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Seminar Suite

1 Wimpole Street

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Corporate meeting room with classroom setup, dual screens, and warm wood paneling.
  • From £700
  • 80 Reception
  • Oxford Circus and Bond Street
  • From £700
  • 80 Reception
  • Oxford Circus and Bond Street
Three interconnecting rooms with flexible dividing walls allow seamless adaptation from single large sessions to multiple breakout groups.
Benjamin Edmonds
Benjamin Edmonds

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  • Flexible theatre-style seating up to 60
  • Located opposite Training Suite for additional breakout space
  • Central London location near Oxford Circus
  • Trio of interconnecting rooms with dividing walls
  • Multiple LCD screens included
  • Contemporary styling throughout

The Seminar Suite is a trio of interconnecting rooms that offer flexibility to accommodate your event requirements. Decorated in a contemporary style and conveniently fitted with dividing walls, it can accommodate up to 60 people in a theatre style lay out. The Seminar Suite can be used in combination or as a standalone room. It is suitable for hosting seminars, interviews, business meetings, workshops and training sessions. As it is opposite the Training suite, it can also serve as a complimentary catering, workshop area, or break out room.

Frequently asked questions

Room rates vary significantly by space: Dame Deirdre Hine room £990/day (36 capacity classroom), Marcus Beck Library £900/day (30 capacity U-shape), Heritage Centre £440/day (17 capacity boardroom), and Wheatley Room £1,800/day (72 cabaret/80 theatre/38 boardroom). All spaces have minimum chargeable numbers - typically 15 people for smaller rooms, 30 for larger spaces, with some rooms requiring minimum 10. Weekend bookings require a minimum spend of £3,000 plus VAT.

The venue operates during standard business hours, with events typically running 08:00-17:00 for day bookings. Evening events can run until 22:00 maximum, with service ending at 22:00 to allow guests to depart. Events cannot start before venue opening hours or run past 22:00.

Standard catering is charged per person, per serving: tea/coffee with biscuits £4.30, tea/coffee only £3.95, tea/coffee with fruit £5.00, Danish pastries with fruit salad £6.00, working lunch £26.25, and full working lunch package (includes 3 tea/coffee breaks) £38.85. All catering prices are subject to VAT and external food/drink is not permitted in the venue.

Most rooms include LCD screens as standard. Additional equipment available for hire includes: laptops £150, video conference kits £90-150 (some rooms include this free), flipcharts with pens £40, PA systems with handheld microphones £250, AV technician support £950 for full event, and hybrid packages starting from £1,000. Some rooms like Heritage Centre include video conference kit at no extra charge.

Yes, the Heritage Centre has a mandatory temperature restriction of maximum 20°C to preserve antique books stored in the room - this temperature cannot be altered. The Heritage Centre also has ethernet ports available for equipment requiring wired connections. Other rooms may have specific layout restrictions, such as Marcus Beck Library having a fixed U-shape setup.

All quotes are valid for 5 days only. The venue does not automatically hold space when providing quotes - you must specifically request a temporary hold if needed. Site visits can be arranged to check room suitability before booking, and it's recommended to do this especially for specific technical requirements.

Multi-day bookings are available, with daily rates applying for each day (including weekends for some bookings). For example, a 13-day conference booking showed daily rates of £990 per day. Long-term bookings like 4-week training courses may not be accommodated - the venue declined a request for 20 days of room hire from July.

The venue's associated hotel, Domus Medica, offers preferential and competitive rates to meeting attendees. You need to specifically enquire about these rates when booking your event, as they are not automatically included in standard quotes.

More about 1 Wimpole Street

1 Wimpole Street has some of the most comfortable and technically advanced conference & events spaced in central London. Located minutes way from Oxford Circus & Bond Street underground stations it is connected to all the major railway stations in London. There are over 15 function spaces including 3 state-of-the-art auditoriums the largest of which holds up to 300 people. There is a large glass roofed atrium perfect for events for up to 200 people. Plus other smaller meeting spaces. An award-winning in-house AV team are on hand a tall times as are the in-house kitchen and catering teams.