusive hire alongside the Queen Elizabeth Hall Auditorium and the Purcell Room as an exhibition or reception space to form a full building takeover.

Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer

**Hire St Paul's Roof Pavilion at the Southbank Centre for a unique London venue hire offering unrivalled views of the iconic Brutalist architecture along the South Bank.**

This intimate venue can be set up for anything from corporate meetings, small conferences, team away days, virtual events, product launches and landmark birthday parties hosting from 50 – 150 guests.

Your guests have access to a private rooftop courtyard and balcony that runs the full length of the room, offering spectacular views of the city.

St Paul's Roof Pavilion is licensed for weddings and civil partnership ceremonies and we are always delighted to host such happy occasions.



St Paul's Roof Pavilion

Weston Roof Pavilion offers flexible space for up to 220 guests. London venues for hire seldom offer the beautiful views and versatility of the Weston Roof Pavilion at the Royal Festival Hall.

This spectacular venue can be set up for meetings, workshops, receptions, conferences, dinners, private parties and virtual events. It is filled with natural daylight and offers beautiful views across the Thames to the Houses of Parliament and beyond.

Hiring the Pavilion gives your guests access to a private rooftop courtyard and balcony where they have room to spread out and relax while enjoying the view.

Weston Roof Pavilion

Purcell Room

Sometimes bigger simply is better. When it comes to putting on a massive conference in London, you're going to want a large conference centre to give you all the space you require. 

The capital excels in providing a generous variety of large conference spaces, with old industrial venues, historic buildings and ultra-modern conference spaces littering the London landscape of big-time conferencing. 

Let our collection inspire you to think about what kind of big conference venue you're after. Getting the right venue is the crucial first step in planning any conference – get this right and everything should follow smoothly. 



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